Student Work

Packing up her life in boxes, sophomore Jordyn Vaughn prepared to move for the fourteenth time before starting high school.

Living in Colorado most of her life Vaughn got used to moving to different places.

“My family and I moved eleven times before I was three. My parents grew up moving all over the place so when I was born they thought it was normal. We sometimes just moved into a different house or apartment close by, but we usually moved to different cities in Colorado,” Vaughn said. 

As Vaughn was nearing the middle of fourth grade her parents decided they wanted to try a new state. 

“My parents decided that Colorado was not the best place for us. The city we lived in was not a great area and I was not receiving the level of education I needed. My mom decided the best way to find our new home was to throw darts at a map. The dart landed in Indianapolis, Indiana and we soon moved there in February of my fourth-grade year,” Vaughn said. 

Moving to a new state had its difficulties. 

“It was hard to make new friends, I was put into the wrong level classes because of my old school so all of the friends I had originally made in the high ability classes did not last. However, I finally got into the correct classes and made new friends in those classes,” Vaughn said.

Moving three more times once they got to Indiana, Vaughn believed they had finally found their forever home. 

“We bought a home very close to my school and I finally feel like we will be staying. My parents just installed a deck in our backyard, and a hot tub. They are putting money into this house so I think we will be staying in it for a while,” Vaughn said.