Stereotypes and Behaviors of Seniors and Freshman

Seniors and freshmen are the two grades that in my opinion get the most judgement. Freshmen are portrayed as childish, short and immature. Seniors are portrayed as having everything together, knowing what they want in life or after school, bullies to underclassmen, and stuck up. When in reality, a lot of seniors, especially at Liberty Magnet High School, are more than willing to help underclassmen because we were once in their shoes and we know how it feels to need help. Us seniors also don’t have everything figured out. Most of us are 16-18 years old still finding our way through life just like freshmen. Freshmen here at Liberty are pretty cool and I wouldn’t call them immature, I would say they’re still trying to figure things out. Is there a difference between class of 2026 as freshmen and class of 2029 as freshmen? Yes there is but is it a big  difference? Absolutely not.

Peyton Thorton is a senior at Liberty,has been here all four years. I asked him what he thought about the stereotypes of freshmen. He says “Class of 2026 is very different from class of 2029 as 9th graders. Class of 2029 are way more outgoing than we were and less afraid of doing anything like we were. They are more willing to get in trouble and aren’t afraid of judgement like us.” 

Malachi King is also a senior, has been here all four years and a member of the Patriot football team here at Liberty. What he had to say about the stereotypes was “I do feel like the stereotypes are a little over the top because I know that us seniors definitely don’t have life all figured out and we certainly aren’t bullies. Freshmen can be a little immature but who isn’t a little immature. They’re still young so it is expected and it’s their first year of high school, they’re excited and that's normal”. Personally, I feel like the stereotype between the two grades is silly and shouldn’t be used to judge the grades.