Abigail Adams Junior High School

Abigail Adams Junior High School—scene of the Beacon Street Girls' first disastrous meeting! The school is named after President John Adams' wife Abigail Adams. She was a really cool lady who gave her husband great advice. Here's one of her famous quotes: "We have too many high-sounding words and too few actions that correspond to them." Translation: "Stop talking and get things done!"

Principal Ruby Fields runs AAJH with a firm hand and a kind word for everyone. Katani thinks it's cool that her grandmother is the principal (most of the time). The best part of Abigail Adams Junior High? The field trips, of course!

School Paper:
The Sentinel

Best Friends:
Avery Madden, Isabel Martinez, Katani Summers, Charlotte Ramsey, and Maeve Kaplan-Taylor

Best Boys:
Nick Montoya, Dillon Johnson, Riley Lee, and Kevin Connors

Best Teacher:
Ms. Rodriguez

Class Clown:
Henry Yurt

Queens of Mean:
Anna McMasters, Joline Kaminsky

Empress of Mean:
Kiki Underwood

Best Disastrous Cafeteria Performance by a New Girl:
Charlotte Ramsey

Read all about the 7th grade race for class president at AAJH in book 5, Promises, Promises.

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What's the biggest difference between elementary school and junior high?

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writerxbby writes:

in elementary school, its the start of beginnings, you start your friendship, your additude. you experience the real word, yea theres some ups and downs in friendship but that always makes the friendship stronger.

In middle school, yea its also scary. you change your looks, additude & maybe you have more problems with boys and friends but you always have to remember, Boys come and go, but friends that stay are the ones that glow.

Biggest Difference:Change

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iheartAvery writes:

	More people

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printer writes:

	this is a wonderful school!

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jraglin writes:

	oh my gosh i like

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books369 writes:

	It is a lot harder in junior high and people are a lot meaner in junior high.In elementry they could be your best friend and in junior high they could just throw you down like a piece of dirt.

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BSGfan12 writes:

	I think the biggest difference is schoolwork! Plus besides that you have an earlier turn-in date AND projects, add that to tons of homework and it's almost TOO much to handle!

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NickandChar4evr writes:

	switching classes, being split between classes, dances , and for some reason my class is alot closer this year, and everyone is nicer to each other, but the older middleschoolers treat you like dirt.

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NickandChar4evr writes:

	DANCES!!!!!!!!!!

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bsg1123 writes:

	it seems alot harder and more grownup my first year of middle school was truthfully a pile of crap!!!!!

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rockstar545 writes:

	also, the "popular" people treat you like dirt, and it gets to b erally annoying & the teasing, the bullying, and especially the labeling, which somehow puts everyone into diffferent little groups of friends, which can hurt a really great relationship with your bff

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rockstar545 writes:

	all the new people, the lockers, and especially switching classes. but it all ends up with more time to talk with your friends in the hallway, and a lot more fun than in elementary school!

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bsglvr227 writes:

	im not in junior high yet so i wouldnt no im in 5 gr!

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WorldWideRisingStar writes:

	The halls in Junior High are so big you can do cartwheels in them. Plus the people are taller. Students are often taller than teachers.

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7daniela4 writes:

	how are you i am fine

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webkinslover writes:

	all the....ATTITUDE.

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zzooeeyy writes:

	I think that the difference is that you don't have just your little group of friends from elementary anymore, cuz other kids from other schools go there too.

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softballchikky49 writes:

	the biggest difference i see at junior high is all the attitude. everyone is always calling people names and fighting i wish it would STOP. but no one wants to stand up and say everyone just get along i wish i could becuse i am writing this and it seems as i could but i just don't have the gut right now!

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4kicks321 writes:

	Its fun and cool. The junior high experience is a part of life. There are ups and downs, but with our friends we get through them all!

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KURZ99 writes:

	There is a big difference r u kidding me there are millions

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JBleu writes:

	I'm in 6th grade and will be in 7th next year, what's the big diff? Got any tips?

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adrieanna12 writes:

	THE DIFFERENCE IS TH@ I GET 2 HANG OUT WIT MI FRIENDS IN THE HALLWAYS AND THAT U CAN HAVE BF!!!!!!!

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Locoroco305 writes:

	in junior high, peole are labled by what they are on the outside, and not what really counts, which is on the inside

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cutie_Mcpie writes:

	elementary school is well elementary... The teachers are WAY nicer to you and you don't really get leadership oppertunities.. In junior high there is... Dances, Lockers and sports team. Though for us recess is the same. And the teachers are more strict and you have more homework. Other than that it's pretty much the same.

