Freshman Year

     For Kelly McCloskey, freshman year was a life changing experience. She came into this school knowing only 3 people, and 2 of them she wasn't very close with. She would have never imagined meeting so many people and becoming friends with practically the entire freshman class. Sure, she made some mistakes through out the year and regrets some of the decisions she made. But, John Carroll was like a whole new world for Kelly. She joined the riding team and became so close with the girls that they're practically a family. She made new best friends that she spends her weekends with. She dated some dumb boys too, but freshman year is when you're trying to figure everything out, right? Freshman year was the beginning of something totally new for Kelly.
      Kelly worked hard to get good grades, and she succeeded by making honor roll every quarter. School always came before everything in Kelly's life, but now she found a new way to enjoy her work. She could work together with her classmates during her off mods, she actually was allowed to use a laptop in school, and it felt great to be able to do her school work with her own sense of style. Middle school was so cut out and boring for Kelly that she never had a chance to express herself in her work. John Carroll classes were the best thing that had ever happened to Kelly in her school-career.
      Besides school, Kelly made a whole new group of friends that helped her in numerous ways throughout the year. She made friends on the bus, in classes, during off mods, at parties, the riding team, and just staying for after school sport games. Since Kelly is from Baltimore, adjusting to Bel Air was a little hard, but it was exciting and fun for her. She met so many different people that shared the same interests as her, and she found it easy to fit in with the people around her. Of course the girls have their drama, all the time, but Kelly did her best to stay away from it and enjoy her time as a freshman.
     The horse back riding team was like Kelly's new family. She became close with so many different girls on the team, and found millions of opportunities opening up to her one by one. She spent her weekends away at horse shows with the girls winning ribbons, taking pictures, running around the hotels, taking care of the horses, and just bonding with the girls. Even when they weren't riding, the girls hung out and talked like they've known each other for years. Not only did Kelly find a single person who shared her love and compassion for horses, but an entire team.
      Freshman year was full of ups and downs, but nothing that could stop Kelly from putting a smile on her face. She appreciated this whole new world of people and couldn't have asked for anything more. The John Carroll school had changed Kelly's life forever, in the best way possible.