Additional reporting from Annie Zhang, Sarah Young, Tyler Cho, Charlotte Chui, Iman Malik, Roshan Fernandez, Laasya Koduru, Herman Saini, Swara Tewari and Shuvi Jha.

Each year, the freshman class is welcomed to MVHS by staff and Link leaders. As the freshmen face new opportunities and experiences, they also face daunting pressures and concerns. To find out more about what the class of 2022 thinks of high school, we’ve asked 50 freshmen a series of questions. From false rumors they’ve heard about MVHS to what they’re looking forward to the most, explore the images below to see what each freshman had to say.