WHY DID I CHOOSE ANIMAS HIGH SCHOOL?
I chose Animas High School because I had a hard time at my middle school (Miller Middle) and I felt like Durango High School would only be a repeat. When I toured in the strip mall, I noticed the community that was there and instantly wanted to be a part of it. Last year, I went through a total hippy stage. I didn’t fit in with the other girls’ style, but nor did I want to. I didn’t feel like they accepted me for who I was, and I didn't want to change. Animas felt like they could though, and so far they definitely have. At the beginning of the year, I didn’t really know what to think about the school. AHS was really disorganized, and it didn’t feel as cozy as the strip mall did. But I made some really amazing friends and decided to give it another week. And then another, and another. My reason for staying was, yes, my friends, but also because of how I felt going to school. During middle school, about five minutes before I was dropped off, my stomach would start to hurt and I would get queasy…and I never felt like I had a stable place to go. But going to Animas, I feel perfectly fine getting dropped off in the morning, and I am always excited to see everybody, which definitely didn’t happen at Miller. Even though Animas is a little hectic right now, and it isn’t the perfect school, (yet,) I am happy coming here every day.