School Academics and Extracurriculars
One of the most influential classes I've ever taken.
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"There is no 'I' in team but there is a 'me'."
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High School ReflectionHigh school. For some, hearing this brings anxiety, fear, anger, glory, a sigh, or an SMH perhaps. For me, it brings me back to an incredible 4 year journey filled with many 2 am or 4 am nights, a load of "WAIT I CAN'T SEE", heartbreak, drama, pride, failed calculus tests, 2s on my AP test score, and game after game of warming up the bench. Of course those aren't my best take aways; I'll never forget the club I started, the friends I've made and forced to join my club, the enemies who taught me that I don't have to make everyone happy, and the teachers and staff that have taught me so much about life and myself. To them, I extend the biggest thank you. All these people aided in my own self discovery and the value of figuring out who I am is worth more than gold.
I will be breaking down my years from being a freshie to being a senior who didn't want to leave Galileo behind. This is my story... well... at least a summary of it. Fall 2014 : The 1st Day Of Freshman Year The 7:55 bell rings and I head to my first class. I already knew where it was because I scouted out my route to my classrooms. There was no way I was going to look like a lost child. I EVEN WROTE MY CLASSES ON MY ARM!!! (#swimmerthings). On my way out of my 2nd period, I told the teacher "I don't care if I fail your class, I just want to learn." He stopped me and told me I wouldn't fail. That man is Rivera. Fast forward to some random time in the year, I ask him about how I should break up with my boyfriend. He tells me to watch 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover. I didn't understand it when and I looked at him like what??? but I kind of get it now, not ready, kind of. My first Song & Yell was so funny; I think we did a Lion King thing. It was bad compared to the seniors. Man Seniors are cool. I met a lot of people that year, both smart and dumb and even some that called my bluff. I'm not super smart and they saw that. Oh and I played bench for JV volleyball, Varsity for basketball, and jumped F/S for Track. Sophomore Year 2015-2016 I took my first AP class, AP World. EZest class ever. All we did was read, take notes,watch John Green, and take quizzes and test. Cossey hated my hates because they had "no system" to it which I disagree; indenting because a topic relates to another topic works. Then indenting because you found something that relates to that something you indented. And then maybe a 3rd indent if it really falls into that. I chose to play JV basketball this year even though I could play varsity because it offered more playing time; Even though the coaches were bad, I learned a lot. I learned how to be a leader and that isn't something to take for granted. This year, I joined the shadowing program. So what this means is that I had an 8th grader following me all day or half a day to get a feel of the school. It's super fun and I recommend everyone to try it. Nothing really happened this year. Jump To Junior Year 2016-2017 Pending Updates... |
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