Journey of a Pioneer Student

Group picture during my Freshmen year

As a new journey of mine was about to start,

The preparedness was torn asunder by anxiousness.

Though not prepared I started my journey,

As I Grade 7 student as you, conceivably,

Harder than I see and tougher than I expected ,

I'm just a simple girl, with dreams higher than me.

Algebra in Math, Chemistry in Science and Basketball in MAPEH,

Making my life harder every time the teacher steps in the door

As my first journey was about to end,

Life become easy as I have not expected.

And now I am a Grade 8 student,

A selfie with my former Grade 8 classmates

The wistful of the past journey was tingling in my head,

Memories come by, that will never ever be there again.

I was on the section that is against in all odds.

Teacher's enemy number one, you can say,

But nevertheless we're to friend to everyone.

Everyday of my life as a Grade 8 student,

Is full of happiness and contentment.

Being surrounded by friends, seeing the equal happiness in their face,

Is one of the greatest thing I've ever seen in my life.

From enemy to a friend, that is the transition.

Now I'm on the quietest section in a new school year.

The nostalgia I felt every time I enter the door,

Is like a wave of pain, demanding to be felt.

Being a Grade 9 is like going back to Grade 7,

With new subjects like Analytical Geometry and Advanced Statistics.

Teachers were full of knowledge, their subjects we're fun,

Sometimes it's playing while we are learning

Our section were serene and so peaceful,

I hope it still does till the end of my third journey.

Perks of Being a Grade 9 Student

     Sophomore year has come and passed. And now, the pioneers of the K- 12 curriculum will be facing new challenges, new learning, friends, teachers, topics and subjects. As a new junior student of Cavite National Science High School, I'm a bit nervous because of some new subjects like Analytical Geometry, Spanish and Advanced Research. Now that the first week of junior life has passed, what can I say as a first impression ?

     The teachers of the Grade 9 level were kind of organized. They give list of all the requirements needed for their subjects. They are also very witty especially if they become close to the students. Other teachers like Mrs. Mylene Hernandez easily recognize and remember us because she already became our teacher during the Freshmen year. Mrs. Soriano, our Science teacher, was also one of the teachers who teach Environmental Science when we are Freshmen. Mrs. Malou del Rosario, our MAPEH teacher, also became our teacher last school year teaching Music and Arts. Even though some of the teachers were new to us, I am very glad because no Grade 9 teacher is very strict.

     The students of the section Grade 9- Fluorine were somehow quieter than the rest of the sections. I'm  thankful because some of my close friends were my classmates. On the other hand, the nostalgia of the Sophomore year and the bonding that we share between the Grade 8- Oxygen family give me homesickness especially when I'm writing the Grade and Section. Oftentimes, I accidentally wrote Grade 8- Oxygen and sometimes, I'm saying yes when the teacher asked if I am a Grade 8 student. "Past is past", they say, but the happiness and the bond that we, 8- Oxygen keep together was so hard to forget.

     Having a Research was one of the requirements of a Science High School. The making of it will start during the Junior year. It was really a pressure for us, the students, to have a reliable, honest and scientific study because we do not know much information about it for it is not a subject during Grade School. But a requirement is a requirement. We should create or develop a research or a study that will help us and our country and that will serve as a reference for other students.

    According to the book, Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobsky, a wallflower is a person who see things and keep quiet about the them because he/she understands. And now I think that the perks of being a Grade 9 student is, you see things and analyze if you should keep quiet or if you should tell it to others (like their family or someone like a guidance counselor) because you understand and care about them.