Calling all underclassmen!
Have you ever had questions about school or your personal life that you wish could be answered by someone who has experienced it all? Wait no longer! We had five underclassmen ask five upperclassmen questions that they wanted to know more information about.
1. Freshman Lily Garcia asked: “What clubs have you joined and which ones do you recommend the most?”
“Well, the clubs I’ve joined are Key Club, Link Crew, NHS, Art Club and Prom Committee! I recommend joining clubs that suit your hobbies, career path, or that will help you have a good college resume. But, if you ask me, definitely join Key Club since it both looks good in resumes and its activities are super fun to be a part of,” Senior Saury Zacarias Velasquez said.
2. Sophomore Noah Ruiz Velasquez asked: “How did your life change when you became an upperclassman?”
“When I made the switch from being an underclassman to an upperclassman, my life changed significantly. Life had started to become way more serious. You have to figure out what you want to do with life and be determined with whatever you decide your future will look like. This meant I had to take more responsibility for my actions and education while also balancing it with extracurricular activities,” Senior Alex Soto said.
3. Freshman My Diep asked: “How do you overcome the embarrassment of asking your teachers for help and does going to office hours help?”
“Honestly asking questions to teachers should always feel more helpful than embarrassing. In fact, asking questions shows that you care about understanding what you are learning. You can always email teachers, but I’ve found that being able to get help before and after school during office hours has helped me get feedback on my work and better help me understand the concepts I struggle with during class,” Junior Sadie Alkema said.
4. Freshman Mikel Cortes asked: “What does it feel like having Underclassmen friends that you have to leave after graduation?”
“It’s really tough knowing that after graduation I’ll have to leave some of my younger friends behind, but what gets me by is knowing that I still have plenty of time to make new memories with them and can watch them grow. Another thing that keeps me positive about this sad news is being able to keep in contact, so we can always know what’s going on in each other’s lives,” Junior Yazlin Orduno Hernandez said.
5. Freshman Ismael Rodriguez Alvarez asked the question: “How did you study for major tests you took junior year, and what method was most effective?”
“Junior year, especially taking 3 AP classes, showed me just how big the step was from Sophomore to Junior year. I would have restless, upon restless, and upon restless nights trying to just get my head out of the water to breathe, but I would say two things that have helped me the most effectively to study for my major tests would be to organize my time and to just do my homework. Personally, organizing my time allowed me to feel comfortable balancing classes while giving myself time to review (thank you Quizlet and Heimler’s history). I also thought that completing all of my homework was my top priority as it not only helped to reinforce what I had learned in class, but it gave me a concrete material to study while retain knowledge. The take away here is to simply organize yourself, whether that be your schedule and activities, and to simply do your work,” Senior Justin Le said.
To wrap things up, high school is a big journey in our lives and impacts the choices we make along the way. Helping an underclassman as an upperclassmen is the respectable and kind thing to do because it gives them a helping hand with the experiences they’re about to take on.
