Write a journal entry from a young boy about his first day of high school.
Dear Journal,

Today I attended high school for the very first time. I had only seen the school in passing when Dad would drop me off at intermediate school just down the street. I always knew I would be going to this high school since it was close to the intermediate school and most of the kids who went to my school would end up going there too.

I was surprised at how big the school was. There was a big square courtyard in the middle of the school called "the quad" where students would walk on their way to their classes. My classes were very far apart, literally at opposite ends of the school. I am very tired now from all the walking around.

But I enjoyed my first day of high school. Everyone seemed a lot older and more mature, and there weren't any nonsense or "kid" behaviors. Everyone seemed like they were determined to study and work hard, and hardly anyone disrupted the class during lessons.

Lunch was great. There were so many different foods, and you could get more than one meal as long as you paid for it. They even had chocolate milk! I really enjoyed today's meal: roast turkey with gravy and stuffing. The cafeteria was crowded but the building was so big that there were still many seats where I could sit down to eat.

I met some new people today. I also got to see my old friends from intermediate school. I have several classes with my old friends and I made new friends in the other classes.

Overall, I am really enjoying high school. I can't wait to learn how to drive so I can drive myself to school every day.