Hello, fellow students and staff of Jordan Middle school. It’s been a long journey. Well, not that long. Only 3 years. But it’s still a fourth of my life so yeah, it’s been awhile. This trip was an amazing experience. Many lessons taught, many lessons learnt. And not just academic lessons, many other lessons on life and how to make good decisions. So, life skills level up for me then, I guess. Yay. This trip wasn’t perfect though, but you know what they say! A few bumps in the road just makes things more fun. Or something like that. I’ve made many friends here, and also some enemies. Probably. I don’t know how many people I’ve annoyed yet. Anyways, these last couple of years have been truly amazing.
First off, I would like to thank the staff and students for making my experience here at Jordan great. I am grateful to the staff for everything they have done for us. Without the teachers, everyone would be dumb. Without the custodians, the school would be a dumpster. Instantly. Without the people in the office, the school would be in a huge mess. The staff here has helped me many times. When I make mistakes, they come to show my mistakes and help me correct them. When I need help, they are always there. I am thankful that they are here, otherwise I would be in a pretty bad position right now. The students are also great people. Most of the time. Some people mess around sometimes(like me), but it doesn’t matter because they are usually nice. Many times I have had trouble completing a project or homework assignment, and my friends swoop out on the internet and help me solve the problem. They help me when I need it, and are always encouraging me. Overall, I am very thankful to everyone at Jordan for always being positive and supportive of me.
Here at Jordan, I’ve learned many, many things. Because it’s a school, obviously. I’ve learned a lot of math things, history things, science things, and I wrote a ton of english essays that I am not very good at. But I’ve learned so many other things during my time at Jordan. I learned how to cook, how to design websites, how to design buildings, and how to film and edit videos. Here I made my first short animation of a little stick figure jumping around. It could be better, but it’s the first and no matter how bad it is it’s still the best for me. I also learned how to draw better here, and now all I need to learn is how to not draw an oversized head or small feet! There is also a cool afterschool program called FUSE, where you can do Technology things! I learned how to 3d print, design games(well, I already knew how, but this was interesting), Sketchup, and how to animate(in 3d :A). I also learned things from friends. Stuff like animating(not in 3d :A), designing a website(but not in a class), and how to edit videos! Jordan is a great place to walk up the stairs of success and learn things, so do it!
Sometimes, if you want to succeed, you need to prevent failure and learn from your mistakes. One of the classes I had this year was US History, where we learned the History of the US. Duh. Anyways, an old guy called George Santayana once said that “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it”. This year we learned about America from before Christopher Columbus “discovered” it to the near-present, we learned about how life was like back then, what caused and the results of the revolutionary and civil war, the industrial revolution, and a lot more. That I will probably forget soon, but that doesn’t matter. This is why history is important. (I’m glad I learned about a ton of bad things. Now it’s not going to ever happen. Is that how it works?) But yeah. In history, you learn a lot about not only history, but lessons about life and decision making. It’s helped me realize that you can’t always just take the easy way out, that you have to support the collapsing tunnel instead of just running out and leaving others behind. This class is pretty important, trust me.
Okay. Time to greet the new jaguars. HELLOOO 5th grade kids who are going to be 6th grade kids and are going to Jordan Middle School except I’m not sure it’s going to be called Jordan Middle School next year! You are about to go through a horrifying but not really horrifying experience called middle school! More classes, more homework, and more choices! Welcome to William’s Guide to Thriving in Middle School with an unnecessary overuse of exclamation marks! First off, spend time wisely! You only have about 16 hours every school day to finish your homework, if you don’t require sleep. If you get a healthy amount of sleep every day, then you only have 8 hours to do ALL of the homework that you got for the day. So finish it all in the first hour and play video games the rest of the day do important study things and other activities that will make your parents proud for the rest of the day! And second tip, make friends. They are great when you need them, and they will always be around to keep you not lonely and encourage you. That’s all I have for you kids, good luck and have fun!
Okay. I have to be serious now. I’m leaving Jordan. Middle School is officially over for me, and I have a big future to plan. Life is about to get a lot harder, and if I want to survive high school, and adulthood, I need to start to work a lot harder. Because more homework is more fun, amiright? After 4 years of high school, I’m pretty much an adult. Life is about to get both a lot more interesting and boring at the same time. Let’s go.
Well, it’s time to say goodbye. It’s been a great trip, and I will remember it forever. Everyone here is great, and will be great to the next generation of Jordan students. This is the last time I am ever going to be a student at Jordan Middle school. Thank you for the experience, and goodbye everyone.