Remember your sixth grade year? When you were quiet and lost the first day of school? Also, everything felt so new. You had to make new friends. Moreover, you weren’t familiar with the school schedule especially the flip-flop schedule. However, compare your life after sixth grade and now. You know the school schedule and where the classrooms are by heart. You’re probably not as quiet as you were in the past. You might even have made a lot friends by now. Well, I am now going to compare my life during sixth grade and now, which is my eighth grade year.

          My life during sixth and eighth grade are the same in a lot of ways. For example, I still go to the same school, which is Luis P. Untalan Middle School. Also, I still hang out with Kiera G. and Angela C. during lunch just like the good ol’ days in sixth grade.  I’m still focused on my studies and still achieving straight A’s. In my opinion, I don’t think I changed much. I still have the same personality. I’m still tall. Moreover, I still talk to some of the same people I did from the past two years. I am still  in the organization called the National Junior Honor Society.

          Now let’s talk about the differences of my life between sixth grade and now. I have discovered a lot of differences. For instance, I grew extra inches after sixth grade. My height is currently 5′5″ and probably still growing. During my sixth grade year, I hung out with Kiera, Angela, Quenie, Charrica, and Angelica. However, as time passed, Quenie stopped hanging out with us and started to hang out with different people. I don’t hang out with Charrica and Angelica anymore because they don’t attend Untalan Middle School anymore. During seventh grade, I hung out with Urika, Monique, Joan,  Rihanna, and Ladyrose. On the contrary, I don’t hang out with them anymore. I don’t know why though. I guess it’s because it’s not the same since we are all in different teams now.  I was really scared to join sports in sixth and seventh grade even though I really wanted to, but during my eighth grade year, I joined volleyball. I regret now joining in the past because it was really fun. I wanted to join the 6A team council, but once again I was too scared. However, I got over it, and I joined during my seventh and eighth grade year. I was secretary for 7A. Likewise, I’m also the secretary for the 8A team council. I’m not really shy to do things in front of my class anymore. I was super timid to do anything during my sixth grade year because I didn’t know half of the people in my class. Compared to my sixth and seventh grade year, my eighth grade year was full of drama and problems. This year was probably the most depressing, but I got through it all and I’m currently content and happy with everything.  Just this year, I joined Untalan Middle School’s Academic Challenge Bowl.

         Doing this journal was really fun to do. Remembering my sixth, seventh, and eighth grade year experiences made me realize how much things had changed and how things are the same. Also, it made me laugh, smile, and happy. Moreover, I wish to go back in time and experience my sixth and seventh grade year once again since this is my last year here in Untalan Middle School. I’m really going to miss my middle school year. For example, I’m going to miss my friends, classmates, and teachers. Reminiscing about my middle school year really made me happy.