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Moving To High School

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Sometimes high school seems like it will last forever but it is just a fleeting season, and in four years it is over. A lot of people also look forward to leaving high school and going to university. Some see it as an opportunity to get away from their parents and experience new freedoms. Others see it as the first step to being able to learn more about what they want to practice in their future career. Others look forward to impacting the new area in which they are moving to. However it is important to have certain survival skills even as you move into this new area of your life. One important survival skill that is potentially the most important is knowing your own beliefs and values. During childhood years, most of our faith, values, and

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