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dancer10195 writes:

	I am in my seventh grade right now and there is a big difference from elementry school. You get more freedom, there are school dances, and everyone is sooooo tall which makes me feel even shorter than I already am .

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kellypanda96 writes:

Well OMG,it's my second year of middle school and I can say there's a LOT of differences...we get lockers,there's dances,you get more homework,people gossip more,wow....there's more but I just can't think of them right now. Well..at my school in 5th grade you have 2 teachers and they kinda just set you up for middle school. Now in 6th grade we have bells (we didn't used to have them) and some teachers are strict about time. Lets just say so many things will CHANGE! smilies/wink.gif

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wlsoccergirl writes:

	the freedom ,lockers ,the work is harder

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xXeaturhartoutX3 writes:

	no recesss...we cant even just like stand in a parking lot or something to talk...its stinks...i wish i was back in elementary all the girls from the other school that mixed with us are...like "popular" i do not like them...

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Miley_Ramsey writes:

	Er... nothing really... except friends tend to change to QOM... (in my case, it happened between Kindergarten and 3d grade)

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peaceloveskateboarding445 writes:

	grade sevens a lot more fun than gr 6

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head890 writes:

	Well, LOCKERS!

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angel67 writes:

	WELL, U DEFINATELY HAVE TO DO LOTS O WORK AND IT DRIVES YOU CRAZY!!!

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Skywriter10 writes:

	Abigail Adams is a real school! It's called Devotion and I went there! and Montoya's is based on a cafe and Party favors and irvings are real to!!!

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ana12 writes:

	i'am still in middle school it is fun!!! and i love bcg it is fun

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princessgrl writes:

	i luv the BSG ! ....cool

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icy.bookworm writes:

	Elementary school has a playground, junior high doesn't (at least, where I come from ) Junior high has a lot more homework (but I don't really mind). Hmm... more novel studies... no books except for our binders and the books for novel study... and aha! The Junior High school is bigger.

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srgirl writes:

	elementary: play alot not alot of hm jr.high: periods , lockers , freedom , TEXT MESSAGING!

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flygirl576 writes:

	i love the beacon street girls!!

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Kssl100 writes:

	Lockers!!! More freedom!!! Peroids!!!

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jjbooklvr writes:

	middle school compared to elementary school middle-more freedom but more homework! elementary-not nearly as many extra-carricular activities i am now in highschool so same thing as middle only (once again) more homework and more freedom! ps: im also homeschooled which i admit definetly has its differences and advantages!

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Ime759 writes:

	well it is pretty different. bigger school, more homework, and most importantly, bigger people.

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mcleasc writes:

	You can have more than you can in junior high!

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supergaby100 writes:

	Well one difference is that you have a lot harder stuff to do. You also get a lot more homework.At least you get a break after every class.At least at my school you do. Oh and unlike my elementary school my school is one of the biggest schools in NE.

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monkeygrl writes:

	jr. high is ok i guess other then the fact that i went to a school of 50 kids then 150 then 168 now 347 so now my school is huge but i have all my friends so i say i like jr high and i guess that it's fun!!

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allthata writes:

	My school is almost like yours we have lockers we stch clases and we have breakes we can even go out for lunch if we dont like what they have.

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Alice256 writes:

	well, i go to a private school, so we dont have that much freedom, but i rele like jr. high better, cuz u can hang out with your friends, and u can go aroung without having some1 no where u are ALWAYS.

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horseluvr84 writes:

	Homework, people's additudes, that is how it is. But i am not in middle school yet so right now i am answering " early elementary, 2 middle school)

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Ebridge15 writes:

	well homework, friends, and switching classes. other than homework, it ROCKS!!!

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preppycowgirl writes:

	we get more freedom to do what we want we dont have to have someone wtching over us 24-7

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chillwolly writes:

	I think people change their personalities. They might become nicer or they might become jerks. But you should try to become more mature. That means you are mature enough to start really liking guys.LOL

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kinz25 writes:

	Sorry. I can't tell you. but what I think is that you probably have more responsibility.

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Lunatuna writes:

	I'm still in elementry school, but elementry school is FUN!

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iloveBSG55 writes:

	idk? i'm not in junior high yet!! 1 yr away. but middle school sounds harder so i'd go with elementry.

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dancehottie27 writes:

	Well you see, I am in the 5th grade is a little easier. But midlle school you get to have lockers. That's the best part

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think_pink_101 writes:

	Elementry is more easy, but it is so much more boring than Jr. High. In Jr. High you get to take Home Ec. and Technolagy, and get to switch classes. think_pink_101

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mimiandchula writes:

	i am in elementry school but it's okey but iam going to have more fun in JR.

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soccercat14 writes:

	I am still in elementry school, just a year from junior high and I`d say after reading everything about JR, I`d have to say Ele. is much easier!!!

