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The Outline of my High School Career
After two years being at Lindsay High school, I have come to realize that my years as an adolescent are almost over and it is important to be prepared for what is yet to come. Looking back on this year as well as my freshman year, the most memorable times I had were when I spent time with my “AVID family” as well as my “AVID cousins” who are two years older than us and getting ready to graduate. Seeing them prepare for the real world and move on to bigger and better things provides me with the inspiration and motivation I need to be able to look at myself and say “I want to be in their shoes when I graduate and be able to attend a four year university, with equal or more scholarships they received.” Being close to a class that has basically completed their four years of high school, has severed to be very beneficial due to the fact that they were able to provide me with the advice I will need to know in order to survive my remaining two years here at Lindsay High. One piece of advice I will continue to carry with me is: “it only gets harder from here so keep at it and you will be able to live the life you are dreaming of.” I find this advice to be very significant because not only does it apply to LHS, but it also pertains to the real world in the sense that no matter what, life will throw some very difficult obstacles our way but as long as we continue to work at it, we will surely succeed in life. I do believe that the friends I have made though our “AVID families” will be ones that I will look back on and be forever thankful for giving me the motivation I need to go to the college of my dreams. After considering the number of schools my AVID cousins were accepted to, I do believe that if I begin to work even harder and push myself much more, I will be able to achieve as much as they have. As my Sophomore year comes to an end, I am realizing that I could have done so much more and I should have pushed myself to get involved with school activities such as clubs and attending sporting events. Luckily, I was able to realize this before it was too late and now I have set new goals for myself to attain for next year. For my junior year, I hope to be involved with class office, ASB, and be involved in at least four clubs if I decide that I will not be able to take on a sport. There are a number of reasons why I find it important to be involved with school but the main reasons are: to be able to be a part of the school environment in order to enjoy my remaining years there, and to be able to make a difference in the school whether they be minor changes for the class or changing something for the whole school. In addition to getting the satisfaction of being a part of the school, staying involved and helping organize events will look good on college applications which played a major role in the acceptance of a lot of my AVID cousins. I will carry their advice with me for the remainder of my highschool career and some, I will carry with me forever because the relationships and bonds we have created will be will us so long as we allow it to remain in our hearts.
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AuthorNatalia Vasquez- Archives
December 2016
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