Moving Schools

Yup I'm moving schools! The odds of anyone actually reading this is slim (1 in billion to be exact) but my happiness towards this event is worth writing about, whether anyone decides to read it or not.

So about 6 months ago, I made a move so stupid that I'm going to regret for as long as I live. I slacked off during my Freshmen year in High school and due to my extreme stupidity, my parents decided to move. Now, moving schools while living in the same city (or even states; possibly even one or two states away) isn't so bad. But my parents decided to take it to the next level. I lived in Las Vegas, Nevada; My parents decided to move all the way to Virginia; which, if you're not familiar with the US (shame on you tsk), is on the opposite ends of the Country.

However, my parents gave me the courtesy of choosing the school that I wished to go to. Well back then, at that moment, it didn't really matter because I thought I lost everything. I mean, afterall, what teenager actually wants to move from his/her hometown? Thats right, no one.

Well back in school, I was part of a AFJROTC unit. I figured the closest connection I can get to the next school that I'll very soon be attending was through the same classes. So my parents did a few research and found exactly one school with AFJROTC. My parents argued that my reasons weren't strong and I was being blinded by my past. (Obviously) I didn't listen.

6 months later, here I am, in this poor, old, runned down school building (the school I formerly attended in Vegas was about x4.3 times larger). Now here comes the bit biased part of this.

Before I begin, I'd like everyone (if anyone at all lol) to know I am NOT a racist. I have never (and never will) brushed shoulders with a Black. However, this school did manage to lower my own personal statues of Black Americans. Why? It's simple.

This school is 78% black's (not joking; on their website) and the way they treat everyone is basically CRAP. In fact, they actually end up treating each other like crap. The whole school is basically seperated into groups. It's basically among whites, Asians (0.1%), and hispanics. Now with blacks, it's different. Personally, the way they behave towards each other, I think blacks should have their own subsection. Among them, it's seperated into the smart blacks (the ones I like), the ghettos (the way media portrays them), and the obnoxious-I-Like-To-Yell-and-Scream-Cursewords-at-Teachers-etc.-etc.etc.

However, all that is about to change! In exactly one week (January 17, 2008 today), I will be moving schools. I went to the school just yesterday, and already the welcoming feeling is overwhelming. The school itself, physically, is already cleaner. The students are extremly nice (had to find the office and one student voluntarily led us [my mom and I]).

The office was also a LOT more friendlier, in terms of helping us out. For a change (for the good), I didn't hear curse words being screamed out from every direction of every side of the school. Kids were a lot more interactive and the overall feeling of the school was welcoming for a change.

Well I can go on and on about the school, but I really don't feel like typing the rest of this out. Plus I have to go do my homework anyway .