Wednesday, January 27, 2010

New students arrive at Waldo, meet welcoming classmates



By Ana Barajas



Have you been introduced to a new student lately? It’s been happening recently at Waldo. Since Winter Break is over, it’s the best time to have students come to Waldo. I was curious to find out exactly how many new students have come to Waldo, and other questions I might have. Could Waldo possibly make a record in its history? I decided to ask Mr. Sackley and Ms. Brown, to find out!



Waldo Question: How many new students have, so far, come to Waldo? (Including all of the new 7th-8th grade students total).



Answer: There are 39 new students.



Waldo Question: What has been the largest amount of new students for a school year in Waldo’s history?



Answer: The most students we’ve had were in 2008-2009. That school year, there were a total of 781 Waldo students.



Waldo Question: How many new 7th graders have come to Waldo since two weeks after school started?



Answer: There were 22 new 7th graders that enrolled.



Waldo Question: How many new 8th graders have come to Waldo since the day after the First Day of School?



Answer: We have 15 new 8th graders this year.



JGEMS Question: What has been the largest amount of new students for a school year in Waldo’s history?



Answer: The largest amount of JGEMers we have had was back in 2005-2006. There was a total of 91 JGEMers.



Wow, there have been a lot of new students! Of course, that’s only the information we have currently. The numbers may go up as we progress through this great year! Plus, we’ve still got next semester. Be sure to be nice so they can have a good first day. Most of the time, it's hard for people to move to another school because they are leaving their friends at their old school and they may be lonely. Make them feel welcome and try to treat them as you would treat any of your friends. As the old saying goes, "Treat others as you would like to be treated back."

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