Two new seniors adjust to life at Davis High
New senior students like Reem Rashid and Toshie Araki are learning to go with the Davis High flow with the start of the new school year.
Rashid was originally born in the United States but had moved to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and her family is originally from Palestine. She attended an international school and claims it was extremely tough. “We spent most of our time studying but it has made me a better student,” Rashid said.
She continues explaining how the life in Dubai was very luxurious. “We always had the latest electronics and the best clothes but some kids were still down to earth,” Rashid said. She moved to Davis because her parents are civil engineers and their project in Dubai ended, so her dad is tending to his business in Davis.
“I really like Davis even though it’s a huge change from life in the city. Everyone at DHS has treated me with respect and kindness and so far, I’m enjoying my senior year!” Rashid said.
Senior Toshie Araki is originally from Milton, Washington. Araki attended Fife High School, which had about 700 students for three grades. Araki moved to Davis to establish her California residency so that she could apply as an in-state applicant for UC Berkeley.
Araki doesn’t feel like a senior here at Davis High because all of her classes are mixed with sophomores and juniors, “so I have no sense of power,” Araki said. Due to different high school requirements, she has to take classes that others would have already completed in their junior year.
Araki isn’t all that excited about the classes because she wanted to get a chance to know more students her age, but due to the mixture, she cannot. However, she thinks all the students at Davis High are incredibly nice. “My first day, a couple of girls took me out for lunch off campus and paid for me, it was really sweet,” Araki said.
Araki claims that one major difference between Fife High School and Davis High is that Davis High is extremely academically demanding. “My first week was just horrible, I was so overwhelmed by how much the school demands from their students,” said Araki.
