As a freshman you have a lot of expectations for high school. Whether it’s Friday nights in the stadium cheering on the Panthers or homecoming or maybe dating and everything that comes with that. 

These expectations were likely created from watching movies about high school, whether it’s Patrick Verona dancing and running from the cops just to ask Kat Stratford to prom in “10 things I hate about you,” Troy and Gabriella’s relationship in the “High School Musical” movies or the plastics in “Mean Girls.”

Everybody has some sort of perfect fantasy world expectation for high school at some point. Yet 99% of the time, nothing of that sort ends up happening.

“Movies and TV shows often neglect the actual learning and homework and make high school appear to be centered around the more fun parts like games and dances,” senior Emma Blaufuss said.