I can’t really complain about my first semester in seventh grade. Sure, there were a lot of projects and tons of homework but all in all, it’s been fun. I have more friends now then I ever had in PEL, and I make more everyday. Despite the obvious fact that with more friends come more enemies, the enemies usually leave me alone. In fact, the number of people who have a bone to pick with me for some random reason or the other is surprisingly low. Which is strange for a person who’s had bullies hounding him since the day he could walk.
When I get asked the question “What is the most difficult part about being a seventh grader?” I can say without a doubt that it’s the projects. To be honest, the projects in sixth grade were harder, but there were fewer of them and I got good grades for each of them and I was proud of the fact that I had gotten good grades for tough projects. The projects in seventh grade however are more common and much harder. Not to say I didn’t complete them on time and get decent grades for them. It’s just that I was pulling my hair out while I was working on every single one of them and I was seriously worried about what grade I would get. Grades are a big thing for me. I’ve already mentioned and written them four times in this paragraph.
Unlike the “hardest part about being a seventh grader” question, when I get asked, “What is the easiest part of being a seventh grader?” I have to think for a good while before I can give the inquirer an answer. I would have to say that it is the teachers. There are very few teachers in the school who don’t give clear instructions and answer all questions about assignments or something like that. There are quite a few who are really nice, funny, patient, etc. Getting the right homework and knowing the due dates for the homework is usually an easy task with JIS teachers.
By far the most fun thing I’ve done in seventh grade is spend time with some of my best friends such as Stuart and Prashant. In PEL I had one best friend, Matthew Aquilina, and very few other frineds besides. It lightens my mood knowing that I have more friends than I could ever have dreamed about when I was in PEL. Talking to Prashant and Advaith during class or after school or debating with Charlie about whether genetic engineering is possible or not are all memories I will cherish simply because of that happy feeling that you get when you know that someone is there to talk to you, share your troubles, your thoughts and your opinions.
So there it is. A short summary of my first semester in seventh grade. There’s been a lot of ups and downs, happy moments and sad moments, joys and trials. But when we go to wherever we’re going to go after I complete seventh grade, I know that it isn’t the experiences I will miss, or the teachers (although there are a few exceptions) but my friends, who have been there with me the whole time. Alas, life goes on, and I will surely make new best friends, but I’ll never forget my seventh grade friends, since they were the highlight of the semester for me.
