Sophomore

In the past few years I have been able to push through being diagnosed with a chronic syndrome and undergoing a major surgery. My sophomore year of high school I was faced with the struggle of having medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction. As I was trying to recover from this surgery, I was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). It has been a difficult journey; however, my unwavering determination has helped me continue to move forward. It was my second…

As a sophomore, I had to opportunity to get lots of playing time in varsity games and being a young player on the team, getting big playing time, I felt I had to take the leadership role in my sophomore class. Now that I am a senior on the team, I feel more of that weight on my shoulders. Being on the court most of the time, I feel it’s part of my duty…

call on the last day of school my sophomore year. Due to my mother’s recent mammogram and the unknown results. every phone call brought heightened tensions, who knew a minuscule breast lump could bring such severe anxiety. Upon answering the phone, I knew by my mother’s facial expression that the results are what we all feared; she was told that she needed to come in for further consolations and the final reveal of the results. Prior to the summer between my sophomore and junior year of high…

Around two years ago when I was a sophomore in high school the game changed my entire life forever. After many long, hard practices my team was finally in the Conference Tournament for the first time in years. The game was a couple days away but you could already feel the focus and intensity in the air. The upcoming game was against Floyd, one of our biggest rivals; they were stacked with strong, confident players and would defiantly come to win. I was only a sophomore but my Freshman and that…

I became interested in Korean during my sophomore year in high school. At the time, I was learning Mandarin in school and exploring French outside of school. Due to the experience, I was able to gain insight on my learning capabilities and understand my learning style. Frankly, I found it remarkably difficult to balance my study of French with my school related pursuits. This was not necessarily due to the difficulty of the task, but my inability to create a firm platform for me to expand my…

rather than being content with their bachelors degree. Yes, the bachelor degree is on the same level as a high school diploma. Also, they recommend students to network, and intern as much as possible within their sophomore year, but firms today wouldn't even allow a freshman or sophomore to intern for them unless they were a junior, senior or recent graduate from an institution. America is…

My internship during the fall semester for US 460 consisted of being a teacher’s aide for the sophomore class in the President’s Leadership Program. I was actually lucky enough to be able to work with two amazing leaders this semester in Steven Trujillo, and Shanna Farmer. They both have previously graduated from the program, and have teamed up this semester to lead the sophomore class of US 260 through their learning experience and shadowing process. The leadership program works under the rules…

A lot of work goes into putting together a marching band show. The band has to learn and memorize all of the music while paying attention to dynamics, time signatures, and tempos. On top of all of this music, a band has to learn over forty different formations to march to on the field. Before any of this can happen there must be practice. We learn how to march at the beginning and we learn how to play our instruments early on. High school is similar to learning a marching band show. I started…

experiences I have learned valuable lessons. My freshman and sophomore years I was not a good student. I was not motivated to academically better myself and because of that my grades suffered heavily. Those years of carelessness do not accurately represent me as the student I am now. From those mistakes I have learned that success requires diligence, perseverance, and a clear view of the goals I hope to achieve. Freshman and Sophomore year, I simply did not care about my grades or school. Each…

was a blubbering mess. They deserved that medal and every one of their smiles made my day. As DPT students and future professionals, we saw the need [in our community] and wanted to give back,” Toubman said. Toubman as well as Clayton Stocker, sophomore DPT student, are helping coordinate the event. “I try not to put expectations. I just want it to be an event that families are happy about and excited for. I want parents to see their children having a lot of fun and feel good about that,”…