Jazzy

by Jasmine Hedgepeth

'' Jazzy!!!! '' I hear my mom calling my name to wake me up for school. ‘’O.M.G. mom it's only 7:00 in the morning I don't need to wake up this early’’. ‘’Aren't you excited that you start eighth grade

Today?'' Yes '' I stated in a sarcastic way. She was happy that I started high school she said I’m growing up so fast. My little sister came in my room and said '' come on its time to wake up for school'' I said,’ If you leave my room then I will wake up.'' So she did and I started getting my clothes ready for the day.

 I had so many new school clothes that I did not know what I was going to wear. As soon as I found something I rushed in the shower washed up and threw my clothes on. Before I could grab me some grub it was already time to go to school. I was extremely nervous because I was stepping in the life of high school. I was fresh meat at the school and I didn't know any body so I felt as if I didn't belong.

 I      I   went to the cafeteria and received my classes. Once the bell rang that’s when I it all started. I walked in the classroom right along with other students and took a seat in the back of the class. My teacher Ms. Cassaday took role and when she said my last name the whole class started laughing. 
 I felt humiliated because no one ever heard of my last name before. My teacher asked where my last name Hedgepeth came from did. I said it’s French and she said okay.  While in first period we had to pick a partner to do an assignment and of course I didn’t know anyone so I just sat in the corner by myself. When my teacher saw that I didn't have a partner she budied me up with a boy named Tyrell..  I still was nervous because I didn't know the person I was working with and he was cute so I couldn't focus on the work my attention was stuck on him. Before you knew it the bell rung and it was time to go to second period.  As I walked to my second period class I felt a little better that I got my first period of the day over with.


I         i  walked into second period and my teacher were excited to teach the new High School students when class started the teacher asked us to all state our names and one of our favorite hobbies. When it was my turn I said '' Hi my name is Jasmine Hedgepeth and my favorite hobby is too dance''.  One of the girls jumped out of her seat and said my favorite hobby is to dance to and at that her seat and said my favorite hobby is to dance to and at that moment I was glad that I had something in common with one of  my classmates. As the period went on the girl named Juliana and me sat next to each other and was talking about our favorite dance moves.   I met a few other people but wasn't that interested in them because they didn't seem like my type of people to associate with.  The reason why I say that is because they all looked like they were full of drama and I didn't want to be in any part of that.  The bell rang and it was time to go to third period. When I walked into class I noticed that my best friend from sixth grade was sitting down at the table.    When she saw me she was happy as well and at that moment we knew this year was going to be fun.

 While we were in third period we had to buddy up so of course I and she did and we had too come up with a riddle together. We were talking about what we were going to do at lunch the whole period so we didn't even get to finish our assignment. The teacher said she wished that we would have finished our assignment before the bell rang so we just had to do it the next day. After third period it was lunch time my best friend and I hung out together. We were having so much fun we didn't even want to go to fourth period but we did because it was the first day of school we wanted to make a good impression to start the year off with getting good grades.  After lunch we both looked at our fourth period on our schedule and figured out we had that period together. We walked in the class room together and  before the bell rang to be in class the teacher yelled at everyone and told us to  ' SHUT UP ''. Everyone looked lost and was sitting in a classroom full of silence. I of course didn't like silence so I started talking and the teacher got upset and sat me in the back of the room in silence. Everyone was laughing at me but I looked back and told everyone to '' SHUT THE HELL UP ''. And at that moment the teacher knew this was going to be a tough year.   After I told the class to shut up the teacher told me to never say that again or next time I will receive a referral. I didn’t care about anything she was talking about, so I continued to talk until it was time to leave and go to fifth period.

I was happy because we did not have to here a lot of boring lectures or anything that wasn't in my entrance at that particular time. Everybody was talking until the teacher said lets play Heads up seven up and that’s when everyone got excited.  We all played until the bell rang and when it did the teacher agreed that we will finish the game in the beginning of class. My art teacher and I had a close relationship and I made sure that I always kept an A in the class room.

      Sixth period is finally here. '' Yes ‘‘!!!  I said with excitement. When class started my math teacher told us that this year’s course was going to be very easy. Basically we were just going to do graphs and learn how to do word problems. I was happy when he said that because I didn't want to do a lot of work that was going to overwhelm me. When the bell rang I was happy because I was able to go home and tell my mom about my day. Once I got home I told her about my day and I was so excited 2 get up the next day to start all over again.

