Project Popular- Freshman

August 13

I locate my locker, number 776. Fortunately, it's a top locker. Lucky number 777 is blocked with a metal sheet screwed shut over it. I'm interested in the story behind it. I place my small pencil cup and mirror on the door. Not like I can check the mirror. I'm not tall enough. 

Graphic design is in this small building off to the side in a dusty alleyway. I don't really have a choice of seating because the older kids already claimed the nice seats when the freshmen were at the orientation. Speaking of freshmen, there were none. Just great. So I'm seated by the door between a senior-looking guy who seems to know everything already and an English Language Development. 

Math is right across from my locker, real convenient for the future. I sat across from a girl named Michelle who I don't recognize. The teacher is funny, but I feel like the class is too easy, for all we did in that period was connect-the-dots with coordinates and then write down our times tables. 

Career exploration is already randomly assigned seats. I sit across from a different girl and 2 boys are on the other side of our table. All tables are named after colors, ours is Orange. We had a lesson on failures and how they help you learn better than succeeding, and about famous peoples' failures. Justin sits at another table, but when I noticed he shared the same class with me, I couldn't help but smile.

Honors English, according to my sophomore friend, Audrey, is taught by a teacher who is really lazy. I sit at a table with 2 students from my middle school. One is a mean girl (Candice), the other is a nerd (Davie), but they know each other and communicate better among each other better than I can with either of them. Plus a girl the mean girl is friends with (Ellie). And according to the teacher, these are our permanent seats for the rest of the school year. I'm so screwed.

The lunch line is disastrously long, winding between metal bars like everyone was waiting at Disneyland or something. And when I finally got out, I couldn't find anywhere to sit. Fortunately, Audrey found me and invited me to sit with her and her friends at the building steps. There I met Emily and Simon. They were pretty cool, but I expected Audrey to have more serious, nerdy friends. I'm really glad I'm not a loner sitting at the edge of the crowd, though.

Spanish is in a combo class shared with the Spanish Heritage kids, the ones who already know how to speak Spanish. It's a pretty neat class and the teacher is cool too. I'm going to have to start speaking out loud in class, however. The seating is in rows, not table groups. But I have a partner (not permanent) to practice conversation with. His name is also Justin, and I feel like I've seen him before. 

Swim theory is held in the cafeteria today because we're not going out yet. So basically a free time to do homework. 

Overall, the day was tolerable and I survived my first real day of high school. But it's really draining, especially without any recess. Now to survive 10 more months of it.