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Enjoying The Ninth Grade

Making The Ninth Grade More Enjoyable

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Enjoyment is an incredible energizer to the human spirt

John C. Maxwell

    Excitement is one of the many things that boys are looking for at this age. As fourteen year old boys we need to be moving around and we can’t be just going to class everyday. We are all worried about applying for schools and writing essays, taking the ssats, having conversations with our parents, and interviewing. We are so stressed out that we need to have the time and ability to relax and chill.

    I think that we should be able to have more senior time at the Boonisars house. After a long day of hard work and sitting in class for a long time, we should be able to have fun, hang out and do whatever we want. I think that on Fridays after lunch we should have senior time instead of study hall. At the end of the week I want to just be excited for the weekend. We should have the senior tie on Fridays from two until three that way everyone is calmed down and they know that after lunch they can relax, have fun, hang out with their friends, go to sports, and then have a great weekend.

    I also think that we should meet with our committees more often. Meeting with committees is a fun time to hang out and talk about how you can accomplish your committee goals for the year. Talking with your committee group is a great way to develop your teamwork skills and expand your thinking skills by coming up with new ideas.

    Another thing that would be great is if in the schedule, we had more study halls. In the seven day rotation I only have one study hall during the day. Last year I had two and we were in eighth grade. This year in ninth grade we have lots more homework but less study hall time. I think that Fenn should change that.

Fenn is a great school, community, and place to be during the day. But there are some changes that could be made. Having more senior time, more study halls during the day, and meeting with the committees more often would make the ninth graders life some much more manageable considering the amount of work we have to do with all the secondary school stuff and even just homework. Overall, the ninth grade is a time for us to be leaders, work hard to get into secondary schools, but we also need time to relax and live a little.

 

 

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