By contributing writer Nathan Santos (’28)
At Jamesville-Dewitt High School, the first marking period is coming to an end, and students are reflecting on the first 10 weeks of school.
“The first marking period is going good,” said freshman Quintin Caldwell. “I’m finding my classes a lot better and I can finally open up my locker and I have all 95’s and above.” Caldwell says that there is a lot more space in the high school than the middle school and that he enjoys high school more than middle school. “There are a lot more activities, and there is an activity period which the middle school does not have,” Caldwell said.
Freshman Kole Glover said, “It’s been good, just a lot of homework.” “Middle school has less homework and you stick to more topics, but here there’s a lot more homework but you have a lot more freedom,” Glover said. Glover says he enjoys high school more than middle school because he enjoys the opportunities the high school has to offer.
Freshman Lucas Berring says the first marking period hasn’t been bad but not good either. “The classes are just so much different in middle school,” said Berring. However he doesn’t find the classes difficult, saying, “It’s more complicated and in a different environment.” Berring said the biggest difference from middle school to high school is the amount of people in the hallways and the variety of age groups in his classes. Berring finally says he likes the high school more than the middle school because it’s more of his environment in the high school.
Freshman Hari Patel and Damien Jackson are enjoying their first marking period. “Everything is going well and my grades are good and I say it’s not too bad of a change from middle school,” Patel said. “I’m really liking the first marking period and having a lot of fun, the school’s a lot bigger and it takes a while to get from class to class,” Jackson said. He enjoys the environment here at the high school. ”Everything moves a lot faster,” Patel said. “There’s a lot of new faces,” Jackson said, referring to the change from middle school to high school.
Freshmen Dominica Sorbello and Eva Solomon are doing fine in high school. “It’s the same as middle school. It doesn’t really affect us that much,” said both Sorbello and Solomon, on how the backpack policy has been these last 10 weeks. They both said they like their locker placements for their classes, to get their materials and be on time.
Senior Shayna Nellis is doing fine throughout the 10 weeks of high school. “I worked as a camp counselor this summer so I was already used to not being on my phone,” Nellis said. Nellis thinks this will be more productive for school and have a good outcome. She wasn’t the biggest fan of the backpack policy throughout the 10 weeks of school, but she understands why it is in place.
Senior Aaron Millea understands why the phone policy is a thing, but dislikes it. “I would love to check up on things that are happening outside of the building,” Millea said. Millea dislikes the backpack policy, as he has a bunch of things to carry throughout the day. “I wish my locker was near the music wing, but it’s near the four corners,” Millea said, but says it’s better than most of his friends’ locker placement.
