Raiders reflect on first day back to school
August 24, 2015
“It was good and fun. I made a friend today as well.”
-Kaitlyn Faulk, 9
“Intro to Engineering was a lot of fun. I met three new friends.”
-Aaron Farrell, 10
“I am glad to see the people I know. I was dreading going to school, but now I am happy about it.”
Jade Nieles, 10
“I like how there’s teachers everywhere. It’s all exciting.”
-Melanie Gonzalez, 9
“I like it and the teachers help me a lot more than I thought they would.”
-Lauryn Lopez, 9
“I guess it’s pretty cool. I love my teachers, they’re pretty nice.”
–Tyia Dixon, 11
“It could be better. I walked into a freshman class and was late because of traffic.”
-Kylie Birchfield, 11
“The first day of school is not so bad.”
-Andres Viera, 9
“I feel like there is a lot people this year. It’s really crowded.”
-Paulina Urbina, 10
“The first day of school is just like any other day. You just have to try your hardest.”
-Jasmin Cuellar, 10
“I’m excited to watch my underclassman friends grown into the people they will become.”
-Katlyn Weir, 12
“Everybody seems pretty nice. All of the teachers seem to know what they’re talking about.”
-Charlie Steiner, 9
“The first day of school has a lot of new things and a lot of walking.”
-Jamald Johnson, 9
“Confusing. It’s like a maze, it’s easy to get lost. That’s why you should ask for help.”
-Todd Wilkinson, 9
“I’m excited to see all my friends, but I already have senioritis.”
-Victoria Abruzzese, 12
“It went really well, [I] like all my teachers.”
-Daszia Sullivan, 11
“I’m looking forward to being an upperclassman.”
-Noah McFall, 111
“What do you want me to say? I’m not excited.”
-Olivo Castillo, 12
“This is a school. It’s cool, it rhymes with school.”
-Adam Eckert, 11
“I never had summer, I seriously had school all year long, this doesn’t feel new to me.”
-Emma Foster, 11
“It feels about the same as every other day last year, unfortunately.”
-Katy Childers, 11
“It’s a lot bigger. There are a lot of people and buildings. It’s a lot cooler than middle school.”
-Logan Anderson, 9
“My first day of school has been good since I already know where to go.”
-Khaleshca Abawan
“I thought I was going to get lost. But I didn’t.”
-Paige Butler, 9
“I was surprised about how nice the teachers.”
-Bailey Ward, 9
“My first day of school has been confusing and I keep getting lost.”
-Hannah Stedman