Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2017, Page 7

Description:	I _U^_g4_U_-_a-_M__k_4_W_l___lSOUTHwUU 1 11GEQtag - youre itMany students use social media toprocrastinate. However, senior Caroline Changis an exception as she decided to make aBloomington South design for Snapchat. Thegeofilter feature on this app allows differentdesigns to appear or overlay in certainlocations. Students have been using several ofthese geofilters to document what they dothroughout the day, whether that be in a class,such as senior Julia Wood in APEnvironmental Science(left), or extracurricularactivities, such as sophomore Taylor Harmonat a rehearsal for Sounds of Southsproduction of Pippin (right). Although it hasbeen a popular addition, Chang didnt think itwas going to ever go live, and she wassurprised when Snapchat contacted her to saythat her design had been approved. PHOTOSCOURTESY OF JULIA WOOD AND TAYLOR HARMONNEW KIDS ONTHE BLOCKBeing a new student can be hard for anyone; not knowinganyone in your classes, getting lost trying to find your newclasses, and not having anyone to sit with at lunch except somerandom person you talked to earlier that day. These are some ofthe challenges a new student in high school may face. Eventhough being the new kid is scary, it is a part of life many peopleexperience.The adjustment to a new school can be a frustratingprocess. For new student, sophomore Brittney Allen, thehardest part was being expected to know how to doeverything, since none of the teachers know if you are new ornot. Junior Emma Parker, who moved to Bloomington fromCenter Grove, said the most difficult part for her was beingfriendly and making new friends.For sophomore Emma Hagen, being a new student was adifferent experience. Emma, who had lived in Bloomington fora year and a half, moved to College Station, Texas at the end ofher sixth grade year. This year, she was once again new toEvery year, new students transfer toSouth. This year, they talked about thehardest parts of adjusting to life here.Bloomington. I saw a good handful of people that Iremembered on the first day, and it was odd yet comforting tosee familiar faces, Emma recounted memories and places andsuch have been flooding back to my mind the longer I have livedhere.Senior Luke Domer transferred to South this year fromBloomington High School North. Being a Bloomington native,Domer said that he likes knowing a lot of kids in Bloomingtonfrom going to both schools. One of Domers biggest struggles inmoving to South this year was people from North who gave hima hard time. At the end of the day, he said, high school is highschool, therefore there is not much of a difference betweengoing to either school.Making new friends can be rough. Getting adjusted tothe new school can be trying to a students patience. But in theend, being the new kid is not so bad. Being the new studentand not having a ton of close friends to feel comforted by ishard, but in the end it is worth it, Hagen said.- NICOLE BROWNDEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE 7/27] THE EIGHTH HARRY POTTER BOOK SERIES IS RELEASED 7/31Academics 17
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