Reflections

In the beginning, high school was pretty much a breeze. When I was a freshman, I was afraid of the seniors because they were huge and they all looked so much older, which is sort of odd now because I don’t think our class looks as old as I thought their class did. In the first few years, I didn’t really do much outside of school aside from religion classes at St. John’s, so I mostly focused on school and keeping my grades up. Even at that time, the most important thing to me was getting into a good college so I could have a successful future. Looking back, I wish I’d put myself out there more and got more involved in clubs and sports. My freshman year I wanted to try out for the Rifle Team, and I almost did, but when I went to the meeting, I saw how many people were trying out and I didn’t even show up to the tryouts because I didn’t think I would make it. I regretted that for a long time. Then in 10 th grade, knowing how bad it felt after I chickened out, I decided to go for it and ...

I was a horrible student in middle school. My homework was never done on time and I hated everything about school, so I stopped trying. Even though my homework was never done, though, I still managed to pull off pretty high grades on my tests and my report cards. I was on the Honor Roll most times, and when I wasn’t I was definitely on the Merit Roll. I didn’t do any sports and I never participated in any school functions or spirit days because I was convinced it was uncool. For the most part, I was kind of isolated from everyone. However, my friends forced me to go to a few Fun Nights and I had a blast every time. My favorite class was French because we always had so much fun together, but I also loved Technology because I got to make things and work with things hands-on. Although, it was fairly obvious that my teachers didn’t like me due to my lack of homework and participation in class. I almost failed Social Studies in 7 th grade because I didn’t do any of the final project. Simi...

I don’t remember much from my first six years of schooling, but I know that I really enjoyed my experience. I was social and energetic, and I was always active. I can also admit that I was a little bit of a trouble maker. I remember in kindergarten I had Mrs. Scimia as a teacher, but she went on maternity leave for a large portion of the school year, so I was left with Mrs. Koebl as a substitute and I didn’t like her at all. My favorite part of the day was free time because I loved to play with the little animal toys. Most of my friends from school were boys and I remember my dad always teasing me about my “boyfriends”. In first grade I was an active member on the Red Dragons soccer team. My most vivid memory of soccer was when we faced the light blue team featuring my good friend, Jenna Rutowski, who, at kickoff, kicked the ball straight in my face. I quit the team after the season was over, although I wish now that my parents made me stick with it. From kindergarten to 5 th grade, ...