What Immanuel Means to Me
Each year, our eighth grade students write an essay on the topic of What Immanuel Means to Me. We are sharing the first essay below. Watch for more coming soon in News & Notes, on Realm, in the Member section of our church website, and at our school site at ilsbatavia.org/testimonials.
by Nathan Anderson
I have been going to Immanuel for three years now; this is my 3rd year, from 6th to 8th. This school has been a blessing because my old school closed down after my 5th grade, and we panicked to find a school for me to go to, and this school was the right choice for me. I fit right in when I first came here, and everyone accepted me, and I made friends right from the start.
The teachers of this school have been super friendly and helpful to anyone and everyone in this school. I am so happy to be a part of this small community of kids. I may have only started coming to this school in 6th grade, but I have met all of the teachers, and they are all the nicest people ever. They have all touched my life in one way or another. They helped me learn one thing, that God’s family is the best choice.
Being here has meant everything to me because I go here every day from 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, and it has been the best experience for me. My old school could not compare. Sure there might have been some ups and some downs, but I have gotten through them. Like not having the best morning and getting a lot of homework, the teachers understand, and if I need help on the work, I can just ask them. I always try to have the positives outweigh the negatives. The teachers and staff members always say that if you need to talk or simply ask for help on your homework, you can just go to them and ask. It has been something that has been nice to hear, even though I don't always go to them for help. We all need to hear that someone is there for us at one point in all of our lives.
Covid-19 really hit in the worst time possible for me because this would be my 8th grade, the last grade of middle school/ I was going to be one of the kids that I always looked up to as a kid. Now it was going to be a much different experience than usual. But this has been, nonetheless, a great school year that I will never forget. I could not have asked for a better middle school!
