Back to School Week Blitz Kick Off Day 1

With school starting, I’m a little nervous to meet people. I am more excited than anything though. The school year is a fresh start, but you should stay true to who you are.

I’m excited to be around these 15,000 strangers who know nothing about me. I guess I’ve done a lot of growing up in high school, because I know who I am now.  It’s strange being separated from a group of people I’ve known for the past four years.

I’ve learned to be myself and if my friends accept that, great. If people don’t accept who I am, then they’re not really my friends. I wasn’t always accepting of this: I didn’t always understand that not everybody will want to be your friend.

When I was elementary school, I was teased nonstop for being a different race. I never got upset. I just got angry, and I started to become the bully. I think I tried extra hard to fit in and be the best during elementary school, because I set these walls up so people wouldn’t make fun of me.

My friends would make fun of everyone they could. They were the “popular group,” and I felt like I should do the same. It was a never-ending battle to fit in. I’ve grown up now, been reunited with a lot of those people I used to make fun of. So many of those people are friends who I couldn’t live without now.

You never truly know someone until you get to know them.
You have to give people chances, and you can’t change yourself just because someone else wants you to.

So, as you get ready to go back to school, remember to stay true to yourself but be open to meeting lots of new friends!  Make sure you check our website every day this week August 2-7 for more great Back To School Topics!