Baldwin High School was established in 1887. Every year a new set of freshman come to the BHS. They come to school a day before everyone else and they get a feel of the school.

“Being in the high school has been different,” freshman Jordan Jackson said. “It’s bigger, the classes are harder, and the the teachers are a lot stricter.”

Jackson has been a freshman for 195 days.

“I’m liking high school so far, there’s a lot of drama and people can be petty. Classes are easy for the most part,” Jackson said.

“I like high school more than junior high because, there’s more freedom and teachers trust you more. In junior high teachers would follow you if you had to go to the bathroom,” Jackson said. “Now in high school you can just go. The teachers are also more understanding.”

Jackson has also mentioned her favorite subject and teacher.

“My favorite subject is english. I like it because it’s easy. My favorite teacher is Mr. Musselman. He’s my favorite teacher because he’s nice,” Jackson said.

“In high school you get a lot more freedom and teachers are not always on you. I feel like the classes are easier, you get more breaks then junior high. In junior high you just have lunch and advisory. In high school you have power lunch and break and then seminar,” freshman Sierra Anderson said.

“Transitioning into high school wasn’t the easiest. Going into high school I had a lot of upper class men friends. but then again when i was in the junior high I had a lot of upperclassmen friends. so it was easier to make more friends,” Anderson said.

“I would say English is my favorite class because of Mrs. Allen,” Anderson said. “She’s a super laid back teacher. My favorite teacher is Mrs. Kerner though.”

Anderson has an older sibling so she knew a little bit about what high school was going to be like.

“High school has more a lot more people. The teachers are way stricter and they expect more of you,” Guy Smith said. “I like high school so far, people are much more mature here. Another thing I like about it is there are more options for your electives, and you feel like you have more freedom. The teachers pretty much let you do everything you want as long as you follow directions.”

“I really enjoy teaching high schoolers, when they come into they look like scared little wide eyed 8th graders. They’re full of wonder,” Social Studies teacher Don Blanchat said. “The freshmen definitely change, you see a lot of growth academically and socially.”