Hey everyone, my name is Sarah Vehrs. I know you haven’t heard much from me so I’ll just start by telling a little bit about myself. I am a hardworking country girl who lives on a ranch far away from any of my friends in town. All I’ve ever known about school was a small K-8^th private school in the city. So small you might not even know it exists. I went to a school called “St. Anne’s” with a graduating class of 17. Oh, and I can’t forget the uniforms!

My idea of school was seeing the same group of kids in one classroom every day. The biggest difference of school here at Granite is not really getting to know your classmates. At St. Anne’s I knew everyone very well. I have to say that is the highlight of going to a small junior high. I knew everyone in my class so well I could tell you everything from what their middle name was down to what their parents’ first names were.

The next thing I know I’m being expected to go straight into a huge high school. I had to suddenly transition to full classes of about 40 kids I knew nothing about. Nothing prepares you for that! No one from St. Anne’s was going to Granite with me so I was alone. At first I was very scared but it could have been worse. My sister is a junior at Granite so she led me around the first couple of days. Also I already knew a few people from other clubs I am in like 4-H.

I feel really comfortable here at Granite now. I am in band and sports. Band is awesome because we are all a huge family and we have a lot of fun. Also, I love sports! My main sports are Volleyball, Basketball, and Softball. Right now I am playing Softball which is my favorite out of the three and I’m having a great time. You meet new people through the activities you get involved in so I suggest join as many programs as you can! Thanks for reading, I’ll talk to you again soon, bye!

Jed here!

Ok so with the rain we have falling lately, I just had to take time and remember last year at Springville. Last year, we would turn the lights off as the rain would fall and just listen to it hit the metal roof, watch the fain fall out the spout on to the ground and just relax. It makes me smile at all the fun times I hold from last year.

That would probably be one of the things I miss the most from last year; the rain falling on to the school and listening as the hail would fall hard onto the roof and smell the fresh asphalt and grass. What was even better were the soccer games we had after the rain stopped on the slippery fields. So many fell and slipped, and some got muddy, but still, memories are memories no matter what.

Another great memory is the lunches we had inside our homeroom class. Since I had science first period, we ate in the science class. We had Bob, the dummy showing off his organs, the fish swimming in front of the window, and even Rosey, the rosey boa, eating her mouse.

The one thing that sucks though, is that those are just memories from last year. I hardly ever see my friends from last year, but then again that's ok. I saw some of my best friends crossing the street from PHS to the Chinese place across the street. It made my day to see them and just smile and wave at them.

So that's what goes on in this freshman's life. Laters.

      Hey guys this is Kaylee! Well I'm a freshmen this year, obviously, and to tell you the truth I love it. I mean sure starting a new school sounds scary, but I found it to be the exact opposite.I was worried that I'd hate high school, but after the first week I was so comfortable there it felt like I'd been attending Granite for years.
     So I'm just going to help you out with which rumors I found to be true, and some that aren't. The first thing you'll always hear is that the older kids will pick on you or "trash can" you. Now I can tell you right now that that's a rumor that's not true...at Granite anyways. The next rumor you'll hear about high school is that the classes are too hard. This one is actually kind of, sort of true, but I mean come on. School is there to help us and challenge us. It's not meant to be a walk in the park, you're going to have to work at it.
     In high school you'll meet a bunch of new people as well. Don't be afraid to go talk to people you don't know, or start up a conversation with a random person because that's how you meet new people! Most of my friends this year are people I just met. Mary, Jed, and Sarah are examples of that! I still have my old friends and I'm not saying you need to just dump them, but meeting new people and making new friends is not a bad thing.
      So I hope my stories and advice helped some of you soon-to-be freshmen. I'll talk to you guys later, bye! :D