My Experiences in First Year

    Summer already ended up. Our vacation has also ended up and we'll now face another responsibilities as  students...
    June 14, 2011, first day of class and everyone is excited to meet new friends. I woke up early, fixed my things, eat my breakfast and wear my favorite clothes. I had mixed emotion at that day; nervous, excited, afraid and ashamed. I do not know what will happen on my first day in this new school of mine(St. Dominic Savio School). So, together with my sister, we headed to school at 6:30 in the morning. We find our names in every section. Then, I saw my name at the door of  I-Silver. I was asking myself ,"Can I do this?".
    But even  if I am a shy girl, I still try to make friends with others. First person that I met is a new student in this school also. She is Johainna Mae Dano. We introduced ourselves to each other and started talking. 
    When the bell already rang and we need to get inside, I was very nervous 'coz they might not like me.But I really need to be with them because they are my new classmates and I am really working with them throughout the year....
    There are different faces in our section. There were serious, naughty, quiet, jolly, rich, beautiful and handsome people in this room. Some are old students and some were new. And like any other class, first day is expected to be a getting-to-know day, so we had activities that would help us to be comfortable with each other.
    This went through all over the week  but I still have the feeling of shame to jam with this new kind of people. But I am not here studying in a private school just to have many friends but to learn great things from the great teachers.So, I  put in my mind that this feeling of mine must be erased.
    We all know that we go to school to study and learn lessons. So after those getting-to-know days, regular classes occurred.Here I Go again having the feeling of shame coz I am now going to have a new type of understanding due to new type of teaching, as well as the schedule too. At first, it made me very curious to know what type of teaching is in this institution. I asked from my old student classmates and even to my second year sister. 
    As the days passed by, I started to adopt the environment and the type of teaching in this school and the shame thing started to fade and the confidence took place. With this confidence, I started to show off who I really am. Just like my elementary years, I work hard to achieve the trust and impression of the teachers. It was really an great change to me. It was a back to zero job that I did. 
    Going back to my new classmates, I do not really think that they would treat me just like my previous classmates did. I owe their respect and trust as they slowly found out my capabilities. I also began to found their better side.
     It was very challenging to me that there were examinations and different activities every month. On July we have our Nutrition Month. At the first time, we worked as a group for our Jingle Contest. Though we did not win we are still happy because somehow we made our adviser(Mrs. Wencille Embate) smile. It was a memorable event for me cause I also had contributed a lot for that activity.
    August, it was our "Buwan Ng Wika". This month is the celibraton of our national language, which is "Filipino". There were different contests. These are the contest in "Awit" and the contest in "Tula". There was elimination round for each level and naturally there must be a representative from each class. For the Awit, we voted for the room singers, Renelyn(we often call her Mama Ren) and Sharmane. For the Tula, they don't know who would they choose to be the representative. Though I want to be the representative, I did not volunteer coz they might think that I am a "feeler", just as what they say to those people who volunteers. So, I just had a silence on my side and what a great surprise of mine when I heard my classmates saying my name.
"No! Don't that!", that's what I said when they started to scream.They also selected others students so they had a votation. I was having a mixed emotion at that time, happy and afraid that I might have hard time practicing for this event. Fortunately and unfortunately, I was selected to be the representative of the Tula Contest. I had there full support and trust. They trusted in me that I could bring the bacon.
     I had no choice but to accept this and I put in my mind that if I would win in this competition I could bring pride to our section. Just like their full support, I also gave my full effort. And fortunately, both of us won. And until at the Final Contest I won the 1st Place and Renelyn and Sharmane won the 3rd Place. 
    Aside from this indoor activities, we also had our outdoor activities like Educational Tours, Youth Camp, Recollection, Variety Show and Sportsfest.
Through these activities we made our bonding as a class even closer. We also made our good and bad memories out of these activities.
     Of course, we must not forget the memories inside the room. The issues, crushes, conflicts and boring times. As a class, we faced many issues, one of these is when our boys are being involved in a clan. Part of our lives also are the crushes that I  also experienced. With this crush matter, we are able to made love teams. 
      Conflicts are not excused in our room, too. There are times when most of us were tired and stressed and there would be some who are very naughty and noisy. Who would not be angry if that would be the case? There are also times in a group that we're not able to understand each others opinion.
     The most fun memories were built from the times where we don't have teacher. We find it very boring so we find ways to have fun....We do this by having jokes, nerd dances and playing fun games.
      After all these fun, there are also things that some of my classmates hate that for a matter of fact, the real thing that we encounter in going to school,these are: quizzes, projects,assignments, note taking, oral and written exams.  
      Whoooaahh!!!!!Life in school is really a wheel, fun memories, sad memories, sometimes tiring and sometimes stressful. But combine all of these memories and you can a make a strong foundation if you will learn from these memories. Even if we are still in the First Year, we must also have our goals not just having fun....
       Being on top and being in the bottom are part of this journey. So if we experience being in the bottom, don't lose hope to strive instead make it as your inspiration to work with great determination.