Ruth+S’s+FTHS+Decision

media type="custom" key="23968788" I didn't want to be like everyone else from my middle school ; their high school choices were always either Ventura or Nordhoff. From the beginning I had my mind set on El Camino because I knew it was very different and I just wanted to finish high school as quickly as possible. My principal then made my friends and I apply for Foothill which I never really heard of until the end of eighth grade year, and out of all my friends guess who was the only one that got accepted ...

Summer was now coming to an end which made me so sad and mad for some reason. I think I once even went a whole day being mad at everything and everyone because school was starting soon. As you can tell I really love school. Then came orientation day, I was honestly so nervous because I knew that I wouldn't know anyone; and I was right. I was going to invite one of my friends but he couldn't come so i guess it would only be my dad and I. Which really sucked because my dad couldn't even come in with me so I was by myself. But once I met my fire leaders it wasn't that bad anymore, they even brought us cupcakes which was nice of them. At orientation when it was time to meet my teachers and find our classes was the part that I was most excited for and mainly the only reason I went. My friends don't really say much about me going to Foothill except my friend Michelle she really wants to come here so I talk to her about the school a lot, and my other friend thinks I should go to Nordhoff because he says i'll fit in better, but I really don't care about that stuff, the reason I chose to come, actually I was sort of forced by my principal but I knew that at Foothill I would get challenged and get the best education I can get. But my friends, especially my middle school teachers and my parents are very proud of me, so I don't want to let them down. My parents didn't really know much about Foothill either but once I got accepted was when they both started to become excited for me. My brother had always told me that I would never survive in high school for some reason, maybe not at a school like Ventura but I would say that at Foothill I’m doing pretty well so far.

The couple of last days of eighth grade everyone at my school and my parents, friends, teachers, basically anyone that knew of Foothill would always tell me that they’re proud of me, that it was a great school and that I would love it. But I wasn't sure I would. They have told me that everyone there is friendly and outgoing like I am; but I’m more of a shy type of person so I wasn't really feeling Foothill. But I kept telling myself that it didn't matter that none of my friends were going, or that I wouldn't know anyone, what mattered and what still matters to me is that I get the best education I could get. So deep inside I knew that Foothill was the best choice for me.

At first I thought I wasn't going to like Foothill but it's actually not that bad anymore. I'm used to it by now and I see why people always rave about this school. It's very different from other schools and all the upperclassmen are really nice and helpful. Also all of my teachers are awesome and the time flies by most of the time. I'm used to the block scheduling because my middle school had block scheduling and Foothill is very similar to my middle school except it's way better because you can basically do whatever you want. I also met new friends here they're juniors and they're all extremely nice and I have a great time eating lunch with them. Foothill made me realize that school isn't that bad except the homework yeah the homework is not my favorite but hopefully over the years i'll get used to it.