Oh, Freshmen.

We seniors say it every day when we walk through the halls, “Those stupid freshmen! Why are they so annoying?!” And, granted, not all freshmen are lower than dirt, but the majority of them need to figure a few things out, and quickly:

    ~When walking through the hallways, WALK FASTER. Follow the crowd. We understand that, on the first week of school at least, you didn’t know where things were and the whole high school atmosphere was very overwhelming; we were freshmen once, too, we went there. If you don’t know where something is, ask. Don’t just stand in the middle of the foyer when everyone else is trying to get to class. Sure, the foyer is crowded with people, but you can still get through if you follow a line of other people or kindly pushing your way. Not only does it make people mad but it makes them, and you, late for class. If you’re going to stand there and not move, do it by a wall so people can still get around you.

   ~ Show some support at the football games. You might not know everyone playing on the field, but they’re still your fellow classmates. Any cheering you do can help them, and it ultimately makes everyone on our side happier if we’re all cheering our team on. If you didn’t come to cheer, why did you come to the game? On a side note, if we ask you to move up the bleachers, please do it. We had to as freshmen; you’ll get your time on the sidelines soon enough.

    ~When the bell rings the first time at lunch, that doesn’t mean you have to leave for class. That’s a ten-minute warning bell, releasing the next lunch period from their 4^th hour class, so you still have some time. Crowding in line by the doors just frustrates people because it’s difficult to get into the lunchroom and into a line with all of you standing around. Also, start your table at the end and work your way in. If you start sitting in the middle and another group of people is sitting at the end, your monstrous group forces them to move.

   ~DO NOT SIT ON THE SENIOR BENCH. Pretty self-explanatory, if you ask me.

    ~In pep assemblies, don’t “boo” people for scoring (we seniors experienced this the hard way and lost points for doing so), send people up who can actually do the challenge, or try to, and don’t be sore losers. I could say the same for any grade, since pep assemblies are always a big deal when we have them. The point is just to have fun and fight for that spirit stick! Figuratively.

    ~Don’t act like the stereotypical freshman. You can be a freshman and know how to be mature like a high school student. You’re not in eighth grade anymore, and, frankly, acting like that will get people annoyed with you. Talking about pointless drama is, well, pointless. You won’t see these people in five years; it won’t matter then so it doesn’t matter now.

   ~Have fun in high school. The four years go fast.

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