What Got Left Behind At times‚ I consider myself somewhat of a forgetful person. Always feeling like I have left something behind. But in my life‚ what I leave behind is much more meaningful than an item such as a coat left on the back of a chair. What I leave behind is something no longer needed‚ something or even someone that caused me to have left it behind. As I am growing up in this world‚ I am getting to know who I am as a person and exactly who or what I want in my life. The past
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So‚ what college are you going to? At times‚ this seems to be the only question family members know how to ask. As the precocious child that I was‚ my family loved to hear my response at as young as four years old. At that time I would just ramble off a university that I had previously heard‚ everyone would get a kick out of it‚ and then we would move onto whatever we were previously doing. As I’ve gotten older‚ the weight of that question has become heavier. At times‚ it seems as if everyone around
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"I want to inspire people. I want someone to look at me and say "because of you I didn’t give up." I am wanting to be the Captain for this upcoming year. I have many things to offer to my team and of course my band family. I have been in Color guard since my freshman year and sadly this upcoming will be my last year. I have stuck with it because it’s something I’m passionate about. When I first started I wasn’t the strongest member on the team I was far from it. I was pushed and I wasn’t used
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Growing up I didn’t have the life of a normal kid. Yeah‚ I played sports‚ went to school everyday‚ and struggled with the dilemmas of being an eight year old girl‚ but on the side I was also attempting to memorize the names and dosages of all of the new medications I was being filled up with. There was so much new information being thrown at me. At the end of my second grade year I was diagnosed with a chronic muscle disease called JDMS‚ I felt very lost and confused. I didn’t realize it at the time
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I am drawn to the thought that I have done nothing but walked hand in hand with sports‚ right through every important aspect of my life I have been able to rely on athletics to keep me going‚ through times of need‚ stress‚ confusion‚ and discomfort it has been that crutch I have needed to keep me on the right path In school and out of school as well. Of course the exhaustion made it tough when it came down to having to do late night home work sessions and time management‚ but I fell as if it made
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As the wise and charismatic Ferris Bueller once said‚ “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile‚ you could miss it.” Right now I am making many choices that could influence my life forever. That is a lot for an 17-year-old to take on. However‚ In 30 years I will most likely be in the same boat as my parents. I’ll probably be trying to send my children through college‚ and making sure they have everything they need to make it in the world. However‚ what about my life
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I am a very involved student‚ I attend many things inside and outside of school. I have been in our school’s WEB‚ or where everyone belongs‚ class‚ which is similar to ASB. I am in my school’s Drama Class and love being involved in the plays and productions. Along with both of those‚ I am in the California Junior Scholarship Federation and hold a position in office. I love being in CJSF because I get to help my community and those in need by doing service hours‚ my favorite places to volunteer
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There were many people in my life who have helped me to becoming who I am today. Everyone is human after-all‚ even leaders make mistakes and have flaws‚ but their flaws allow me to learn and improve myself to become a better person. There are four people in particular who have demonstrated leadership in all its forms‚ and have inspired me to want to walk in their footsteps. My parents are two of my biggest influencers‚ they taught me from birth to the individual I am today. My mother was a natural
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I’m a seventeen year old African American Christian girl‚ who has no idea what she going to be in life. When I was ten years old my mother‚ Candyce Brockington‚ died from cancer. While she was alive‚ I swore I would become a doctor and cure cancer. After she died‚ I didn’t know who I was‚ let alone who I wanted to become. Completely lost and confused‚ my main focus became my studies‚ not because I enjoyed it‚ but because it keep me focus on the big picture‚ college. When my mother was still alive
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My High School Success Plan I think my success plan has to do with me with my academic history how I started out‚ I will begin with middle school as the beginning when I first came to Summit Int’l Prep it was rocky in 6th grade I was failing two classes Math and Music class but I was passing all my other classes with B’s and A’s then all the way to 7th grade my grades were good I had high A’s and B’s then one C because there was like one class I was not understanding at the moment and then in 8th
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