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

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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

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Troy Fish and Christina Leggott shaie , laughs on a parasail ride at Clea1'water iiBeach. Friends are bound; TOGETHER FOREVER The subject of friendship ate ,S.H.M.S. is a very popular ,and important topic. Our students feel that friends are a basic part of geveryday life, and they treat their 1friends with; great respect. VFriends mean more to me than schoolfi says eighth grader Chris Harwell. Some of the students ?here at Safety Harbor have been in classes tegether since kinder; i garden. Nancy Calandra and her best friend have been together for even years now. The longer :yq'u are friends, the better your friendship becomes. Christy Da- fries feels that ttFriends are better than guys because friends are al- ways there after the guy dumps on, and they always listen to your problems. Friends spend many happy; hours together watching t.v. Fri- day iand Saturday night sleep-E overs are very popular with 31:11-- dents. There always seems to be a long reserved list for the Friday; The Thirteenth series; No sleep- over is complete without a scarey 1 movie right before lights out! Stu- dents who Survive the return of Jason spend the next day just hanging around at the beach. Jer- ry Collins 3150 an eighth grader says uI spend most of my free time hanging around with my friends. We just mess around at; the mall or watch a movie. Sports and extra curricular ac- tivities bring friends together outside of school. Eighth grader 1' Chris Robinson says, During; baseball season, itisklike were to- , gether eVery night. Yeah, sports 'i really keeps us going - ' Contrary to what many stu- , dents think, teachers also have w friends and a life outside of school. Dr. Potter, seventh grade 1 reading teacher saysfiA good friend isiike having a safe house to go home to, a place where you can know youill be well received, where there is warmth without 1 conditions or strings attached? Popular singer, James Taylor summarized friendship best in 'L his song itYouive Got A Friend : - Just call my name and Iillcome running, you,ve got a friend. Friendsj 15 ,