oregon middle school. 81 adults work here. we may not look like you we may not sound like you we...
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Oregon Middle School
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81 adults work here.
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We may not look like you…
We may not sound like you…
We may not live in the same neighborhood…
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But we were all teenagers once.
And, we may have had experiences similar to yours.
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The following statements were
submitted by your teachers and staff.
They are all true.
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I cried myself to sleep for all of 7th grade,
knowing I would be
made fun of the next day.
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7th grade was the hardest
year of school for me.
I felt all alone.
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I had glasses, a bad perm, braces and didn’t dress well. I definitely was NOT in the in-crowd
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My family had no extra money and I was never able to buy clothes like my friends had. I realized there were worse things to have to worry about.
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All I wanted to do in Middle School
was fit in and have friends. I was
never really myself until college.
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A lot of teachers compared me to my
older brother who was artistic, quiet and
brilliant. It made me feel like I was a disappointment.
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I have scoliosis and had to wear
a large back brace in 8th
grade. It looked scary and
nobody wanted to sit by me at
lunch.
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In 7th grade my only friend spent an hour helping me to pull gum that a bully had stuck in my hair
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I had something written about me-
including my name- on the
bathroom wall.
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It was tough to have my Mom as
my 8th grade English teacher- we got through it and I
still love to read and write.
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I was worried people would find out what was really going on at home so I tried to be invisible.
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I was kicked out of 7th grade for behavior and had to go to school at the public library for 3 months. No friends, no gym class.
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I was scared to death that a teacher was going to call on me- it effected my learning.
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A “friend” told a group of boys that I was extremely ticklish and they
proceeded to tickle me at lunch until I
peed my pants
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I could never keep track of which friend was mad at
which friend. It changed
daily.
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My Dad drank a lot and my Mom and Dad were always
fighting.
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In 7th grade, I felt ugly,
awkward and invisible. It was difficult to make
new friends.
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We had a lot of drama between
friends. Girls were always
gossiping and backstabbing each other.
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My parents skipped my
school activities to
drink.
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I was diagnosed with
depression
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I had 28 detentions in 7th
grade but my parents only
knew about 1 of them
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I was pretty invisible until a boy asked me out. Everyone was talking about it the next day and it was
embarrassing.
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I experienced more stress and anxiety
during my 8th grade year than any other time in my life. I felt utterly alone, with
no voice
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Everyone knew me by my voice
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My parents were going through a
divorce when I was in 8th grade.
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Middle school seemed like a blur
to me, as I look back on it. Avoid
adding unnecessary stress to it!
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I never fit into my middle school
because it was really small and I wasn’t born in the town.
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The best teachers I’ve had were middle school
teachers. I’m glad my parents always expected me to do
my best work.
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I was teased a lot for looking different than the other kids.
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We had very little money for heat in the winter or for food
on the table.
For Christmas we'd get socks that didn't have
holes and a box of cereal.
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I was considered popular in Middle
School but nobody invited me to do
anything with them.
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I was teased about my hair.
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I found success in my exploratory classes, and it
made school fun!
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Even though I was considered "cool"
in school, I still struggled with my
self-esteem.
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My locker was always
messy
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In middle school, we had a guest speaker who asked who the most famous black baseball player was, I raised my hand, and volunteered Joe Namath... and everyone in the room laughed at me and I wanted to cry.
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I remember when I got a computer tech kit for
Christmas. I brought it to school to show my math
teacher. He asked to share it with the other hours. He
dropped it on the floor, and laughed about it. He never
said he was sorry.
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A group of girls hated me in 7th grade. One day they followed
me around the playground and called me names. One girl spit
in my hair. I hated going to school.
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So, even if you feel like you are alone
and no one understands...
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…someone probably does.
81 adults
Seek us out.
Here to help. Here to
listen.