Senior year was the year I had always been waiting for, it is the year where one starts to really get a good taste of what a good challenge in life would be. To this point today my senior year hasn’t been as expected but I know things will change for the better. So far I am keeping up and staying on track on all my classes, it is one thing that this year I will try to improve on because I know that in the past years I have not focused enough on it and get lazy as the semester fly’s by. As of now I am not working on anything that is related to my senior project, but I am looking for someone to job shadow so maybe that is something that is related to my senior project. Something exciting about my senior project is that I get to job shadow a professional. That just gives a really good perspective of what it would be like to be the person your job shadowing. I am looking forward to a lot my senior year, one of my main expectations this year is to hopefully receive a sports scholarship to keep doing what I do best and that is play soccer. I feel like I’ve really earned every opportunity that has been given to me because I have worked long hours for them. I know that a lot of teachers don’t like to hear that a student is more focused on sports or something else rather than school but I would be lying if I said school comes first to me. On the other hand i’m not bad in school at all, maybe if I put a little more effort into school I would be an excellent student but I want to be an excellent student athlete. Which requires more dedication than being a regular student or a regular athlete because one has to put in extra time trying to do both practice and do homework. I am also looking forward graduating with a 3.5 or higher this year. Getting my GPA up this year is one thing i’m really focusing on this year. Lastly i’m looking to have a good relationship with all my teachers. My main goal this year is to do something that no one has done or simply do what no one expects from me this year. One of those things no one expects me to do is receive a sports scholarship this year; I have been told in person that soccer won’t get me anywhere in life, mainly from teachers so when I do receive one I would love to see the look in there face. My plans for the future are very simple, I plan to go on to a 4 year university get a degree and go on from there. I’m not very sure what I want to major in but i’m not too worried about it because many college students switch their majors various times while attending a university. Hopefully I get a degree and with the help of God I can get a job, have family kids and teach them my ways.
Journal 2
Since my last journal entry few things have changed, my senior year to this date has been espectacular. It's really been what I had hoped for and more, since I am a senior now I feel more of a leader someone that people look up to. Also soccer season has now started so that means I have to be really focused in soccer but not leave school so far behind. Last year after soccer season was over I was on pace on only 2 of my classes, this year I plan to do different. I plan to stay on pace on all of my classes and do good in soccer at the same time, it will be something hard to accomplish but I know I can get it done. I'm doing just fine on most of my classes except for AP Spanish Lit. it's a tough and difficult class to take. I know I can finish the work in there but sometimes I get overwhelmed with the homework that the teacher gives us and I will end up doing no homework. I hope to finish on pace by the end of the semester on all my classes but most importantly my AP class.
One thing I am finding difficult this year is keeping up on ALL of my classes. Sometimes I will be 6/7 on my classes and I'll lean on that class to finish it and get up to date, but will stop focusing so much on the other classes and will fall of pace on those. So I catch up on one and fall off pace on the other. I'm not so much into my senior project but I somewhat enjoy writing about my experiences and hopes. I like that I can put my thoughts out there, like what I hope happens with my life later on or what happens with my soccer career later. My senior year has been great not just because I am a senior but because of the people I hang out with. They make my senior year that much better; I liked that this year me and my friends are more involved with school activities like dress up days. Last year we weren’t really into school or had school spirit. That’s why this year is good and it's only getting better.
Journal 3
As far as winter breaks go I strongly believe this was the greatest winter break i’ve had so far. I had a blast in mexico this winter break. Just getting to see all my cousins and all my family that I had not seen in years was wonderful. I love the fact that they were all as excited to see me as I was to see them. It was also good for me to see where I came from and see where my parents were born and raised, because I realized why they are the way they are and why they made the choices they made. What I loved most about semester one is that it's over. I’m glad that it’s done and threw, now I have to worry about going into second semester. One thing I regret about first semester is that I didn’t do as good as I would have liked to. I only had a week after I came back to catch up and be on pace on all my classes. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to catch up on all my classes, since I left to Mexico two weeks before winter break I missed out on a lot of classwork. So in a way I regret going to Mexico just because of how behind I fell back on my classes. Since last semester went by really quick i’m starting to realize more and more that this year is about to end and I need to push harder than ever. That way I will go into college with a good mentality and won’t have those thoughts of giving up. Before my high school career ends I need to accomplish few things. I need to raise my GPA to at least a 3.5. I need to pass my Econ and English classes with a 3.5 or higher. Even though I only need Econ and English to graduate I need to pass all my 7 classes because if I don’t I will not feel good about myself and won’t go with good momentum into college. College applications are a lot of stress since there is a lot to fill out. The first application seems like it will never end but once the first one is finished the other college applications are fairly easier. What is also stressful about them is that even when you have sent your application sometimes there might be unmatched items with the application and the portal so you have to make calls and send emails to try and fix is and it is really time consuming. As far as jobs go after graduation I have not really made any steps on trying to find a job. Since I am in soccer right now and have practice everyday after school I don’t really have time for a job. Hopefully after soccer I can get a job or maybe after I graduate so my mom won’t have to spend a cent on me going to college.
Journal 4
Instead of being nervous for graduation I am actually excited, I can’t wait to graduate and see what college is like. The only thing i’m nervous about towards graduation is grad night. At first I didn’t really care about grad night but now my friends that have been to grad night are talking to me about it I really want to go, so that means I have to once again work harder in school to try and catch up on all my classes. As far as preparations I haven’t really taken any steps towards graduating other than applied to 4 colleges and buy my cap and tassel. I also did apply for 2 scholarships one called res4kids and a scholarship my advisor asked me to fill out. I still need to apply for more scholarships and write my essays for those scholarships. I also like every other student need to pass all my classes. I am really behind in physiology because I got assigned to that class when the students in there were already in MT3 so I was already 3 MTs behind. Then I left 2 weeks before winter break and they finished another MT. So when I came back from Mexico I was another MT behind. What i’m looking forward to is summer, I feel like this summer will be my best summer yet because i’m planning on going to Costa Rica. I’m really looking to have a great time over there. My birthday will also be spent in Costa Rica and just thinking of it makes me feel so excited. I also want to go to Costa Rica because I have not been in another country other than Mexico and here. Of course before I go to Costa Rica or start enjoying my summer I have to plan out what college I will be attending and how I will be attending it. Looking back to senior year I am grateful for the new friends I made, I am thankful for my mom that helped me all throughout high school. I also could not leave the great advice and lessons from what I believe is the greatest teacher in Lindsay High, Mr. Gutierrez. He was on me ever since I met him, the things that he taught me will forever help in later on in college. I am also very proud of my soccer team this year. Although we didn’t reach the ultimate goal we played great and had an outstanding season. Im very proud of the fact that we went undefeated in league and took only 4 goals in all those league games. Going undefeated in league has only been done once in the Lindsay Soccer Program and I am very delighted to have been part of both of those undefeated seasons. I am happy about the fact that I will be the first in my family to be attending a college. This will be one of my greatest accomplishments in life because I will not only be setting an example for my younger siblings but also my soccer friends.