On June 18, 2012, students of the North Hollywood High School Highly Gifted Magnet held the annual Freshman Orientation in the school’s East Gymnasium.
The Freshman Orientation is an event held at the end of the school year for incoming ninth graders that will attend North Hollywood High the following school year. Current students, regardless of their grade, volunteer to set up booths representing various clubs, sports teams, and academic teams that many of the Highly Gifted Magnet students participate in. As the new freshman walk around the room, they look for anything that interests them, and are welcome to ask any questions pertaining to the activity.
This year’s orientation was filled with booths promoting events and clubs including Science Bowl, Mock Trial, Gay-Straight Alliance, and the American Red Cross Club. Current students enthusiastically explained to the freshmen about each of their events and organizations, and made sure the freshmen wrote down their names and emails on the sign up sheets at each of the booths.
“Every year, the Orientation gets really crowded because there are just so many activities going on at our school,” said Roxanne Heston, a junior at North Hollywood High. “Sometimes it becomes a sort of competition between the booth leaders to see who gets the most sign-ups.”
The gymnasium was not only filled with students, but also parents of the incoming freshmen as well. Students either walked off with their group of friends, or explored the booths with their parents.
“It’s wonderful watching these students promote their activities so enthusiastically,” said Diana Huffman, a parent of an incoming freshman at North Hollywood High. “It really shows the passion and fervor that these students hold towards their activities.”
The event lasted for approximately two hours, as the freshmen gradually finished looking around the entire gymnasium. With more than 50 new freshmen attending the orientation, the event proved to be a great success.
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