Sophomore

Track and field is a sport in which races of various lengths take place on a track while people throw various objects in a field. I was a 100 meter and 200 meter sprinter, and could never imagine running a longer distance. The winter of my sophomore year, I decided to start running the 400 meter sprint during winter track in order to decrease my 200 meter time for the spring season. By the end of the winter track season, I had fallen completely in love with the 400 meter…

The Indiana Association of Student Council, or IASC, is more than a statewide program for all the student councils within Indiana. IASC upholds the pillars of Inspiration, Action, Service, and Character, transforming ordinary students into remarkable leaders through the amazing conventions and camps they hold annually. I, Phillip Phan, am fortunate to be elected as a Northeast District Representative for the IASC Executive Committee. Being a part this committee has been life-changing thus far,…

If I were asked to determine what Broadway show best represents my life, I would reply simply, Rent. Loosely adapted, my role would be to portray main character Roger Davis . I say this because Rodger and I are similar in the way that we both have a hard time coming up with new and original content. While Rogers issue revolves around his music, my issue is with essays. Ironically, we both know new material is necessary for our occupations, but due to certain circumstances we are both unable to…

participating in two shows with Troupe 900 (Drama Department), the Advanced Placement course deemed the most difficult (AP World History), and the various other difficult classes in my schedule. On the club side I had been elected, as a sophomore into presidency of Sophomore class and Interact Club, a high school service organization sponsored by Rotary Club. Being VP of Freshman class allowed…

put on by the high school such as plays concerts athletics and parades were my favorite thing. Today I am a three sport athlete, with varsity letters in tennis, basketball and football. I have participated in high school politics, I was the sophomore class Vice President. I am a member of concert choir, who performs regularly for the community. I am also in the Drama three class in my high school, in which we write and create our own play to perform for the community…

My Real Life Realization of my Sophomore Year Ever since I can remember, I have always had trouble when it comes to writing. I was often called things like “stupid” or “unintelligent” by my classmates when I would ask for help over and over on the same topic I had asked about ten minutes before. That is, until my tenth grade year when I met my new English teacher for the year, Mrs. Kimbal. I remember sitting, front row, in that tiny, heat ridden room contemplating whether or not I actually…

I attended my first ever Lumenocity event during the summer between my sophomore and junior year. One of my good friends, Matt, came along for the event. After we staked out some prime seats, we started joking about different clubs we could start at our high school. One of the clubs Matt and I joked about was Lumberjack Club. Neither of us were lumberjacks, never touched an axe in our lives. I co-founded Lumberjack Club with Matt during the beginning of our junior year. The slogan we created was…

My entire high school career has been involved with the arts. My interest range from theater, music, dance and other aspects of the arts. In high school I have been involved in: drama team, musicals, choir, show choir, debate, A+ program, and Sophomore tutoring, just to name a few. The productions that I have been apart of include: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Guys and Dolls, Check Please, Canned Hamlet, Big Fish, and and Improv Show at Central High School. I have also…

In New York State, Regents are state administered exams given to evaluate each student in order to promote to the subsequent grade. The exam of the day was Earth Science, the “hardest” exam for High School Sophomores. A random teacher, who often walked out of the classroom, was proctoring the exam. Surprisingly, many of the students began to exchange answers and exams. Due to the commotion, the teacher returned and asked, “ Isn’t this a Regents exam, who is…

Ever since I was a child, I knew that I wanted to be a teacher. Until recently, I did not know that I wanted to be a music teacher. When I was little, I loved helping my friends through hard work or teaching them how to do something. In the fifth grade, I started to play my first instrument, the trombone. I instantly fell in love with how fun it was to learn a new piece of music and the joy of correctly playing a hard composition. In the sixth grade, I switched instruments to the tuba. When I…