We Survived the First Year of High School And You Will Too

Last year as my twins finished sixth grade, my anxiety began to surface. All summer long, I worried about their impending transition to the junior/senior high school for seventh through twelfth graders.

As August approached, my fears grew more intense as I thought of all the unanswered “what if” questions that rattled through my mind.

How would they handle riding the bus with twelfth graders?

How would they navigate the stress of a rotating schedule and a grueling course load with six differe...