Freshmen Final View

With the school year coming to a close, some of the freshmen are beginning to freak out. It is their first finals of their high school careers and they want to make a good impression while some others do not care enough to study. There are also the freshmen who think that they have studied enough and will do just fine. One of the many freshmen who are freaking out is David Hookey. “I am nervous because these are my first finals and I don’t know what to expect,” said Hookey. Since this is the first time freshmen are taking finals many have concerns about how they are going to perform and how it will affect their GPA. Other AHS freshmen do not care about finals and want the summer to start. Nathan Seeto said, “ I think finals are a waste of time. We have already taken the SOLs so why do we need to take finals? I am ready for the pool and thinking about summer.” Freshman Natalie Johnson has a the same opinion about finals. “I really don’t care because my grades are fine and even if I don’t do great it’s not going to make a huge impact on my GPA,” said Johnson. Freshman Alay Tedla said, “I feel that they are unnecessary and they should do another review instead of a test.” Tedla also feels he is unprepared and there is too much pressure to do well on finals. The other half of AHS freshmen think that they have already studied enough to do fine on finals. “I have done all my work throughout the year so I will do just fine and my teachers have given me study guides to use. I am going to use all the tools my teachers give me and do the best I can,” said freshman Adnan Jannoun. During the last couple of weeks of school, freshmen will experience something that will reoccur in the next three years of their high school careers. Finishing the year well by earning good grades on thir final exams will give the freshmen a great sense of relief as they look ahead to their sophomore year.