Starting a new school year can be hard for anyone, but it is a lot harder when you are a freshman and going to a completely new school. While going to a new school can be scary, there are also things that many freshmen love about it.

“There’s a lot more variety of classes I can take,” freshman Reece Hoover said. “I started thinking about college more now that my grades matter more.”

Hoover isn’t the only freshman who is starting to think about life after high school. Freshman Blake Millman wants to “ play baseball in high school so I can get prepared to do it in college.”

However, there are a few parts of high school that can be daunting for incoming freshmen. According to Hoover, “teachers are definitely stricter.”

Freshmen are still adjusting to the harder homework.

“Now there is a strong, overwhelming work load, [but] I like having Seminar to finish my homework and study,” Millman said. “I [also] wish lunch was longer.”

For the most part, students seem to enjoy high school. For example, freshman Lauren Mallicoat likes “the new experiences that high school gives, rather than having all the rules set in place.”

Part of the fun is having upperclassmen who are friendly and supportive of the freshmen.

“Garrett Stonestreet is my suggestion specialist. He’s helping me with high school”, Millman said.

Despite all the obstacles of freshman year, at the end of the day most freshmen just want to get prepared for college and their life after high school.

“I just want to find my career path,” Mallicoat said.