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hi4ch24ch2 writes:

	elementary school is esiar!

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lolo96 writes:

	junior high is waaay to serious. we never get to have as much fun as we did in elementry school.

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abercrombygrl772 writes:

	more homework, and everything is harder!

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Montoyalove11 writes:

	Awesome

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moosetracks101 writes:

	In middle school you see people holding hands! GROSS Also you get lockers. Except in my school district the elementary schools have lockers without locks. But last year I was new to the school at the beginning of the year. But my old school district didn't have lockers at the elementary schools. Also there is a lot of people talking about boys and girls going out.

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jitterbug101 writes:

	OMG this is my favorate q:!!!!it isawesome i AWESOME

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mimiandjo writes:

	BOYS CUTE BOYS!! I AM OBSESED WITH BOYS LOL!

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mimiandjo writes:

	SOOO MANY THINGS SO LITTLE TIME! But the biggest thing is, DRAMA! Drama everywhere you look! Wheter its rumors or hurtfull gossip! Or guys breaking up or making up!

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shoppergurl96 writes:

	you have to be really mature to do good in middle school

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shoppergurl96 writes:

	Elementry is less homework easier class work and teachers are less strict Middle School is harder homework harder class work and stricter teachers

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tinkerbell95 writes:

	I wouldent know been homeschooled all my life

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pricence writes:

	the biggest diffence between junior high and elementry school is that there r good food then what they have in elementry. they have cute guys then in elementry.

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dancelove writes:

	The Cute Guys

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bbsssambb writes:

	lockers!! i can never get mine open! also, everyone is getting boyfriends or girlsfriends but i am too chicken to ask the boy i like out.

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redsoxfreak24 writes:

	middle-more freedom, get it yourself,lockers,switch classes,fun elementary-less freedom,don't worry teacher will get it for u, stay in 1 room,boring

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dance101 writes:

	better junoir high better bye yall

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Charlietheunicorn writes:

	Junior High WAY better! Why? its majored in arts including dance and way more freedom like eating off campus and painting lockers and im in hip-hop crew!

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fuzzylove101 writes:

	Junior high is kind of easier because you get more class choices and get a variety of classmates.

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prettynpink22495 writes:

	KiKi isn't that the name of a witch in some movie can see way her parents named her that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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RedSoxBabe159 writes:

	the biggest differents is that junior high girls can be SO mean but you need to move past that just don't be one of them and don't mess with any teachers that just away to get in troble so think good and you will be fine

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luv2dance4u writes:

	Middle School: More Homework More Freedom You want something? Better get it your self. Elementry School: Less Homework Less Freedom You want something? No problem! The teacher will get it done for you.

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thinkpink16 writes:

	At my school we have 4th,5th, and 6th . And I am in 6th so i am not technicly in middle school yet But we still get a lot more homework than last year! ThinkPink16

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skatequeen97 writes:

	elementary school does not have lockers well in my school but in junior high it rocks even if you have a first day disaster like charlotte ramsey

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maeverocks21 writes:

	in elementary school,you are treated like a mini-adult.in junior high,you are treated like and adult!

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redsoxfreak24 writes:

	im in 6th grade but elementary ends after 5th grade i would say lockers and switchings classes it is way more fun to switch classes than staying in one room the whole day

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HorseLover010 writes:

	At my school middle school starts in 5th grade. (Plus in middle school, lots of hot guys.

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Miley07 writes:

	I am only in the sixth grade.I can't believe that you have way more homework than you have in elemtary school. The only thing I am excited about is that we get lockers. I hope I can find my classes ok. Jessica

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razzberrypink writes:

	more homework,lockers,changing classes,and no recess

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denimgirl writes:

	I don't really know what the difference is yet because I am still in elementry school, but the last year of elementry school. But I do know that middle school have lockers and that elementry school doesn't! That's pretty much it but I'll know all the differences next year!!! -denimgirl out

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roxychick writes:

	the moving around of classes

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lollypopfrostee writes:

	i don't like recess

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Kapybara writes:

	lockers duh

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Razzberry writes:

	Classes are sooooo long! and there's no recess!

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Pinkbubbles97 writes:

	The big difference for me is way more homework!!!

