When I first arrived at WAMS, I was a mix of nervousness and excitement. I was lost most of the time trying find my classes and a bit shy at first since I didn't know a lot of people in my classes. For maybe the first month and a few weeks I was in regular classes. I was then moved to Pre-Ap but even then like one or two classes were still regular.

Later on, I was moved to Encounters 6 with Mr. Skipper. I remember my hair being kinda messy when I walked in. I only knew a few people there from previous classes. At first, I mostly talked to the people I knew or the ones at my table. I eventually did get to know everyone and made some new friends. We did a lot of fun things in Encounters like the shoebox project where we created a mini village or something from the medieval times. We had also written an essay about the medieval times, and we had three different sections. I had chosen hairstyles, clothing and feudalism. We had also done another project, making our own shield. We never finished it because of coronavirus.

As a result, We had to do our work from home when the pandemic started which was not very fun. We had to usually do what would've been work done as a class alone. I was also not able to see my friends and even if I did, I had to not get too close. I couldn't talk to them since I didn't a phone which really sucked. When the school year ended I think I got four awards or certificates. It was a fun but kind of chaotic school year because of covid and getting used to being in middle school.