Summer flew right past our eyes. We’re finally Seniors! Even though I don’t feel or look like a Senior, I feel like I’ve hit the anxiety level of a Senior already. The scariest part about all this… is that this is only the beginning, it only gets harder from here. I have had the best three years of my life so far attending Lindsay High School and I have no doubt that Senior year will be any different. So far Senior year is looking pretty great, and knowing that I’ve stuck around the same group of friends these past 3 years is a bittersweet feeling. I’m feeling very anxious about Senior year and i still don’t know what to expect. I’ve been preparing for the worst and the best things that might be thrown at me. I feel like my schedule is going to be a lot to deal with because I’m barely starting Chemistry, Spanish 2, and I’m trying to finish Algebra 2. Math has always been a huge struggle for me, but I feel like the math department at LHS is doing a great job at being patient with me & getting me through the years so that I can stay on the university track . I’m just going to try to avoid procrastination and not let it get the best of me because I do plan on attending a four year college after I graduate High School. College is not that far away, and I have no idea how I'm going to survive that. I’m halfway through my senior project so far, the only thing I’m struggling with is the journals. It would have been nice to know I had to start writing Freshman year so that I can go back and read how all my thoughts about High School has changed over the years. For my Senior year, the thing I look forward to the most, is the rush. College applications, Senior exit interviews, my last year cheering, Grad Nite, Graduation practices, and last but not least...The day I get to walk on that field with all these other amazing students I got to grow up with here in Lindsay. I know it sounds weird , but I am actually excited to be stressed, I’m excited for that Senior year feeling. We’ve been having it way too easy these past 3 years and now that I think about it, I really shouldn't have complained about work being hard my freshman year because it only got harder and harder. Looking back now, freshman year was a piece of cake. My goals for this year are to apply to as many colleges that I can. My first choice in a college would be Fresno State, because it's not too far from home. I would like to major in criminology and study criminal justice. My career is to be either a correctional officer or a criminal profiler. I couldn’t be more excited to finally enter the real world and I think i’m almost ready for this.
WE'RE ONLY HALFWAY THERE - Journal #2 11/15/16
This year is really something else. It’s going by way too fast I can’t keep up. We recently had our homecoming and our Bell Week which were two of the best weeks I’ve had so far! Especially because I still have the same friends around to enjoy each moment with. My favorite part so far was being apart of the LHS Powderpuff. Not only did I get put in one of the coolest positions but we WON! I played snapper and it costed me a couple bruises… but I had a lot of fun. As far as the bell game goes, It didn’t turn out how I expected it to. I really thought we would get the bell back from Strathmore but I guess you always have prepare for the worst and best. All that really mattered was the boy’s played one great season and they made us all nothing but proud. One thing I’m going to miss the most about football season is taking pictures with the football players after every game and letting them know how great they played. Oh! And I can’t forget celebrating after every game no matter what with a pizza dinner at Tony’s Pizza. I have got to say I’m pretty proud of myself so far. I’ve been keeping myself on pace in mostly all of my classes. The only class that I’ve been struggling with is Chemistry. Boy is chemistry tough! But I know I’ll find my way through this, I have to. My Senior project on the other hand is coming along very well. I’ve been keeping up to pace with all the Senior project assignments and I haven’t had any problems getting anything done on time. During the summer I did my job shadow with a police officer from the Lindsay Police Department. I am still very interested in going to the criminal justice field. I don’t necessarily have a plan as far as my career, but one thing I know I can do to get me there is my education. I do plan on graduating from High School and leaving to college to graduate with a Bachelors Science Degree in Criminal Justice. I have already submitted 4 college applications to: CSU Fresno, CSU Sacramento, CSU Long Beach, and CSU San Jose. The colleges I’m feeling most confident about are Fresno State and Sacramento. I really hope I get accepted into one of the two because Fresno is close to home and Sacramento has a great criminal justice program. I’m honestly not excited to be done with High school. I’ve been having so much fun and the part I think I’ll miss the most is my friends and always looking forward to seeing them at break and then leaving with them to get tacos for lunch. Nothing can ever replace times like those. I will take advantage of every second I have left in High school… I don’t ever want this to end. It’s getting so real.
2016 NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD - Journal #3 12/15/16
FINALLY! Our last winter break is almost here. Boy does time fly. The faster it goes the scarier it gets. It’s safe to say that I’m on pace in ALL of my classes. But the class that I am still struggling with is Chemistry. I’m on pace in that class but I’m struggling to learn the content, I have no clue what is going on. I’m really anxious about this class because it’s basically my ticket into my four year University I plan to go to. It’d be a tragedy if I weren’t to pass. But now isn’t the time to procrastinate. It’s my last months of my Senior year in highschool and I’m going to try to enjoy this as much as I possibly could. Memories are in the making and I have no choice but to stay faithful in the idea of me finishing all my classes and still putting in some fun time. So far this year has actually been one of the best yet, but I know 2017 has so much in store for us seniors. Some activities I’ve enjoyed this year the most still has to be homecoming. Nothing can top that week it was one of the funnest times I’ve ever had. Mostly because it involved all of my best friends and we made some memories that can never be replaced. We’re headed into basketball season so I know for a fact it’ll be a fun last season cheering with my girls. I still remember our first basketball season in Highschool, It was the best! Our team was so good and it just keeps getting better every year. Sad to say it is the last sport we cheer for which means cheering is coming to an end. I don’t see myself cheering in college or anywhere in the future, so this is going to be pretty hard on me. I’ve cheered almost all my life and nothing has ever made me happier than being on a team with people who all share the same likes as I do. But I am WAY too excited for all of our senior activities in 2017. For the holidays I plan to spend most of my time with my family. I hardly ever get to see most of them because this is a big year for me and alot needs to get done. I need to stay focused. I’m super excited for it to be 2017. It’s finally going to be OUR YEAR. We’ve waited way too long for this, but with all the hard work we’ve been focused on… we had yet to realize 2017 is already right around the corner. This is so scary. It gets more real every day that passes by. We have our last winter formal coming up… Senior prom, awards night, Gradnite… then within a blink of an eye, it’s graduation time. Wow. Thank you 2016, you never looked so good, but 2017 is TAKING OVER.