Third hour family

Korinne Phillips

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January 23, 2018

By Korinne Phillips

LifeAtStart.com reporter

As upper classmen we often give freshman the advice to not expect to walk out of high school with the same people you walked in here with. This is because a lot of people are fake and like to switch up on you. When you get older you and your friends will also get boyfriends and jobs and your bond will not be as close as it was before.

I have also been given this advice and thought it was true, until this year. This year I took journalism and found some of the realist friends I have ever met. Through our articles our bond grew fast. We had to learn to trust each other and put our self in someone else’s shoes before even getting to know their name.

This group understands you and some can even fully relate to everything you’ve went through. They make sure they are always there for you in every way they can be. They stand up for you and they don’t let anyone come at you crazy. These girls always keep me in a great mood and keep smiles on my face. The girls are the reason that third hour is my favorite hour and they’re the reason I enjoy coming to school.

Our bond is so crazy close and I don’t think it could ever be replaced. I may not have walked into high school with these girls but I am positive that I will be walking out with them. Skylar, Autumn, Haleigh, Cari, Flor, Denise, Sophie, Laynie, and Angel, thank you guys so much for being the best friends I never had and making me a better and happier person.

Disconnect to reconnect

Cari Floyd

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Mary Mandley

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January 23, 2018

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By Cari Floyd
Lifeatstart.com reporter

Almost everybody can say they have some form of social media. Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, etc. are apart of a lot of people’s everyday lives. Some people may use it for business and others may have it to just to keep in contact with family and friends. But what is the actual purpose of social media? Yeah, it’s a good way to stay in the loop about what’s happening around you but what happened to reading the newspaper or just simply calling people to find out about things?

I think humans have became too dependent on social media. We don’t really need it, yet people go crazy if they can’t check their Facebook for an hour. It’s become more important than the moments and people that are in front of you. We’d rather read all the nonsense on these apps than have an actual conversation with someone.

These are all reasons I’ve decided to disconnect myself from the social media world. The only form of social media I have is Snapchat and I barely use that. Trust me, not having these things to check can be hard because you’ve become so used to coming to them everyday, but disconnecting also brings along good things. Since I’ve detached myself I’ve become way more focused when it comes to getting homework done and listening in class. There’s nothing there for me to get distracted with, I’ve carried actual conversations without my phone in my face scrolling through Twitter, and I feel relieved that I don’t have to see everyone’s drama every day.

Social media has become nothing but toxic. It ruins friendships, relationships, and happiness. I’m not saying I won’t ever go back to it but for right now I’m content without it. I don’t need it for anything and it doesn’t benefit me in anyway so why should I keep using it? Put down your phones and actually enjoy life.

Saving you a seat

Cari Floyd

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Mary Mandley

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December 14, 2017

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By Cari Floyd
Lifeatstart.com reporter

Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays and I look forward to it every year. It brings me so much joy; the presents, the cookies, ham, I could go on forever. Although this time of year makes me so happy, it also brings me tons of sadness.
Almost every year for as long as I can remember my grandpa would come over for Christmas and we would all have dinner together as a family. We would eat, maybe play some board games, and listen to the stories my grandpa had to tell. Sadly, my grandpa passed away two years ago.
As Christmas Day creeps closer and closer I can’t help but to feel sad. Knowing that he won’t be sitting at the dining room table with us is saddening. But I also feel so much joy to know that he’s spending his holidays in such a beautiful place and watching down on us. I’d give anything to have him here with us but I know I can’t always have what I want. I’ll be saving a seat for my favorite man at the table.

Life without you

Autumn Kirkham

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Mary Mandley

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December 14, 2017

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By Autumn Kirkham

Lifeatstart.com reporter

Have you ever had someone in your life that you honestly don’t know what you’d do without? It could be a family member, a significant other or even a friend. I’ve had a few but one day I had to face the fact that I had to figure out how to cope with life without them; my dads best friend Mike.
He was my dads best friend in the entire world. He was another father figure to me. So being that blood couldn’t bring him and my dad any closer, I always told people he was an uncle or a dad to me.
On December 29th, 2016 he committed suicide. When I got the phone call about it that day, all I could do was hang up and cry. What was I supposed to do now? How was I supposed to move on in life without him?
He was a big part of my childhood. He was supposed to see me walk down the aisle on my wedding day, see me graduate high school, and see my sister and I do big things in life. Now he isn’t here. These months without him have been hard. I often cry myself to sleep when he comes to mind because I feel helpless. I wish I could rewind time and try and help him, try and make him view life a little differently that day, but I can’t. So I have to learn how to move on in life without him, always keeping him close in my mind and heart. He is someone I’ll never forget.