Safety Harbor Middle School - Reflections Yearbook (Safety Harbor, FL)

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Teddy Doering carries a disabled Danny Lowe's books on the way to class in the five wing. W ,WWMr ,m WA Mrs. Akram gives a helping hand to sixth ' grader, Chris Vanscoyc. W 1 a i. 4' FW ,x, A! NwHMamn $$$va WWW . 12 Sixth Graders

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my mom ecausQ she works all??? day and it is hahd for- her to get off 1 mg on a couple of buses. This stf I Qarhus 623 th ever 78 students:- Eding Q9 and from school Thisg 11d thelrfriends bef61e av g 1111 home mg, makmg the students late to their first periOd class. Sixth g1ader D011 Fbor who was also a rider 011 bus 623 said that uBefore anyvchanges were made the-bus was very, very hot The bus driv- er was always calm, cool and col- lected I thinR it would be hard tb be that way 11nder'those condi- 1110115. 14He nrevezr,e:ve;1 lost his cool For those students who are frustrated be1ng at the mercy of the 'schooI b113,s'ixteen 1511 t Com- 111g 80011 enough!

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How much more do I have to take? Blythe Greene is seen here in Mrs. Morse's lan- guage arts class. A new school and A NEW START For sixth graders a new school means a brand new start. Getting organized is the key to a good beginning in middle school. Shar- on Privett said filt,s different and too big for men Most sixth grad- ers share the same sentiment. At almost any time and at almost any place a young sixth grader can be seen wandering around in a daze trying to find someone to give them help. The adjustment from having one or two teachers to having seven teachers often takes its toll on these students. Our tolerant sixth grade teachers are aware of the difficulties their students face the first three or four weeks, and they go beyond their daily duties to make the elementaryrmiddle school transition a relatively smooth and stress free time. Lockers are a big Lno-no for sixth graders the first two or three weeks of school. Those big orange monsters always seem to get the best of these inexperi- enced students. Allen Caldwell was one student who fell victim to THE LOCKER! iiIt was terrible! Do I have to come back tomor- row? Students in elementary school found getting to Class late was no problem. You simply went to your teacher and tearfully presented your excuse. In middle school students are finding get- ting to class late is just not worth the aggravation of going to the office, getting a pass to class or worse .. facing the teacher when you have overslept. By the end of the first semester, the sixth graders have gotten into the swing of things and really know what they're doing. If it sounds like sixth grade is a ter- rifying experience, just look at the bright side: It starts all over again in ninth grade! Sixth Graders f 13