The beginning….
Well to start this journal off my name is Sabrina Martinez. I am a senior at Lindsay High.
As I’m sitting here thinking about what to write I’m also thinking about where the time has gone. I still remember like it was yesterday walking through the front gate as a freshman. I was terrified! I didn't know what to do. Now, I’m a young adult my last year in High School before facing the real world. August 17, 2015 was my last first day of High School, just thinking about that gives me goosebumps. The thought of being a senior makes me think of being on my own, not counting on my parents, and having my own responsibilities.
Senior year so far is going pretty good although, it's only been the second week of school and I’ve already had stuff that had to be turned in. Thinking about Senior year Friday is my first, last rally. It’s kind of sad that I’m not going to be a part of Lindsay High as much after Graduation. I really enjoyed my days here as a cardinal. being apart of ASB also made me enjoy being a part of Lindsay High. A class that brings you out, not only do you do Rally’s and all that good stuff, you also get to join the community and just have lots and lots of different opportunities that will be good for you in the future.
I’m not on pace to graduate I have an MT for Health Careers that I need to finish. Besides that I have nothing else to worry about. All the classes I needed to finish I made sure I finished most of them at the ending of last year. I didn't want to become a senior and still have all these other classes I needed to finish. I’m looking forward to this year and making it the best I can. There’s no way I can fall behind this year. I have goals to accomplish and I have a lot of people to prove wrong. There’s no summer school for me to catch up. It’s either stay ahead or fall behind and not walk with my class on graduation day. Graduating is very important to me it’s definitely one of my big goals for this year. The thought in my head that keeps me motivated is “ I want to be someone, I don’t want to be home like a bum not doing anything. I want challenges and I want to be able to support myself.” That’s an everyday thought that goes through my head as i’m sitting in class learning new things.
The classes I took this year shouldn't be so hard. The thing I’m worried about is how much homework and projects are going to be due by the end of senior year.
My future goals are to go to a four year University (Sac. State), work on getting my Bachelors degree in nursing, and go for a Psychiatric Nurse in the mental hospital. What made me want to do this is Psychology, a college prep course I took junior year. Growing up I always wanted to be a nurse, now that I took that course junior year I can still be in the Medical Field but also work with people that have serious mental illness problems.
I just want this year to be the best for me. I don’t want to have any regrets, I have goals to succeed and I will do anything to accomplish them. That’s all I have to say for now, until next time.
Well to start this journal off my name is Sabrina Martinez. I am a senior at Lindsay High.
As I’m sitting here thinking about what to write I’m also thinking about where the time has gone. I still remember like it was yesterday walking through the front gate as a freshman. I was terrified! I didn't know what to do. Now, I’m a young adult my last year in High School before facing the real world. August 17, 2015 was my last first day of High School, just thinking about that gives me goosebumps. The thought of being a senior makes me think of being on my own, not counting on my parents, and having my own responsibilities.
Senior year so far is going pretty good although, it's only been the second week of school and I’ve already had stuff that had to be turned in. Thinking about Senior year Friday is my first, last rally. It’s kind of sad that I’m not going to be a part of Lindsay High as much after Graduation. I really enjoyed my days here as a cardinal. being apart of ASB also made me enjoy being a part of Lindsay High. A class that brings you out, not only do you do Rally’s and all that good stuff, you also get to join the community and just have lots and lots of different opportunities that will be good for you in the future.
I’m not on pace to graduate I have an MT for Health Careers that I need to finish. Besides that I have nothing else to worry about. All the classes I needed to finish I made sure I finished most of them at the ending of last year. I didn't want to become a senior and still have all these other classes I needed to finish. I’m looking forward to this year and making it the best I can. There’s no way I can fall behind this year. I have goals to accomplish and I have a lot of people to prove wrong. There’s no summer school for me to catch up. It’s either stay ahead or fall behind and not walk with my class on graduation day. Graduating is very important to me it’s definitely one of my big goals for this year. The thought in my head that keeps me motivated is “ I want to be someone, I don’t want to be home like a bum not doing anything. I want challenges and I want to be able to support myself.” That’s an everyday thought that goes through my head as i’m sitting in class learning new things.
The classes I took this year shouldn't be so hard. The thing I’m worried about is how much homework and projects are going to be due by the end of senior year.
My future goals are to go to a four year University (Sac. State), work on getting my Bachelors degree in nursing, and go for a Psychiatric Nurse in the mental hospital. What made me want to do this is Psychology, a college prep course I took junior year. Growing up I always wanted to be a nurse, now that I took that course junior year I can still be in the Medical Field but also work with people that have serious mental illness problems.
I just want this year to be the best for me. I don’t want to have any regrets, I have goals to succeed and I will do anything to accomplish them. That’s all I have to say for now, until next time.
