By Lindsey Flodman

From pre-school to elementary, middle school to high school…we have made many transitions throughout our lives, from one school to the next. It would seem as though the years we have attended a school building grow smaller as we have grown older and reached higher grades.

North Star High School has been open for seven years. In the beginning it was a middle school as well as a high school. It is crazy to think that some of our seniors have attended LNS all seven years.

After being at school so long, it begins rubbing off on you. “North Star is like a second home. I liked the middle school because everyone new each other and it wasn’t very large,” said senior Darrel Ofodirinwa.

You would think that being around high school students would be intimidating, but according to senior Ty Cope, “It made the transition to high school less stressful, because I was used to everyone and knew how to get around the school.”

North Star has created so many memories for the students who attended North Star Middle School. Overall, students were able to have a “normal” middle school experience only seeing the high school students when they had early dismissal on Wednesday. According to senior Mariah Clark, “We were completely secluded and had the A wing to ourselves.”

As North Star’s middle school students turn to seniors and graduate, the memory of the middle school will forever be remembered through a picture located in the media center. The last year the middle school was open, the teachers and staff created a photograph of the high school using all of the middle school student’s school pictures to commemorate the beginning of a new generation and the end of a fantastic three years.

It seems silly to recognize the students who have attended the same school for so long, but what makes it even better, is the fact that many of these students have been in school with each other since kindergarten. What a crazy thought to graduate with the people you once loathed then loved, betrayed and trust. The kooky memories just keep coming as the bond between these students continues as they have more classes with each other.

“North Star Middle School was given many opportunities not given to other schools,” said senior Rachel Wenzl. For example, in the 6th grade, all of the students walked up to DQ and ordered food one day. Another instance, the LNS Middle School students were given the opportunity to see musicals and play productions. In the 8th grade, the middle school rented out Champions, and spent a whole day playing games, bowling and driving go-karts.

From Fredstrom to North Star these students have grown up with each other and spent every school year together.

As the year comes to an end, the realization of going to college sinks in. With different plans for their futures, next year will be a lot different, as they part ways attending different colleges across the nation.