My Transition by Brittany Brannigan

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All throughout elementary school, I attended the Sparta Township Public Schools. I loved my friends and the teachers were extremely nice. There was one problem: I just wasn't happy. Although I had a good amount of friends, I felt like I didn't have a best friend. Everyone had their person to hang out with on the weekends or have a play date with after school, but for me, well I was kind of alone. It didn't help that in second grade I was so called bullied, even though now that I look back it, it wasn't really bullying.
Fifth grade was the year. My teacher wasn't the best and I didn't have a single friend in either of my classes. After a couple years of hating school and being unhappy, it was finally time. I decided I wanted to go to Pope John. My mom was totally fine with it, since she attended a Catholic school for high school. I also had some great friends at Pope John and three cousins. The new atmosphere was going to be good for me, or so I thought.
The first day of sixth grade was amazing. I was instantly welcomed by the Pope John community. I definitely thought that I had made the right decision. The sad part is, at the end of sixth grade, my best friend left me. Her family decided to move to Florida and I no longer had a "best friend." From then, life got tough again. It was hard for me to make friends that I actually clicked with, since there were so few kids at Pope John.
I stayed at Pope John for 3 years. Eighth grade was the year I made another big decision: my time at Pope John was great, but it was time to move back to Sparta Public Schools. I missed my friends, the ones I had known since I was 2 years old. It also didn't help that in eighth grade, I got in a huge fight with these two girls who I thought were my friends. Luckily, for the last couple of months of school at Pope John, this other group of girls took me in, fully knowing that I was leaving. To this day, I am still close with all of these girls and I can't thank them enough for helping me through the last couple months of middle school.
When freshman year came, I was enrolled once more at Sparta Township Public Schools. This time, I was at the high school, at the bottom of the food chain. A little intimidating? Yes, but thanks to my amazing group of friends, it felt like I had never left. They brought me back in like I hadn't just missed 3 years with them.
Coming back freshman year and having left in fifth grade, I was seen as the "new girl." A lot of people didn't even recognize me, even though I had gone to school with them basically my whole life. I guess a lot can change in 3 years!
All in all, I am very happy with my decision to have come back to Sparta. Being at Pope John was definitely a good learning experience, but it was time for me to come back. Now, as a sophomore, I have made more friends then I can count. I play soccer and lacrosse with the best teammates and coaches an athlete could ask for. Lastly, the courses offered at Sparta High School definitely prepare you for college, as I started to see this year with the difficulty of my classes.
I love Sparta High School and the people I am surrounded by. I couldn't have made a better decision.
My friends and I at a football game at Sparta High School

Comments

  1. DanielleFebruary 29, 2020 at 6:54 AM

    I'm glad that you found your group here at SHS. Sometimes it takes a while, but it is usually worth the wait!

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