Progressing..
Not much has changed since my last journal entry. As the end of the semester is coming closer and closer I feel overwhelmed with the amount of work I’m trying to finish to stay on pace. Before the semester ends I want to be passing 7 out of 7 classes or at least 6 out of 7. Right now I’m focused on trying to finish government, if I don’t pass by the time the semester ends I won’t be able to do all the work for Economics and finish the work for government. I have faith in myself to finish government, maybe not today, or tomorrow but for sure before the semester ends. The difficulties I’m having with the senior project is having to upload pictures and files. Sometimes I have technical difficulties, which is why I’m moving a little slower than I should. Other than that the senior project isn’t really that difficult. What I like about my senior project is that we get to reflect on our years here throughout high school. How things used to be and how things have changed. The things I enjoyed is being able to be apart of ASB, all the events we had going on first semester and still continuing, making memories, and just trying to make the best out of our last year. Being apart of ASB has really helped me on my social skills. I like being able to organize school events, plan school rallies, organize food booths, etc. Senior year has been good to me so far besides all of the assignments and due dates. I been taking steps of my own to get closer to my future. I applied to college and got some financial aid steps done. i’m feeling supportive in my preparation for post-graduation. My learning facilitators (teachers) have assisted me when I need it. They let me know when I’m falling behind or progressing and to keep it up. My mom has been a huge supporter. She’s pushed me to stay on track and not fall behind.
Not much has changed since my last journal entry. As the end of the semester is coming closer and closer I feel overwhelmed with the amount of work I’m trying to finish to stay on pace. Before the semester ends I want to be passing 7 out of 7 classes or at least 6 out of 7. Right now I’m focused on trying to finish government, if I don’t pass by the time the semester ends I won’t be able to do all the work for Economics and finish the work for government. I have faith in myself to finish government, maybe not today, or tomorrow but for sure before the semester ends. The difficulties I’m having with the senior project is having to upload pictures and files. Sometimes I have technical difficulties, which is why I’m moving a little slower than I should. Other than that the senior project isn’t really that difficult. What I like about my senior project is that we get to reflect on our years here throughout high school. How things used to be and how things have changed. The things I enjoyed is being able to be apart of ASB, all the events we had going on first semester and still continuing, making memories, and just trying to make the best out of our last year. Being apart of ASB has really helped me on my social skills. I like being able to organize school events, plan school rallies, organize food booths, etc. Senior year has been good to me so far besides all of the assignments and due dates. I been taking steps of my own to get closer to my future. I applied to college and got some financial aid steps done. i’m feeling supportive in my preparation for post-graduation. My learning facilitators (teachers) have assisted me when I need it. They let me know when I’m falling behind or progressing and to keep it up. My mom has been a huge supporter. She’s pushed me to stay on track and not fall behind.
Almost There….
Winter break was great! I had more fun than I expected. I spent most of my time with my family. We talked, ate, and just enjoyed each other like family should. Now I’m back in reality….
First semester was full of awesome memories that we can’t go back to. As crazy as it pretty much sounds I still can’t believe it’s my last year. I’m going to be graduating soon and off into the real world. I think what I enjoyed the most about first semester would probably be the football games on Fridays. It always gave me something productive to do and to be able to be apart of the school cheering on our cardinals. During football season Friday nights at the football field would be live!
What I regret was falling behind in classes that I should of stayed on pace in. I would always tell myself to stay after school for the help I needed but, it never happened. I know that’s not good especially if I’ll be in college soon but, I had realized I was slacking off way too much on time. So I started finishing due assignments and asking for extra help as much as I could. I had signed myself up for classes I actually needed during PLT time. Being behind the other people in class can bring me down because I'm not where I should be.
The reality of last semester has hit me sadly. I realized how time is flying by so fast. It’s like my teachers assign an assignment and it’s due the next minute. Now, that the new semester has started I can already imagine the amount of work that’s going to be due. There’s only 5 more months left and then I’m done. One of my main priorities this semester is to stay on pace maybe even try to move ahead instead of staying behind. If I fall behind this semester it would be so stressful with all the work that needs to be turned in at a certain time. I was thinking about double blocking my economic class so I can have more time to turn things in or go ahead. This semester is no joke I need to keep up with my assignments and do the best I can these last 5 months.
College applications are going well i already made up my mind to go to PC. I just need to complete my financial aid, and it needs to be done as soon as possible. My plan after high school is to continue my education. I would like to have a job to maintain myself financially. So if I do get a job it would have to work around my school schedule so they won’t interfere with each other.
Winter break was great! I had more fun than I expected. I spent most of my time with my family. We talked, ate, and just enjoyed each other like family should. Now I’m back in reality….
