The school year is finally over and now I have three more years of high school to look forward to. Freshman year is supposed to be the year where you "discover" yourself, make new friends, find out who you are. And in a sense, I think I did find out who I really am and I found what I'm passionate about.
I started this year fully prepared to just get it over with. I hated everyone in my classes and was always easily agitated (you can ask Mr. Shreffler this). I never spoke out in class and usually kept to myself. But as the year progressed, I slowly came out of my shell, I ventured out more, I made new friends, and I had this newfound confidence in myself.
But the turning point in the year was when this project was given to us. This project made me think about who I am, it drove me to introspection, and it made me realize what really mattered to me. I can't thank Mr. Shreffler enough for assigning us this project because without it, I wouldn't be a changed person. I'd still be that same girl who didn't care about the things surrounding her. This project is by far the most exciting thing I've done in all my years of being in school and I'm incredibly glad that I took it and became excited about it.
To anyone who reads this,
Be excited for what lies ahead of you and grab life by the reins and be excited for whatever's ahead for you; you are in control of your life, no one else can dictate it, so live it to the fullest.
And lastly, I know it's not teacher appreciation week anymore (but let's be honest, you should always appreciate your teachers), I want to thank Mr. Shreffler for doing everything he does. He always says that he doesn't care, but I know somewhere deep inside his tiny heart that he cares about each of his students and although he'll joke around about disliking us, he truly cares. Thank you, Mr. Shreffler, for doing what you do, for assigning us this project, for making me want to succeed, and for allowing me to discover what I'm truly passionate about.
Below is my presentation in case any of you were wondering how it turned out.
I started this year fully prepared to just get it over with. I hated everyone in my classes and was always easily agitated (you can ask Mr. Shreffler this). I never spoke out in class and usually kept to myself. But as the year progressed, I slowly came out of my shell, I ventured out more, I made new friends, and I had this newfound confidence in myself.
But the turning point in the year was when this project was given to us. This project made me think about who I am, it drove me to introspection, and it made me realize what really mattered to me. I can't thank Mr. Shreffler enough for assigning us this project because without it, I wouldn't be a changed person. I'd still be that same girl who didn't care about the things surrounding her. This project is by far the most exciting thing I've done in all my years of being in school and I'm incredibly glad that I took it and became excited about it.
To anyone who reads this,
Be excited for what lies ahead of you and grab life by the reins and be excited for whatever's ahead for you; you are in control of your life, no one else can dictate it, so live it to the fullest.
And lastly, I know it's not teacher appreciation week anymore (but let's be honest, you should always appreciate your teachers), I want to thank Mr. Shreffler for doing everything he does. He always says that he doesn't care, but I know somewhere deep inside his tiny heart that he cares about each of his students and although he'll joke around about disliking us, he truly cares. Thank you, Mr. Shreffler, for doing what you do, for assigning us this project, for making me want to succeed, and for allowing me to discover what I'm truly passionate about.
Below is my presentation in case any of you were wondering how it turned out.