my life at Oak Grove…

In case you are not aware, I spent all my school years going to Oak Grove. If you don’t know what school that is, it’s the most popular school in Hattiesburg and is the biggest school in Lamar County district with the student count of roughly around 2,000. Because my siblings and I grew up going there, It will always hold a place somewhere in my heart- even though my 8th grade and high school years there were the hardest years of my life. When you go through something traumatic though, you associate it with the school you go to because that’s the place you have to spend most of your time while experiencing it. I always said how much I hated it there while I went, but looking back, I’ve come to realize that it’s not the school, but the things I went through while I was there.

Sure, there were definitely things there that didn’t help, but everything has its downsides. The people could’ve been kinder and less fake… or just not have been there period. But disregarding this, they’ve taught me how to have patience and find love for my self somehow. After moving from one friend group to another,  I found that I have to love myself if I want others to have respect for me- because you can’t expect others to respect you if you don’t respect yourself. I often think about all the friends I’ve lost while going there, whether it was because of a fight we had or we just went our separate ways. It makes me sad to think about how quickly we quit talking and moved on… but do we really ever move on from the people we once loved? I don’t hate them for not being there for me anymore though, In fact- I hope they are doing the best they ever have. I don’t need them to be happy, I have friends now that have helped me more than they ever have. And some of them I’ve only known for a little over a month. That’s a good thing about this school. Because it is so small, it’s easy to get close to everyone. The people here and the people there are so different in that aspect. Everyone is so friendly, out going, accepting of who you are, and they just have so much love to give. I find it hard to comprehend that there are so many people like that in one setting. There are a couple people like that at my old school, but the count is very small.

I never disliked my teachers there either. I could always find something I was fond of them for, as I can do here too. But I distinctly remember loving all my teachers in my high school years. As I come to think about it, the main people I considered my friends were, in fact, teachers. As sad as that may sound, I’m not ashamed of it because they helped me through so much- in ways no student could. I basically had my own room at Oak Grove on F hall with all my favorite teachers in, beside, or across it. That class room was the room I spent most of my time in, and I always made sure I went in it at least once a day.  I will never forget all the memories created in that room and with those teachers. The best times at Oak Grove High School for sure. I remember for power hour (a daily hour break) every day last year I went to that room and played Uno with all my friends for the whole hour and we developed many different ways to break the rules and play more fun, but It would often end in results of getting upset.

Sometimes I think I miss it there, but then I realize how much more I like it here lol. Although, I do miss the people…(well, some of them :). Okay. That’s all I have to say for now. Thanks for reading, I love you guys.

 

Author: Katie Spiers

"You can't do all the good the world needs, but the world needs all the good you can do." - Jana Stanfield This is my favorite quote and is what I find myself striving towards everyday-- to do the most good I can.

One thought on “my life at Oak Grove…”

  1. I enjoyed reading this, so thank you for sharing. An hour break? That sounds so cool. But, anyway, I liked how personable and open you were. I look forward to seeing more stories. (:

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