First semester was full of awesome memories that we can’t go back to. As crazy as it pretty much sounds I still can’t believe it’s my last year. I’m going to be graduating soon and off into the real world. I think what I enjoyed the most about first semester would probably be the football games on Fridays. It always gave me something productive to do and to be able to be apart of the school cheering on our cardinals. During football season Friday nights at the football field would be live!
What I regret was falling behind in classes that I should of stayed on pace in. I would always tell myself to stay after school for the help I needed but, it never happened. I know that’s not good especially if I’ll be in college soon but, I had realized I was slacking off way too much on time. So I started finishing due assignments and asking for extra help as much as I could. I had signed myself up for classes I actually needed during PLT time. Being behind the other people in class can bring me down because I'm not where I should be.
The reality of last semester has hit me sadly. I realized how time is flying by so fast. It’s like my teachers assign an assignment and it’s due the next minute. Now, that the new semester has started I can already imagine the amount of work that’s going to be due. There’s only 5 more months left and then I’m done. One of my main priorities this semester is to stay on pace maybe even try to move ahead instead of staying behind. If I fall behind this semester it would be so stressful with all the work that needs to be turned in at a certain time. I was thinking about double blocking my economic class so I can have more time to turn things in or go ahead. This semester is no joke I need to keep up with my assignments and do the best I can these last 5 months.
College applications are going well i already made up my mind to go to PC. I just need to complete my financial aid, and it needs to be done as soon as possible. My plan after high school is to continue my education. I would like to have a job to maintain myself financially. So if I do get a job it would have to work around my school schedule so they won’t interfere with each other.
12 weeks left….
The end of the year approaches quickly and I feel nervous about graduation, just taking a moment to think back on all those high school memories remembering the first day I stepped foot on campus. I am nervous because after graduation it is all over, no more creating memories in LHS it is all going out to the real world on your own. Not having those teachers there pushing you to do your work to get stuff done, no more it is all up to you to either accomplish what you’re doing or to not. Two preparations I have taken for myself for post-graduation are applying to receive financial aid as well as searching for a job but it’s been difficult I stay busy on a daily basis because so much deadlines and things that need to get done before graduation. I would like to work while I attend school that way I could have a little extra money for any personal things I might need as well as things I might need for school. I still need to keep my mind set on not falling behind I only have months left there’s no more time for falling behind.
What I am most looking forward to is grad night and graduation day. Grad night is the night where my class gets to celebrate for all the hard work we did throughout our high school years. It is the last night that I will probably ever have with my class as one. Graduating is the biggest thing I’m looking forward to. Graduation day is the day I get to make my mom prouder than ever. It’s always been a big deal for me to graduate because my family just wants me to succeed and follow my dreams. Of course without their full support in every decision I make I wouldn’t be where I’m at now.
I have always stressed out about my school work and trying to manage my time to get everything finished on time. There are many things I can look back on my senior year and say I am grateful about but what I am most grateful about is having those teachers, family and friends that supported me the whole way. It feels very comforting to know that if you need something either at home or a school, you’re going to have someone who could help you, whether it’s school related or even if it’s a personal issues; there was always someone to assist me and comfort me.
Senior year has been great! Definitely one for the books, and 4 years that can never be forgotten.
The end of the year approaches quickly and I feel nervous about graduation, just taking a moment to think back on all those high school memories remembering the first day I stepped foot on campus. I am nervous because after graduation it is all over, no more creating memories in LHS it is all going out to the real world on your own. Not having those teachers there pushing you to do your work to get stuff done, no more it is all up to you to either accomplish what you’re doing or to not. Two preparations I have taken for myself for post-graduation are applying to receive financial aid as well as searching for a job but it’s been difficult I stay busy on a daily basis because so much deadlines and things that need to get done before graduation. I would like to work while I attend school that way I could have a little extra money for any personal things I might need as well as things I might need for school. I still need to keep my mind set on not falling behind I only have months left there’s no more time for falling behind.
What I am most looking forward to is grad night and graduation day. Grad night is the night where my class gets to celebrate for all the hard work we did throughout our high school years. It is the last night that I will probably ever have with my class as one. Graduating is the biggest thing I’m looking forward to. Graduation day is the day I get to make my mom prouder than ever. It’s always been a big deal for me to graduate because my family just wants me to succeed and follow my dreams. Of course without their full support in every decision I make I wouldn’t be where I’m at now.
I have always stressed out about my school work and trying to manage my time to get everything finished on time. There are many things I can look back on my senior year and say I am grateful about but what I am most grateful about is having those teachers, family and friends that supported me the whole way. It feels very comforting to know that if you need something either at home or a school, you’re going to have someone who could help you, whether it’s school related or even if it’s a personal issues; there was always someone to assist me and comfort me.
Senior year has been great! Definitely one for the books, and 4 years that can never be forgotten.