Sophomore

Mock Trial has been in Minnesota competing since 1987. Buffalo Mock Trial has been around for roughly 24 years, and this year the Buffalo Varsity Mock Trial team went to state. Despite it’s rave about going to state, the organization hasn't been known to well, but now it's the rave of the school. Mock trial started in Minnesota in 1987, that is when the 1st championship was held. Buffalo Mock Trial’s last win in state was in 2007. Last year they did not make it. But this year they worked their…

unnecessary, I still tried to asset myself among my teammates. Up to the end of sophomore year, I saw my need to be a leader as advantageous; being a leader meant respect from peers. I often imagine high school as a giant extended metaphor; each year represents a portion of a vast ocean. Freshmen year was the tumultuous waves during a storm; it was stress-filled and contained unsuspected challenges. By the time sophomore year came around, the waves had quelled and the waves that were hurled my…

mindset, making new friends & knowing it was going to be MY year. I had faced many successes academically and faced a few failures that I am going to improve my sophomore year so I don’t make the same mistakes. My main priority going into freshman year was to excel in all my classes since I wanted to get off to a good start. Being a sophomore now, I consider myself to be proud to be a part of the Cedar Shoals community. My freshman year, I had…

and softball, only two realize at the end of sophomore year, I was not playing to please myself. I was playing to maintain the illusion that this was something I wanted since I had been playing for 12 years. I was afraid of change, I was afraid of letting anyone down, especially my father, who had been my coach for all of that time. But, the thing that encouraged me to start doing what I love was when I found the art department at my school. My sophomore year, I took my first photography course…

uneventful, however I did join a club that would later grow to be one of my greatest passions, C.A.G.E. the drama club here at Maquoketa High School. I was enjoying my life and enjoying high school, however things were not destined to stay this way. My sophomore year saw a downward spiral of my mental health, what I originally simply chalked up to being simply a, “moody…

permitted. During my freshman year, I asked my counselor if I could take more challenging courses. She agreed and by sophomore year I was in honors chemistry, geometry, English, and history. While it was more difficult, I enjoyed the challenge of the higher level courses. At Immaculate, I played varsity field hockey, ice hockey, and lacrosse as a freshman and continued on my sophomore year. I really liked my coaches in field hockey. They taught me more about the sport and showed me how to…

opener. I did not catch on to my responsibilities until a month into school. All I had going was my organization, and I thought my voice, until I realized my class was of 520 students and band in comparison was 120. The purpose of myself becoming Sophomore Class President, was not the title neither was it for the popularity, it was for my class. It was my desire to…

Music to the Ears If you mess up just once in your life, it could affect your future. In the ninth grade, I came close to ending my music career by simply dropping out from the choir program in anger of not getting into my choir of choice. But if I went through with this choice, I would have felt empty. With the help of my brother who was a senior and has been in the program all four years, I was not only put in my choir of choice later that week from exemplifying stellar job work, but also…

time I saw the play La Virgen de Tepeyac and was captivated and took the play to heart. I decided to join the play the following year.Since freshmen year I have participated in the La Virgen Del Tepeyac play.At first as one of the towns people.My sophomore year I became a musician. We would practice in September until we preformed in December.We would preform in various churches and convey the message of the play.For four years I have preformed the play and never get tired of it and my…

experiences that become pivotal and defining moments, moments that shape us into who we are today and even cause us to change our attitude or perspective on life itself. Two of the most defining experiences in my life happened around the same time, sophomore year. My life changed so much just within the course of a few months. One of these signature moments in my life was a happy one, the other, the worst thing I’ve ever had to go through. There are two days of my life that I will never forget…