High School

I went to Antioch High School for the 9th through 12th grade. Our mascot was Panthers and our school colors were black and yellow. However, unless you were a Senior, joined in a sport, or if there was a pep rally the students did not wear the school colors. We did not really have a lot of school spirit. Seniors always were upper class, Though they were better than no one else going to the school thats just the way it was. They made their way to front of the lunch line, dominated the quad, got their own private section in the gym during rallys, and what really made Seniors a priority were the SENIOR shirts they got to wear repping the last two digits of the their graduation year on the back! The atmosphere at Antioch High was always rowdy. Walking down the foyer the noise level was always at the maximum even during class hours.During lunch the atmosphere was always loud even after school the atmosphere was rowdy, mainly because there was going to be a fight. The teachers were laid back, yet always attentive and aware. As they should be. I got along with most of them but somehow still didn't leave with a "favorite teacher". but I did leave with a lot of good friends and good memories

The way I speak

The way I speak is based on several things. the way I feel, my surroundings, who i'm talking to, and what i'm talking about. When i'm feeling mad i tend to swear a lot. i speak fast and loud! When i'm upset or sad, I wpeak slower. When i'm at school, church, a workplace, or a restaurant, I try to use proper english because I know my surroundings are filled with adults who will mug and scoul at me if i'm swearing or talking loud and obnoxiusly. These are places that my code switching skills come into place.As for schools I also use my proper English out of respect for the student who don't need to see an adult cursing ot using a bunch of "no" words. When talking about certain subjects I do not code switch completely but I switch words to either sound more formal or for emphasis. For example,  If i'm discussing death I will not say someone has dies. I would say someone has passsed away. And for emphasis for example, if i'm discussing how much I enjoyed a movie I would say : the movie was h***a good, as opposed to the movie was hecka/ really good. a speech habit I have developed is the informal texting language. When texting or instant messaging I abbreviate words, take out letters, add symbols and total disreagrd for all use of proper grammar. For example: "I won;t be able to make it today, but I will see you tomorrow" would actually be "I wnt b able 2 make it 2day bt i wll c u 2maro."