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hutchison writes:

	i have the best teacher. she is 27

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starberry317 writes:

	the difference is in elementary school you have to walk in lines, have no choice in what to eat at lunch and don't switch classes. but in junior high you switch classes, don't have to walk in line that much, you get to have more choices in what you eat at lunch, and you get more homework on wekdays and you start to get it on the weekends starrberry317

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oneandonlyMEx14 writes:

	one thing thats different, is in middle school, at parties, all u really do is play truth or dare, and talk about boys and secrets, and call ppl and stuff

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hawaiigirl98 writes:

	Well I'm not sure, because I'm still in elementary school! hawaiigirl98

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lollypopfrostee writes:

	elementary school goes a lot slower because you aren't changing classes where as you are switching classes a lot so the day goes by a lot faster

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Buttercup352 writes:

	The biggest difference between elementary and junior high is their are no lockers in elementary and in junior high their is lots more drama !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

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bsgstarter writes:

	well im in elementry school and im in 4th grade. i think the big difference is in elementry school we use plastic trays, we dont hav lockers, we dont really have to switch classes (well some people hav to), and most of all....... well i dont really know but there are a lot of differences.

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Soccerchick4ever14Avery writes:

	At elementary schools you have to walk in line and follow your teacher! In middle school you get to be free!

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palindrome03 writes:

	There is defintley a big change from elementary school to junior high. In junior high you get a lot more independence and teachers trust that you will make the right decisions. As a student you have to work harder, but it is TOTALLY worth it! JUNIOR HIGH ROCKS!!

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dancergrl101 writes:

	My biggest difference is that you barely get to see your friends and some of my friends are at the other middle school. Also the only time you can really chat with your friends is lunch.

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lkjhgfdsaqwert writes:

	there nothing difrent there both Dome to me!

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bsglova333 writes:

	BIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG DIFFERENTS

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poodle writes:

	Lockers and switching classes

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loachell95 writes:

	Well i tink the difference is that elamentary is a lot harder then Junior high because im in junior high and its sooooo easy.

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loachell95 writes:

	I love your website it is soooooo fun talk to you later Laura

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sportygal writes:

	elemtary school, way easy (kinda) and we get to have recess, junior high way hard and alot of lapps to run!

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dazzleberry writes:

	the biggest diffence is... the school work gets tougher in junior high.

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SweetieSeed writes:

	I totally agree with u mermaidgirl43. people start going out and everything changes.

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mermaidgirl43 writes:

	well, elemntary school, people are so young, but in in jounior high, everyone starts to go out, and kiss, and then break-up!

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NICKJONAS writes:

	There are a lot of changes! One thing is that people will go out with each other and breakup in the next few days to a week! It's crazy! ps-i am not nick jonas i just love him!

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oneandonlyMEx14 writes:

we also have a lot more drama bcuz on fridays, girls can wear football players jersies, and its always a big deal if u have one and whos it is. plus, sometimes, u get stood up or set up with whos jersey it is and then its all a big mess. plus, no matter where u go, ppl r always talking about other ppl. one of the most important things is where u sit at lunch. if u sit in the wrong place, unless ur in with the popular ppl, it can ruin everything. u have to be on the popular pplz good side, and no matter what, never say anything bad about them to anyone, bcuz somehow, it will get back to them.

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sammi32195 writes:

Definately more drama. Last year all we talked about what went on in our individual calsses but nothing mean but now everyone gossips about everyone, talking about whose going out with who, who looked bad in gym, or who tripped out of their chair in History and everyone is being a little more rude to people and it's confusing to keep track of it all. And everyone is being so complicated! I'm trying not to get involved and keep my nose out of it but its hard! smilies/shocked.gif

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oneandonlyMEx14 writes:

	well, theres a lot more drama...ppl can be really mean to ppl...and just when u think u have it all figured out, ur friend will have a meltdown or something major like that!

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Bananacandy writes:

	Here in Ontario wer have a school for P-k to Grade * and a school for 9-12. So I dont really know.

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allykat98 writes:

	In our schools you don't have recess in middle school but you do get to eat outside!

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RedDragonRider16 writes:

	no newspaper, more homework ugh, cute boys though

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samsnowmobiles writes:

	Teachers .....they r much stricter!.......

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beaconmaniac writes:

	schedules are so confusing. and the getting to class on time is a drag! but keep cool

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actinggal224 writes:

	in my school the boys have matured A LOT!! some of them are my friends now. also the lockers and having more than 2 teachers. and the dances! i LOVE the dances! lol!

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BSGForever13 writes:

	The difference is there is way more drama! I am not even kidding! The boys are cute but they stay with the queens of means group!

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wilnise10 writes:

	middle school is so hard and most of the boy are mean and bad

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Via writes:

	woowww.....my school has a uniform. but there are some queens of mean!!I have a ton of BFFs, like Michelle, Hannah, Kirsten, Ashlie, Gabriela, and Allison. we walk the halls with our heads held high! lol, jk jk. BTW, there are no good boys at our school oh well!!!!!! Via

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BSG Fan writes:

	just like my school! except our newspaper is called The Times and we only do it 4x per year.

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