Sophomore slump

My first year of High School I was very nervous. I feared I wouldn’t be able to pass my classes and graduate. A major reason why I was very doubtful was because none of my brothers had graduated from High School. They immigrated to this country in their teen years with my parents. The change of home and having to learn a new language was very hard on them. Eventually they dropped out of High School and chose to start working instead to help my parents economically. I also had to learn English as…

The most recent event about race that has been on my mind lately, was my senior year of high school. My days as a high school senior was one of the worst times of my life, but it was also the most enlightening time of my life. During that year, I understood what it meant to be a black girl dating, and the depressing consequences that my stereotype placed on me. I went to Springbrook high school in Silver Spring, Maryland. The area I lived in and the school is racially made up of mostly black…

It was Easter break of my junior year in high school. I had just finished recovering from a catastrophic injury that I had received while playing football. I had broken my ankle and needed to have a plate and seven screws put into it. It was difficult mentally and physically to come back from being my whole life basically, revolves around athletics. Having my life being impacted by this incident alone I was having a tough time from getting my mind straight. Only my parents helped me realize what…

Jayce Gooch Compare and Contrast Freshman to junior year of high school are very different. I changed my clothing, hair, activities and I've shaped into the person I am today. I've made new friends and my whole experience has changed throughout high school. There are also similarities between my freshman and junior year. The way I feel about school, some of my friends, and some classes. The first similarity is some of my friends, most of my friends have been with me since the beginning. We…

A single year may not seem like a long time, or that much can change in that short amount of time, but students can change drastically in just a year. I have seen a lot of growth in myself throughout the year, and am pleased with how I have grown. At the beginning of the year, I was quite shy and did not like speaking in front of groups. This impacted my presentation skills as I was unable to speak clearly and with good emotion. Additionally, I have seen myself become better at working with…

Discipline, balance, and commitment. These three concepts are the most valuable factors a dancer must present in order to perform to their best ability. Teachings that not only develop a dancer into a skilled entertainer, but also help form a well taught human being. As a child, I was never a prima ballerina and my love for dance didn't begin at an early age. It took me a long time to figure out what I was passionate about and what I was capable of. Finally when I reached junior high school I…

opportunities." He invited this impressionable 14-year-old to practices, offering words of encouragement. So, I joined as a redshirt with my sights set on next season. When it came around, I went in front of new coaches and players as a Varsity-eligible sophomore. Yet novelty soon yielded to déjà vu: the same excited friends, and the same misprint on the roster. But one thing was different. This time, I took the initiative to seek out my coach. Somewhat surprised to have a cut player come and…

Almost four years ago, I entered Clackamas High School as a confused, shy, awkward freshman. Soon after entering the hallways of this school, I was assigned to a Freshman Assurance group and met with the group leaders. My group leaders were vivacious seniors, who were condescending and gave very little advice on high school. I felt a little intimidated by them, and the activities that they led made most of the freshmen in our group uncomfortable. They told us about their craziest stories and…

I was an eighth grader who thought I everything under control, especially when I was on the court. Basketball was my thing; I had played football and baseball the previous years, but decided to focus on basketball and be the best I could be. I missed playing the other sports, but I got over it once we started our off-season work-outs. I thought I could handle anything thrown at my team, until we made it to the Junior Varsity Championship. My team had a great season before the game, but after…

In high school my most outstanding example of a time when I set an example as a student leader was my sophomore year in high school. My sophomore year of high school I was brought up to the varsity soccer team, the team that I was on was not extremely hard working and or dedicated. As a sophomore I was afraid to stand up and verbally tell the entire team that we need to step it up, or we are going to have a horrible season, so I decided to make my statement apparent by my actions. First, I…