High School Cafeterias

Finishing 8^th grade and starting high school is a real milestone for any child. For myself it was all that and more. I was leaving public school and starting fresh at a private school. One that I knew only a few friends who were attending with me and a cousin I saw only every Christmas it was safe to say I didn’t know what to expect. No one knew my family name, I didn’t have a brother who attended before me to make a name for our family good or bad it was a total fresh start. All my good friends were all taking off in different directions whether it be public catholic or private school. One of my biggest fears was who I was going to eat lunch with truly. Luckily I made the freshman football team and for the first few weeks we all got along together and helped each other out adjusting to this new environment they call high school. I 100 percent understand what Emily White is describing in her short essay about high school cafeterias. Luckily I found my friends through an extracurricular activity but it was set up as certain groups sat at certain tables and certain grades sat in different locations throughout the cafeteria. It’s not just in Seattle or at my high school its everywhere.