           A new day arrived and I was ready for school. I went with no worries food in my stomach and ready to learn. My first period teacher handed us out a piece of paper to prepare us for a pre test on our spelling and vocabulary. The test was so easy that when I finished it I already knew that I had received an A+. Within 10 min we all corrected each others test and like I thought, when I got mine back I had an A+.  My second period was history and I didn't like history one bit so when I walked in there I became the class clown. The first thing that I said to the teacher when I walked in was '' Hello stupid, '' and the entire class started laughing. She got real upset and told e to leave and come back in. So I did and when I came back that’s when the show started. I was calling the teacher all kinds of names and making jokes about what she had on. One day she had on some blue jeans, a purple shirt, some yellow shoes and a green jacket.  I walked up to her and told her that she looks like a rainbow and she got dressed in the dark. It was crazy because after I said that everybody busted out laughing in tears so that really made her upset. She was getting tired of me so she sent me to the office with a referral and the principal asked '' how did u receive a referral on the first day '' and I said I was being a class clown. She told me that I had to stay in her office for the rest of the period. So I did and when the bell rang I went to my third period class.

     That subject was science witch was my favorite one. I loved science so of course I paid attention to that subject. We talked about how the body functions, all the different body parts, and etc. The test in there was easy and so was the class work. I made sure I received an A in the class. I wanted to be the best student in the class and wanted to make a good impression. When class was over I was disappointed because I did not want to leave class but I had to. It was lunch time and I went to hang out with my best friend. We ate our lunch and just walked around the school. 

          The three of us were hanging out until the bell rang and when it did we went into class. When I got in the class room we did art. I liked doing that because I was able to draw my thoughts down on a piece of paper instead of writing them. I was excited to see the creativity that I had inside of me. My teacher believed that my art was good so on that particular assignment I received an A. As class went on I wasn't curious as to what time the bell rang because I was having fun when the bell did ring it was time to go to fifth period which was stupid P.E. and I didn’t like the class because I refused to run. The reason why I refused to run it was because every time I would run my chest would hurt and I would start to spit up blood. One day my teacher got mad at me because I wasn't dressed for class so she made me run a mile. Instead of me going to run a mile I just left class left and went to the store I didn't like P.E because when you run you can’t stop you have to constantly keep running. When I came back from the store I did not attend my sixth period class so I just left. The first few days of school passed by and I knew that I wanted to make good progress in school so I started participating every day.

  Each day I told myself ‘’ jasmine if you want good grades you have to act like you already have them ‘’ and so I did and that showed a good side of me. I was behaving in a good manner; I had respect for all my teachers, on time every day, often was being helpful, and showed all the teachers I was there to learn and not waste time. For the remanding of the first grading period I was doing my very best and made sure every grade was for a good reason. 

But somehow I ended up falling and got in trouble. How did I get in trouble? Well I was fighting, skipping class, cursing out the teachers, and etc. It became so horrible that I had to be placed in anger management. When I became a member of that class it was a nightmare. We had Time out rooms, cool off chairs, and they have every right to restrain us if needed. This was the worst thing that I’ve ever experienced. I felt as if I was an animal away from society. In that class we had levels and if I reached the highest level then I was able to get out of the class.

I  I tried to do my best to stay on the teacher’s good side. Before I knew it I was in one general class. That class was math. I was proud of myself because I was becoming a mature person. As the months passed by everything was going gravy until I decided to do the wrong thing. What did I do? I told the teacher to ‘’SHUT THE FUCK UP’’. That made him mad so I had to drop my class. I was upset but didn’t care at that particular time.

S   since I did that I dropped all of my levels and had to start all over again. I wasn’t that upset because I knew that I can easily do it but I was upset because he said that I can no longer have a general math class. I was doing well after that incident, no more getting in trouble, I made sure I stayed out of time out and tried to get a good GPA...the  Progress that I was making was so good that I ended up getting out of the class and had all general class. I was so happy I didn’t know what to do. The next day I had general classes and I got along with all of my teachers. I received straight A’s and B’s my family was so proud of me we celebrated and from that day on I continued to make good progress. My past has shaped my future in school to be at a good stage. Today when I go to school I pay attention. I am interested in to listening to whatever it is that the teacher has to tell me. When I need help I never hesitate to ask. I keep my head up and know that I am able to progress in all things. I knew that it was time for me to mature and become a young lady. I wanted to make sure that I had a good reputation in my life of being educated. Receiving five referrals a day wasn’t going to make me become successful. I observed life and realized that I didn’t want to be in a bad predicament. I wanted to receive a good G.P.A. I always had high standard goals set for me for when my high school years was over. I would like to make a good impression with my grades when I apply for colleges.