Why I Want To Attend High School

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In the summer you can find me busing tables and answering to the hangry tourists that dine at Bar Harbor Restaurant. Eight hour shifts, seven days a week, but on the occasional slow days I’d get to cut out early so my summers are still filled with adventure. Hiking uphill through the thick brush to reach the peak of Dude Mountain, where the ground meets the watercolor skies. Biking through the overpopulated wooden docks downtown, points for pedestrians (just kidding). From fishing to jumping off the docks, to camping beneath the starry skies with friends, nothing beats Alaskan Summers.
When the sun disappears, and the days quickly turn to nights, I trade my apron in for a volleyball uniform and spend my eight hour shifts in the classroom. As team captain, I’ve received all conference and all academic honors. Volleyball seasons ends just in time for Basketball season to start. Locals of all ages pack the gym. Playing in front of the people I love
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I’ve missed out on a lot of high school things, but it opened up new opportunities like being able to job shadow during my medical terminology class, joining theatre club as well as journalism, and becoming a student worship leader at my youth group. It’s also the reason that I want to be in the medical field, One day I’m going to change the world with my story. Adversity has brought our family closer. We’ve financially struggled with my injuries, but my parents have never made me feel guilty and always do whatever it takes to get me the health care that I need. I am really close to my brother, Isaac. He is two years older than me and plays basketball on a full ride scholarship at Cal Maritime. I also have a little sister who is ten and she swims. Then, there is my best friend, Lucy. She’s a chocolate lab whom I brought home as a puppy two years ago. I pulled the ACL card, and was able to keep

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