High School is hard enough as it is. Managing friends, sports, and grades can be a lot for one person to manage. The freshmen at Fulshear High School have had different opinions on how they’re going to manage their schedules.
During this transition time, some friendships have started to fall out, making students rethink their options regarding friendships
“I heard bad things about High School,” Freshman Baylee Schraitle said.“(Friend groups are) probably supposed to fall out.”
Baylee has played soccer since she was in 5th grade. One of her long-term goals was to play High School soccer. A big worry of hers was how she was going to manage all her pre-AP classes with a sport that consumes a lot of her time. On top of that, she had to handle friends. Another worry was how she was going to mentally handle everything since there was so much on her plate. She knew that her schedule wasn’t going to line up with her friends, so she already had the feeling that some friendships weren’t going to last.
“I honestly didn’t know what to expect coming into school, and my expectations are low already,” Baylee said
Greenli Fuentes, a freshman on the cheerleading team, already had a system before school started. She knew she would have a lot on her plate with Cheerleading. She also had a preview on what high school was like since she has two siblings that lived through it before. Before school started, she knew she had to drop friends that weren’t the best influence.
“Since there’s so many new people it’s just really easy to stop talking to your old friends when you don’t have any classes with them and it’s really hard overall to just find them in this school,” Greenli said
Mental health can be an important factor in High School. If students are not in the right state of mind during school, things can go downhill really quick. Managing personal feelings and personal situations can be a lot when they also have the pressure of studying or in some cases, playing a sport where they have to succeed mainly physically but also mentally. For students like Baylee and Greenli, the pressure can build up a lot very quickly.
“I really think I will be able to handle everything, it’s just all going to be a matter of time on how I will handle myself and school, ” Baylee said.
