When I was in my senior year of high school I was in JROTC, it was something I never expected. Many students do a visit, but me I just signed up because a good friend of mine got me to do it. He was right about me falling in love with the class. I was the only one from my school that was in this class, and I was impressed. All the people I meet here where from all different schools, different backgrounds, and most of all different heritages. I was the shortest of all in the class, but I was known by everyone and had friends from all different schools. It helped me a lot. It was a place to become dedicated, motivated, and proud of ones accomplishments. The two teachers, I will never forget, they weren’t just teachers they were mentors, and it was like family. What you did was all about team work and leadership. Now that I graduated from high school, most of my friends are in the military. Many of them are deployed others are gone to boot-camp, and some are still getting started. This class is one of the greatest classes I could’ve ever taken in high school and I am glad I took it. It can be for anyone who is interested in the military or anyone just wanting to check it out.
- Stefannie
Archive for the ‘Extracurriculars’ Category
My JROTC Family
Friday, October 28th, 2011
How I Became A Cheerleader
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
My best friend wanted to be a cheerleader, and I didn’t. I thought It was dumb and it wasn’t a real sport, but she talked me into doing it anyways. She couldn’t get her physical in time so I ended up trying out on my own. I barely tried thinking I’d get cut. I made the team, and I was somewhat happy about it, so I stayed. I went into the practices, and found all the popular chicks had also tried out. I then began to actually make friends with them. We were a small squad, but we all ended up loving cheer and became friends. Some not so much as others but we all got along and helped each other with what we had to do. It was something new, and I loved it. I also began to do theatre at the same time. It took up almost all my time, but I didn’t care it made school worth it. I made so many friends, and had so much fun. It kept me away from trouble that I could’ve gotten into if I wasn’t. I learned then that it’s not just the sport but those people associated with it that made extra-curricular activities a blast. After that I fell in love with school, mainly after school.
- Stefannie
We Are The Change
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
For the first time in the history, young people are predicted to not outlive their parents. Yes, it’s us! We are the generation of high-tech gadgets, yet we cannot even get our nutrition right. We won’t advance further than our parents in education either because our rate of graduating college or even attending one is stagnating. Ironically, although this is the age of information, few of us are taking advantage of the liquidity of information to live more healthily. This is the result of a number of factors that we can change. We are earning on average less than the typical Americans a decade ago. This is a wake-up call! When policy makers take too long to figure out their politics or the gridlock in their governing system, each of us can do ourselves a favor by starting educating ourselves, reading more books, keeping up with what’s going on so that we can make the right decisions and refute the current predictions of our generation.
- Phy
Life Goes By Fast
Monday, September 26th, 2011
You know I play football, and my season is almost over. It seems like just yesterday that I was trying out for the team. I give you a little advice my father gave me – “Enjoy your childhood and teenage years, because just like that (snaps his fingers) it’s gone.” He has been saying that for a while, but I’ve been starting to realize it. So, now I have been going to every party, every high school football game, and hanging out with friends. I am playing a game tomorrow against a good team. We are going to win because I am going hard like every game, and were going in excited and confident.
- Jamal