Write an 80-word story in English about the exciting news you heard recently.

My name is xxx (English name), and I am a student of 1 middle school. I have a good friend, Jim. He is an American girl. We are all in Class Two, Grade Eight. She 15 years old, one year older than me. We both study hard. I am good at physics, but she is good at math. We often help each other with our lessons. We both like to help others. We both like sports very much. Jim likes playing basketball. But I like playing football. She likes green, but I like red. Although our ways are different, we are good friends.