When life hits you
Waking up the morning of August 15th really hit me. It was the first day of school, also could be my last day having a first day of school. Not only was it my first day of school, I am a senior now. I remember walking through the front gates of the high school as a freshman excited to finally be with all the older and big kids, and now you can say I just happen to be one of them. Since I was younger, teachers, friends, and family would always say study hard and go to college it will help you later on, and that time flies you’ll be out of high school soon. It didn’t really hit me when they said time flies until now that the time really has passed.
Walking into school as a senior now was different; thinking now you have more responsibilities, thinking you’ll be leaving soon, having to support yourself and family. The first day of school seemed like every other first day of school, real boring just listening to the teachers talk but now you actually cared and want to pass all your classes because it counts in the end. One new thing that it took getting use to was our new bell schedule it was different, every day was the same class you had the day before the last time you had them, and it was hard knowing they messed up my school class schedule.
After I got all settled in after they fixed my classes the day went on and one challenging class I came across was going to be by far the hardest class I had. There was a lot of work to be done between small periods of time. I knew I was going to have so much work to do but it needed to be done. At that moment I knew for sure I had no time to waste and I knew I had to be on top of my work if I really wanted to graduate.
As the day continued school was coming to an end and I had to go work right after and I had already been given a couple assignments. I knew it was going to be challenging having to do both study and work after school the days I was scheduled to work. But I knew if I really worked and put in time and effort that it’ll be worth it in the end. As the day passed it was overall a good first last day of school. Got home from work and started to do some work for my ap class I had.
Walking into school as a senior now was different; thinking now you have more responsibilities, thinking you’ll be leaving soon, having to support yourself and family. The first day of school seemed like every other first day of school, real boring just listening to the teachers talk but now you actually cared and want to pass all your classes because it counts in the end. One new thing that it took getting use to was our new bell schedule it was different, every day was the same class you had the day before the last time you had them, and it was hard knowing they messed up my school class schedule.
After I got all settled in after they fixed my classes the day went on and one challenging class I came across was going to be by far the hardest class I had. There was a lot of work to be done between small periods of time. I knew I was going to have so much work to do but it needed to be done. At that moment I knew for sure I had no time to waste and I knew I had to be on top of my work if I really wanted to graduate.
As the day continued school was coming to an end and I had to go work right after and I had already been given a couple assignments. I knew it was going to be challenging having to do both study and work after school the days I was scheduled to work. But I knew if I really worked and put in time and effort that it’ll be worth it in the end. As the day passed it was overall a good first last day of school. Got home from work and started to do some work for my ap class I had.
seeing the future
So far this year has been a tough year. Being a senior and having a lot of different due dates and stuff to turn in, filling out papers and applications applying to colleges. I am on pace on all of my classes except for ap spanish literature. That is by far the hardest class I have taken throughout all the years I have been in school. It is a real advanced class and you can’t slack off. My senior project is coming along good I have been doing most of it from time to time and doing work for it. From my job I learned to appreciate everybody more and what they do for our city, some people put themselves at risk every day at what they do for others. I haven't really made any plans for my future, I just plan to go to college and I have a couple ideas on what I want to do but I have not really chosen yet. I submitted applications to Fresno State and Sacramento. I am excited for high school being over but then I have a bigger of a responsibility because I am on my own from there. I've been involved in Asb and am a part of the Spanish Honors Society club, and I also play basketball. It has been a great but tough year and I hope it only gets better.
clocks ticking
The year going by fast and the second semester coming up, it is crazy how fast time flies. Did not believe it when they said “these next four years will go by really fast” now here I am almost ready to graduate. As winter break coming up I am doing good and all my classes but struggling in one. That class is Ap Spanish literature, it is by far one of the toughest classes I have taken and it is one of the only classes I am currently behind in. I’ve enjoyed all the school activities dress up days I participated in most of them for the first time during homecoming week and it has been fun. My plans for the holidays is a lot of basketball, we have a Santa Maria trip tournament that we will be going to as a team and also a lot of games to play over break. Also spending the holidays with friends and family and starting off the New Year with friends. I am excited for the new year, graduation getting closer and closer and almost off on my own, it has been a great four years and a lot of people have taught me lot of stuff whether it was good or bad and has prepared me for the real world.
coming to an end
With graduation coming up, I am not as nervous as many people are and I am ready to graduate. One of the things that has prepared me a lot for the future is mom, always pushing me to do better and learn new things and that she will not always be there and at some point in life I will have to do it on my own, and some of the things I will have to be doing in the future on my own I have already done, thanks to my mom putting me in different situations that I will be in when she will not be there to help, for example I have gone to many basketball camps and lived in dorms for a week, also working before I was able to with family and to now having my first job since I was legally able to work at the age of 16. I feel like she has prepared me to be on my own. I am looking forward to finally start going to school for something I want to do in the future and finally moving out of the house being on my own, which will be hard at first, going from living with someone your whole life to finally saying goodbyes and leaving off to college. Im grateful for every obstacle I have overcome especially all the struggles which have shaped me most to person I am today, Im thankful for all the people who have stayed with me till this day and didn't switch up and believed in me, all my coaches I have had for basketball in the past years growing up till now, teachers that have kept pushing me when things were tough, and finally my parents for providing me with everything I need since I was a baby till now, without them I wouldn't be the person I am today.