Journal #1 freshman year
Coming into a new school my freshman year has been a little tough but luckily I have found some good friends that I can hang out with and motivate me to do better in school. I don’t really understand the performance based system but I’m sure ill understand it due time. I got a little behind pace in some of my English classes and have begun to stay after school Tuesdays and Thursdays to get caught up in those classes. So far high school has been really fun because I have great friends but I just need to stay on track in my classes. I am behind pace a whole semester for English but I know I can catch up if I continue to stay after school. Next year I plan on getting more involved with the school and playing football but I chose not to play this year because I have a job at my dad’s business. My dad owns a jewelry store that I sometimes go and work at which always keeps me from doing homework sometimes. I’m struggling a little in my math class too but I have a great teacher who has been helping me stay on pace and gives me a lot of attention. I plan on doing a lot of homework over breaks and days I don’t have school to get caught up in the classes I am not passing. In all honesty I haven’t been really taking school seriously and if I want to pass and graduate I need to step up my game. I know next year I will try to get rid of all my bad habits. I have been procrastinating a lot and sometimes I won’t even do the homework that is given to me. I plan on going to college one day and doing something great in life but I don’t know what I want to be yet. My parents have always supported me and I know they’ll continue to support me with whatever choices I make. I started working out with a friend and have started getting really into working out although I don’t have much time for it. I l know next year if I do decide to play football it would be hard to go to practice, go to the gym, and then do homework but if I truly work hard I know I can handle it. I look forward to my next school years here at Lindsay High School this is a great school with great teachers that care about you and want to do everything to help you pass. Mr.Guss is a great teacher that has motivated me to stay focused on school and really showed me the importance of school, because of him I feel like I need to stay on pace and graduate with a high GPA so I can get into a great college. Although I’m not sure what I want to do with my life yet I know I want to be someone that helps others just so I can help them like people have helped me.
journal #2 Sophmore year
So far my sophomore year has been good. I finally got back on pace in English thanks to Mr.Guss who is leaving this year to go teach in another school. I played football this year like I said I would and made many new friends and memories. I started the first few games and then got switched in and out for the last half of the season I won’t forget our last game opening kickoff when I dove to make a tackle and dislocated my finger. The sad part about that was I wasn’t able to play the rest of our final game against our rival Strathmore. During the time I played football I stopped working but I still continued to work out each day after practice and I would actually do my homework this year. Most of my classes are really easy and I haven’t been struggling as much as last year. As long as I continue to turn my work in on time and I feel like I could pass all my classes this year. I feel like I’ve grown a lot as an individual I started working out and started helping people work out and get into fitness. I plan on competing in a bodybuilding show sometime my junior year I have developed a passion for working out and I don’t think I’ll ever stop. Now that my sophomore year is almost over I hope to continue to do all my homework and stop procrastinating when it comes to school. I have thought about becoming a math teacher one day because of the relationship I had with my math teacher he really liked helping people and that’s what I want to do, that or become a personal trainer and help people change their lives like it did to me. I have also though about opening my own business just like my dad and when I told him he said that would be a great idea. I am not too sure what I want to do with my life right now there’s so many things I would want to do but only time will tell. I would like to go to college at College of Sequoias and finish my general ed classes there in 2 years and transfer too Fresno state and focus on my major over there. I would like to go to college somewhere not so far from home because I feel a little scared right now to go out in the world and try to live alone. For my first few years in college I’d like to still live with my parents and continue to work here at their business and save up money until I can afford a place of my own. Now that my sophomore year is almost over and I’m ready for my junior year I plan on staying focused and passing all my classes. I more than likely not play sports next year I just want to focus on school and working out
Journal #3
My junior year was by far the hardest year in high school I was behind pace in some classes but I somehow managed to pass all my classes. I had to take art this year something I should’ve done my freshman year and I barely passed. I stayed on pace in English throughout my whole junior year surprisingly. I passed geometry and finished half of a semester of algebra 2 and I plan on finishing algebra 2 in one semester my senior year.I also need to finish my second semester of Spanish 2 this year I am know entering my senior I feel mixed emotions, I’m not sure as to what to think about becoming a senior and entering my final year in high school, although knowing it is my final year and realizing I really want to go to college and do something with my life, I feel a lot more motivated and ready to do all my work on time and get my GPA higher. I am on pace on all my classes so far and plan on staying on pace throughout the year and not slacking off like the other years. I haven't done much for my senior project and still haven't done my job shadow. I feel I am behind in this and feel I should get it done as soon as possible. I am a bit lost and should ask for help. I feel like I messed up a lot throughout my first 3 years of high school. I never took this as serious as I should have, and hope i'm able to boost my GPA up. I am still very excited for my senior year I want to have as much fun as I can but still put my education in front as much as possible. I plan on getting my GPA higher and applying to a good college although I still don't know what I want to do with my life. I feel like I am capable of doing this just like everyone else is I've started going to the gym every day before school this week and have gone to work after school and have made time to do my homework after school. Entering my senior year I want to finish my senior project, something I’ve let go off throughout my 4 years here, as soon as I can. I am still not sure how to do it but I will get a hold of someone I know can help me. I look forward to finally graduating this year and for all the new memories I am going to make. I am thankful for the teachers and the school for helping me stay on pace by making me stay after school and always pushing me to do my work. I know if stay focused this year and stay on pace I can go to a good college I am going to start applying to Fresno state and college of sequoias and hope I make into one of those schools and major in business
journal #4
This break I plan on spending time with my family we planned a 3 day trip to Disneyland for my brother’s birthday and were going to enjoy it. I also plan on spending time with my friends. After this break I will be one semester away of graduating from high school and I couldn’t be more excited to finally move on to the next chapter in my life. I feel as if I’ve gone back to my old ways I am currently off pace in English for the first semester this will need to be one of my main priorities during my final semester in high school. I am also struggling in chemistry but I know if I continue to stay after school and do my work for that class I’ll be fine or I might even double block that class to make sure I finish it because it is a requirement. I’m currently stressing about my senior project I haven’t done anything for it and the due date is coming up and I don’t know how to do it. I wanted to play football this year but I wanted to make sure id pass all my classes and stay on pace in school and continue to work at my job. Something I’m excited for this year is grad night. I can’t wait to go to Disneyland with my friends and make even more memories. I’m just kind of sad that I know not all my friends are going to be eligible to participate in this activity. All in all I’m looking forward to my final semester in Lindsay High School I am ready to make this the most memorable year of all my high school years. I plan on spending my time doing my homework at home or working at my job or spending my time at the gym. I also want to hang out with my friends because I know when this school year is over some of them will be going to college and we won’t all be as close I’ve talked to my parents about my post high school plans and we came upon that I would stay home and live here and maintain my job at their business while I attend College of Sequoias. I chose this school because I plan on going to school somewhere close to home so I can still talk to my friends and continue my everyday life. After I finish my general ed classes I want to transfer to Fresno state and major in business so one day I can have my own business just like my parents. I also plan on getting a license to become a personal trainer. I am kind of scared to go to college I hear it is a lot harder and I still want to have time for my own personal life. I am confident that I will do good in college I will make sure to make college my own priority and not slack off like I did in high school.