Reflection of Junior Year

Thinking about my junior year coming to an end really blows my mind, just by the fact of how fast it went. I still catch myself calling our hall the 'Sophomore Hall', and honestly I'm still in summer mode from last year..every weekend or day off feels like a day of summer. Pretty sad huh. I have never experienced so many activities in one year of high school, and I don't think I can anymore. And I've never had so much fun experiencing them.

At first, my expectation of being a junior had not met its requirements. The first few months of the school-year provided a lot of stress and not enough time, something I was not expecting. Actually now that I think about it, I don't know why I thought that junior year could NOT be stressful, because I took two AP classes that me and my friends spent literally all night completing the summer homework for. I began those habits before the year even started...I had no idea what I was getting into. Plus, the first few months felt like more than just a few months, without any breaks. After the first few months went by, basketball season really began to kick in. This season lasted about 3 months. I don't think I have became closer to a team than I have with the basketball team. Our chemistry with each other really made the season fun, even though we went 2-12 hahahahahahaha. Too funny.. Even our basketball team laughs at our record; that's how close we are. Without basketball I don't know what I would do, because it provides my closest friends. After basketball season ended, volleyball season started, and just like basketball, our team became very close. This team also provides some of my closest friends, and it was so much fun with them on the team. Alright at least we did better than the basketball team did, I'm not gonna say our record. And now here I am today, waiting for the last day to do my blog.

All in all junior year probably the most stressful yet the most enjoyable year I've experienced in high school so far. My classes have been pretty chill, except for AP Physics which I really just don't like and dread going into on B-days. It's May 20th... think about that. Just blows my mind...and there is my blog.

Definite Plans

After hearing a number of speeches on how teachers get paid, 'graded', and promoted, I have come to the conclusion that I definitely want to become a teacher. Getting plenty of information from Mr. Pinza and also Ms. Ibanga, our Spanish sub, becoming a teacher is destined in my future. Not only have I gotten information from my fellow teachers, I have also gotten information from my mother, aunt, and grandmother. Yeah, I'll be different by being the first male teacher in my family; but I do consider my dad as a teacher, because he gives me advice for everything and helps me with most things (awww). So in chronological order, my future plans go something like this: graduate high school, go to Cal Poly for at least 4 years, then get my Masters, follow all of the teaching requirements, teach for about 20 years, move onto something more serious (i.e. software engineer), retire happy.

This summer I am hopefully going to work for my uncle, who owns a company that designs and publishes websites (he built the fricken Stanford website). With hands-on experience, especially working for a prestigious company like my uncle's, I can soon become a master with designing, which will later enhance my skills about computers. Knowing so much and having that capability of being able to design any website, corporations are able to look at my resume and notice how much experience I have, and how that will benefit the company. With this job, I have the ability to really increase my chances of not just getting into a good college, but a well-respected occupation as well.