Sophomore

One of the most common mistakes people make is that they define talent and skill synonymously. However, they are two completely different things. Talent you have naturally, you don’t have to work at it. Skill is ability developed from hours and hours of practice at your craft. My best talent is by far my ability to succeed in school, and my natural affinity for STEM topics. However, I believe that my greatest skill comes in Water Polo. I joined Water Polo in seventh grade, because I was too…

During my childhood, I spent an unusual amount of time at construction pads for various reasons, such as friends building new homes and my family looking at new neighborhoods. My father used our time at one of these pads to tie together a lesson. He, in his kind voice, recited First Corinthians 3:11 “For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.” He went on to tell me how foundations determine the grandness of the structure to come; whether that be…

mental sport. Coming into my freshman year of golf, I got on varsity right away. I was very timid because I was the underclassmen playing the fourth position on varsity. I felt like I had a lot of expectations on my golf game. I continued into my sophomore year with confidence because I knew more of what to expect. I earned a medal early in the season. I let the medal go to my head and was over confident. I was not being realistic and the rest of the season I struggled greatly. I let my…

100 years of JROTC: yesterday, today, and tomorrow We learn from our past to prepare for the future while using that knowledge in everyday life. JROTC was first established in 1916 in Leavenworth High School. Since then proud supporting schools of the jrotc program have taught us core values, teamwork, and the ability to suceed even when all odds were stacked against us. For the past 100 years we as a JROTC program have used the tools taught to us to support our nieghbors and our communities.…

While you were in Introduction to Business, you made a career map, and it mapped out all the Marketing courses you planned on taking the four years on campus and you even set goals for yourself in Marketing. However, by Spring of your sophomore year, you decide that Marketing just is not for you, and you want to switch your major to Accounting. Now that you have switched your major, your career map will not match up with the courses that you are now required to take. If changes occur…

My alarm clock sounded, I opened my eyes, and sophomore year of high school began. I accomplished the Herculean effort of dragging myself to the shower, completed my routine, and drove to my high school. The first three classes ended and my teachers and the subjects they taught began the morning perfectly. I arrived at my fourth period history class which included a new teacher named Jordan Thompson and the drama that came with him. Whenever a new teacher began at my high school, gossip fills…

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…

The idea to be athlete never interested me. I was couch potato that watched too many movies. Unfortunately, this led me to become overweight. That’s when I decided to try out for the only sports team in my middle school, basketball. Surprisingly I didn’t make the team. Later, in the year a soccer team was formed. I tried out for the team. I was selected for the team regardless that I didn’t know how to kick the ball in the right direction. Even though my team never won a game I knew that I…

Sayreville War Memorial High School I was told to join clubs. Sophomore year I attended the September SADD meeting. SADD stands for Students Against Destructive Decisions and it is a club that encourages students to confront the daily risks of living in the world today. The advisor, Ms. Corrales, would always pick an issue in society for each meeting and provide us with the best tools to go about handling the issue. During my sophomore year, she invited me to the NJ Regional Conference with our…