Warriors Self-Assess: How Was the School Year?

Sara Beth Cimowsky

The kind of school year Warriors had was as varied as the students at North Atlanta High School.

Final exam week means every North Atlanta student is encountering plenty of questions on tests. But what about the most important question of all: How did the school year go?

The Warrior Wire wanted to find out the answer and the easiest way to do that is to hit the halls and classrooms to find out. Queried students were asked to self-assess how the 2015-2016 school year went for them. Their answers were reflective, philosophical and, most of all, candid.

So, Warriors, tell us: “Just how did the school year go for you?”

“It was a good year because I made new friends and found out how many opportunities were available here. And I got straight As both semesters.” – Shemar Williams, sophomore

“The year really hasn’t been a good one and I do want to say that I generally dislike school and I don’t really care about it. I’ll expect more of myself next year when I take honors classes.” – Aiden Reece, sophomore

“I had a good school year. Generally I did well and I made good grades so I’m happy with that.” – Jackie Cyronis, sophomore

“I had a lit school year. I did well in some ways and in others I had issues. And my biggest issue is always procrastination. That’s always my biggest challenge.” – Kausie Lipson, sophomore

“I had a pretty calm year. I met all my objectives because I got straight Bs.” – Hunter Wright, sophomore

“This year was straight. Everybody was acting crazy this year.” – Kayla McKinney, sophomore

“This year? It’s been up down around and everywhere.” – Asia Johnson, sophomore

“It was okay, there were ups and down.” – Shakay Agasarkisian, sophomore

“It was a good year and I did do pretty well this year. I met my objectives but it was a lot of work. But what is school without the struggle? – America Bibiano, junior

“It was a pretty cool socially.” – Geoffrey Thorpe, sophomore

“This year was a moderate year, neither overly good or too bad. I didn’t set too many objectives for myself but the ones I did, I achieved. Aside from crippling anxiety due to school work and that God-forsaken MYP project everything was fine.” – Akyrah Cox, sophomore

“I actually did very well this year. There were no set-backs to speak of. It was smooth.” – Angelo Longo, sophomore

“I had a pretty good school year but I am excited for next year. I was able to get my GPA up a lot and that’s good. I met practically every goal, but still sadly I’m forever alone. I struggled with social interaction and just overall my existence.” – Kathryn Renaud, sophomore

“I had a fantastic school year. It was full of learning and some fun. I met my objectives and didn’t really struggle all that much.” – Nicolas Delporte, sophomore

“It was my last year here and it was somewhat sad, but nevertheless I finished off high school well and achieved my academic goals.” – Tyler Thach-Bun, senior

“I guess it was a really fun school year. The good part is that I did everything I needed to do” – Grace Shults, sophomore

“I tried to meet but all my objectives but … ya. There were always those moments when I would procrastinate.” – Ruby Depaz, sophomore

“It was decent and kind of the same as it was last year. There were fun moments here and there but for the most part it was boring. I guess I met my objectives, and that was to at least pass my classes.” – Terrian Rainey, sophomore

“It was okay. I had some moments where I fell off the ship and drowned but thankfully I climbed back up and started doing better. I didn’t really meet all my objectives. I tried to be more optimistic but sometimes that just didn’t work.”– Elijah Lewis, sophomore

“It was alright, at this point high school is pretty much boring My report card is like a rainbow and my grades are all over the place, from A to Fs.” –  Justin Clarke, junior

“I did struggle somewhat at the beginning of the year. But as time went on, I studied more rigorously and started to do better in my classes.” – India Davis, sophomore

“This school year was I learned a lot of lessons this year. I made a lot of mistakes. As I think about it I did a lot of things and it was all pretty fun.” – Sherwin McDonald, freshman

“It was alright, I struggled with something things but in others I did okay. I passed my classes and stuff. But let me tell you: The struggle, it was real.” – Andrea Ayala, sophomore

“I had a pretty good school year. Honestly it was a lot easier than my freshman year. I actually did a lot better than last year. I met my goals and made all As. First semester I encountered a lot of setbacks because of some of my teachers were not giving me the material I needed to learn.” – Maddi Bolas, sophomore

“It was fun but the work was hard and boring. I didn’t do very well. I failed a few classes but also passed some of them too. No, I didn’t completely meet my objectives and, yes, the struggle was very real.” – Andrea Sanchez, sophomore

“I’ve done pretty well and have met my objectives for the most part. Of course math was my biggest struggle.” – Jaison Riggins-McGhee, sophomore

“The year was not up to my expectations and a I struggled second semester. I made Bs and some of my teachers kind of screwed me over.” – Luca Kurtz, sophomore

“The year has been alright I guess. I did not meet the goals I wanted. I’d call it an in-between year. The second semester was better than first. Chemistry and journalism were my struggles.” – Adam Flores, sophomore