 Transitioning from Gig Harbor High to Henderson Bay was an adjustment. In late August when my Mother and I came to the school at 8:00 in the morning to sign up for classes for first semester of the 2016-2017 school year, there were so many thoughts racing through my head. Would I ever see my friends from Gig Harbor High again? What about taking American Sign Language, which had become my love and passion?
Henderson Bay works in a way that is different from most public high schools in a number of ways. For this school year, Henderson introduced a Wednesday curriculum, giving students the opportunity to work one on one with their core teacher, get help with their classes and make up school work including quizzes and tests. I am in favor of the curriculum because during my three years at Gig Harbor High there were times where I would have to retake quizzes and tests after school with my free time on top of managing to complete my homework and assignments. There were even days when I would have to go to my math teacher’s classroom and work around my lunch time to raise my grade. I wanted to pass my classes, but it seemed to prove a challenge. Balancing friends and school led to severe anxiety, panic attacks and depression. I felt although I was letting my friends down by making the decision to pursue my education over them when they had always been there for me at my lowest of points. Leaving Gig Harbor High to come to Henderson for my final year of high school was a transition. At the beginning of the school year I was (and still am) passing my classes and wondered what the point of coming to school on Wednesday was, but once I started interacting with my core teacher, Shannon I came to the realization that the Wednesday curriculum should not be something students dread, but something they take advantage of and seize. ~Bre
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This has been a full month, concluding with a massive celebration of Halloween costumes. It is always a treat to become someone else for a day and Henderson embraced that aspiration with enthusiasm. I think we all have a secret wish to occasionally step out from behind our masks to reveal a different us.
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