Freshman Year Reflection

          During my amazing freshman year, I’ve created a special bond between my classmates and me. We’ve learned more about each other during our field trips, mostly at ROPES. The best thing about this bond is how we all can relate to each other and we act as if we are siblings, sure we had our fights, but we also had those special moments. The biggest challenge I found this year was creating a bond with my teachers. At first I was nervous about most “student-teacher” bonds, but as the year passed I’ve actually became quit close to some, gaining their trust and having a closer look at how teachers really are.

            At the beginning of the year, I was committed to AVID, which required me to commit my time in the community and clubs at our school. When I first started school, I wasn’t committed to after school extracurricular activities. I thought of them as ‘boring’ but, after a while I found these clubs interesting and heartwarming. I will now use these experiences I’ve had in Kempner to improve the community and get into college. I’ve grown close to everyone in Kempner now, like we all deprived from the same tree but as time passed, we branched out, as in we can all relate because we’ve came close from the same ‘tree’.

            My favorite piece in my portfolio is my poetry book. The poems I wrote in there express my feelings and remind me of the past that not everything has to be neither good nor bad. By looking at what I’ve wrote in the beginning of the year and the end of the year, I’ve notice my writing hasn’t changed; therefore I will work harder on improving my writing skills. This year, I’ve improved my understanding and comprehension of materials in school, such as my grades in geometry rose up. I’ve learned that even in hard times, keep up and stand throughout it because perseverance and hard work is the key to success.

            My freshman year will be one of my most memorable years of my life. It’s because of all the support my teachers has given me, as well as my peers. They believed that I will accomplish any obstacle. For example, they’ve guided me through all my classes and gave me advice. Each step I’ve taken in high school will bring me a step closer to college, independence, and responsibility. With all these factors I will become a responsible individual in the future. I believe that all the choices I’ve made in my freshman year effected me greatly, shaping my character. The present is what affects the future. Whatever I do now will either guide or mislead my future. My choices affect my future, so I’ve learned to make the right choices and persevere. This has given me a giant leap closer to my ambitions of going to college to make a better living.