1. What were you most looking forward to about High School?

Kevin Mora-

“It felt like a complete new environment… but I liked making new friends with all the new people from other middle schools.”

2. What were you most scared about going into High School?

Tijen Jones-

“The layout of the school. It was at Olathe North, so not that easy to get around.”

Mecaila Penman-

“Finding people who I click with.”

3. What will you miss about High School?

Jonas Pinkerton-

“Friends. That’s the biggest thing. We’ll all go our separate ways and stuff.”

4. What class or subject are you most looking forward to in college?

Juliann Soloman-

“Biology. I’m majoring in biological engineering.”

5. What about you has changed most from your Freshman years?

Hannah Gilmore-

“Maturity. Freshman year, you slack off, you don’t really pay attention. Then you think ‘Oh, shoot, life is really starting I need to focus’”.

Destiny Wilson-

“I personally gained more confidence. My freshman year, I was terrified of what people would think of me.”

6. What did you think about not having lockers when coming into West?

Dominic Messina-

“In my opinion, [having no lockers is] a lot better. Because you can just keep everything on you at once. If you have books and stuff it may be a problem, but if you just have your bag on you don’t have to worry about going to your locker in the middle of the day, you can just go to your next class.”

7. Were you scared of the Seniors as a Freshman?

Kala Parkes-

“Honestly, no. I’ve always been friends with older people, never really with my grade. I usually got along better with them. But Freshmen are very scared of me now.”

Jacob Little-

“No. Seniors, I guess were pretty cool for their age, so no.”

8. What would you have wished to know before going into High School?

Sarah Neilsen-

“Join clubs and activities, and try to interact in people with classes, because it can be kind of hard to make friends, especially as a new person.”