Now as a senior on his way to graduate I can’t believe how quickly time has gone. I guess Ms. Burnett was right, senior year does fly by. Though his year was quick it was also difficult. Reason for that was because I was assigned one of the hardest projects I’ve ever had to do. That project was a thesis paper. My thesis paper was about a firefighter policy regarding first responders in 9/11. The paper helped me with my ability to investigate the world because I had to learn more about how 9/11 affected first responders and civilians. I also developed college and career readiness skills by being able to learn how to effectively cite any material from reliable sources. This skill will be extremely useful in future classes in college for thesis…
Throughout this semester many things have been new experiences for the entire class. Some met new interesting people on the other hand some people learned new experiences that will be used throughout the rest of this next semester. Whether it was watching a video on the computer or reading through the Bedford book, many new techniques were learned, as well as new information being learned. Some day’s everything may have not been all together but everything still managed to work out for the entire class, or the one’s that stuck it out through “craziness” of being a new student or having a new teacher. This “craziness was definitely well worth it now that the semester is over and the new semester is approaching.…
It is hard to believe it is my senior year and now instead of thinking how I am going to accomplish my goals I have to actually take action and do it. Now, it is my time to pursue my goals and dreams. I have to pursue all these goals in a very organized manner and I can not just get lazy or I will not succeed. Although, I do not know if I will still be interested in being an FBI profiler five years from now I will continue to pursue it. Life can always change and you could have new dreams and goals and either way I will pursue what interest…
Its my Junior year in High School, so far its been the BEST but the MOST challenging. I have compared myself from this year to my freshman and sophomore years, I think I have matured and become more responsible and organized with school and personal life. I have seen my report card this year and my grades have IMPROVED compared to my last two years. I do not go out and party anymore, I stay home with my family and I study more often now and actually finish all of my school work. This year has been Very challenging for me because since I have slacked my two important years in high school and never paid attention, some of my classes are difficult for me to understand and complete the work.…
I was the type of student to do the bare minimum and do whatever it takes just to get by. Going into this senior year I thought it was going to be a breeze but I've been wrong before. This senior year has taught me that if I want to be successful in my life then I need to give it my all just like Jesus commanded us too. This past summer I started to look into colleges I would be interested in playing football for. I found a few schools in Wisconsin that interested me so me and my mother drove 28 hours in a Prius to go visit 4 schools. During the trip I realized that college is closer than it seems. College is not just something we dream of one day but it is the next step in our lives. I am extremely excited for what God holds for me in the future and am ready to face life's challenges. High school is a lot of pressure but we all will look back one day and remember the good times of it. I am very thankful for the people in my life that have made me the man I am today. Finding the right college is going to a hard decision but I know God will put me at the place I need to be an I am very excited wherever that is going to…
I think that I challenged myself to receive good grades, and that I have done so this semester. I am eager to find out new or different things that I have some knowledge about, but I was amazed at the things I thought were right with counseling issues that I was completely wrong about. I am sure that I still have a long way to go, and many new things to learn. I feel that I was entirely invested in this class and all the assignments that were given to me. I wasn’t late on any assignments and many times had the assignment finished before it was due. I read each chapter carefully and was interested in each new thing that I found. I always want to do my very best in each class that I take. I returned back to college when I was 40 years old. This was something that I had dreamed of for many years, but was afraid to try it. I thought that I wasn’t smart enough to go back to school. I am glad that I made this decision even if it was many years after I should have done it.…
A time I recall experiencing failure was my sophomore year. My failure derived from taking my permit test. From this experience, I would say I learned quite a bit about myself and how to deal with certain situations.…
So far, my senior is going pretty good. I've been working hard on my PTP, trying to make it as professional as possible, while still trying to show who I am as a person. I'm not gonna lie, the classes have not been easy. The millions of assignments I've been getting have been a detriment to my grades. They seem to be very ubiquitous lately and I just can't seem to get away from them. I haven't exactly been on top of things lately. I'm on the girls volleyball team and we sometimes have to leave school early for our "away games", so I when I get back the next day I have to try and catch up on the classwork I've missed. But, there are a lot of things I could do better to make sure I stay on top of things. Like, going to see my teachers during recess and lunch, so they can help me catch up. Or, going to study hall before volleyball practice to get any homework done instead of waiting till I get home after practice. I'm proud that I actually made it to my senior year because last year and the year before that was not easy.…
In order to be a successful student there are many requirements that a person needs to complete before calling themselves a "student". In the reading, “The achievement of desire” Richard Rodriguez was a student who faced many challenges that made him work hard and earn what he wanted to obtain out of his education. Another important character in the reading “Learning to read” who also wanted to challenge the status quo and prove his community that nothing is impossible was Malcolm X. He fought for the black people 's rights and encouraged others to maintain strong and solid. To be more specific, it takes dedication, intelligence, self-determination and creativity in order for a student to receive better results and advantages.…
Junior year was a year to remember, I learned many valuable lessons that I could apply to my senior year. Mrs.Wright was my english teacher and was one of my hardest classes that year. I appreciate her for making her class a challenge from essays to research papers, I learned from them and became a better writer because of her. My life during the time was overwhelming due to family problems, many of my other teachers and peers supported me and I highly thank them. One of my favorite activities was the pep rallys, Mrs.Wright told us “If you win, I will give you five points on your test,” This made our junior class pumped and ready to take the spirit stick! I loved the feeling of having pride in my school and also the ideal of winning just to…
This is a whole new year for me. No longer a freshmen but a sophomore. It feels like a brand new me. I am more familiar with everyone I met as a freshmen. I also have better classes. This is my second year as a catholic student and I am loving the experience. Last year I was not sure if I wanted to stay because the whole church thing and the uniforms just was not me because I went to private school my whole life. But I am glad I stayed at Monsignor Donovan High School home of the Griffins.…
High school is a different experience for everyone. The first three years really blend together and do not seem important, but senior year is completely different. Freshman year was full of confusion, learning an array of new things. Sophomore year was where life started to get fun and you “belonged” in the high school. Junior year was where you see the little light at the end of the tunnel, but it was filled with anxiety and frustration. Senior year is where it all becomes worth it and the rest of your life is finally going to begin.…
“I can’t wait to be a senior” was something I would say whenever I walked into my anatomy class full of seniors who did nothing at all but every time I would Jesslyn would stop me, cock her eyebrow, make a ‘you are kidding me right?’ face and say “be careful what you wish for” and I’m now understanding what she meant. Learning responsibility, independence, and how to deal with stress is the most difficult for me coming into senior year.…
High school is the time when people find out who they are or who they want to become. It is also the time when people get a fresh new start. People usually do not know what they want entering their freshman year. As high school continues, people learn new things about themselves that they did not know before. High school students are some of the dumbest people that live on the planet.…
Today, as a class, we are graduating the middle school, taking another huge step on the path of our life, moving on to a whole new world - high school. Where everything that we do matters and leads up on to our future. But here we go again, starting at the bottom as freshmen. Graduating just doesn’t me completing school, and celebrating.To me, graduating means growing, changing as a whole person, becoming mature, and moving on. All the educational things we learnt has a huge impact on that, but we also changed as people with all the experiences we had with our peers, teachers, and even school activities, such as field trips. Our three years of middle school have been a life changing experience, and we will all carry those amazing memories and experiences with us for not only high school, but our whole lives, not with some diploma or report card.…