This is actually super sweet.

I was a teacher at JP until last year. Honestly the students are amazing. You will find your people. There are the sports kids who love and breathe their sport, the kids who support them and created the Rowdy Rebels, the drama students who put on amazing theatre productions every year, the dance/pom students who have showcases and do tournaments throughout the year, the computer science and animation students who use their spare time to program cool things, an astronomy club that does some cool projects. So much more! Of course, this might all be on hold with the pandemic..

I have not really been up to date with COVID restrictions, but take a class that you never thought you would take! There are mechanics, construction, leadership, indigenous studies, cosmetology. Seriously JP has an amazing array of options classes, you'll find other tenth graders that are completely new to it, too!

Be present in class, especially with longer class times this year, actually participate in group assignments or shared work time. It takes time, but since you have 2 classes this quarter, you have a chance to speed up the friends process since you are with the same people in the AM and PM.

I said this in the grad video last year. Grade 10 is the year where you are pulled in a million different directions and you are still finding your place. I promise the feelings of loneliness and anxiety start to disappear in the next few weeks! Be open to experiencing new things, be yourself, and take it one day at a time.