This is my last and final journal and in about two months it will be my last day as a senior. I decided what college I want to attend and in the fall I will be considered a Porterville college Pirate. Now that it’s all coming to an end i'm not as excited as I seemed to be. Reality completely hit me. I realized that in about two months i'm going to be set free into the real world. I'm going to begin my own life and begin a new journey. I continue to be excited but at this point i'm more nervous than ever. I felt ready to go, I thought I was ready to leave everything behind however, that isn't the case anymore. Now that the day is almost here I don't know what to expect. I know it’s going to happen, i'm going to have to graduate and i'm going to leave for college. I think that’s what holds me back from being as excited as I was is my friends and the feeling of being in a town like Lindsay. My friends are truly one of a kind and I will never find anyone to replace them. We've been through everything anyone can expect together. I'm glad to say that throughout high school I've had the same group of friends. I've had a great support system not only from my family but also from great group friends. Now that i'm closer to graduation I recognize that I've changed and grown through the years. Through high school I didn't only learn about subjects but I also learned about life. High school helped me improve my time management skills and it taught me the importance of being yourself. Being yourself is the best way to get to where you want to be. High school taught me that if you surround yourself with people with similar goals you will accomplish them together. If I could go back I wouldn't change anything but one thing and that is being more involved my freshmen and sophomore year but over all high school has been an amazing experience. Im proud that my dream of graduating from high school and going to a college is coming true. Now I just need to wait a couple more months. I'm currently looking forward to grad night and prom. There going to me amazing and unforgettable. Im proud to call myself a LINDSAY CARDINAL, I will forever be a Lindsay Cardinal no matter what and I will never forget where I come from. Every story has an ending. I can’t wait to see how my new story will begin!
The last winter break has gone by in a flash. Knowing there are just a few months left of school it gave me a lot of emotional feelings. My winter break consisted of work, work and more work. My family and I are agricultural workers. Everyday we would get up early and go to our daily job picking oranges, tangerines and grapefruits. Our family reunions were better than ever. My family was more united than the previous years. During winter break everyday is family day, we were always together. Aside from all the family time and work I knew winter break was no joke. I took advantage of the free time I had to finish work from all my classes.
Last semester went by really fast. The classes I had were really easy but I regret procrastinating a lot. I fell behind in all my classes but once the end of the semester was finishing I got caught up and finished my classes on time. From first semester I passed seven out of seven classes. Once first semester ended it hit me! This is reality , there is so much to do in so little time. Going into second semester with all my classes done, I can not fall behind anymore. This semester I need to finish half of a semester to Intro to Exploratory Arts, in order to graduate. My Freshmen year classes were a mess, so they must be made up now. This is a required class since it is my career pathway. I don’t want to be part of the group of students that fall behind. So here I am trying to finish my classes and finish all my senior work. My college applications are complete. As of today my mind has been set. I have decided to attend Porterville College. I was ahead of most students. My application was turned in before winter break. I also signed up for College of Sequoias, in case I change my mind. I would still have a second option. Coming back to school after a long winter break all i had to worry about was financial aid applications. I’m glad I had the help from my councillors. If it wasn’t for my councillors I would have never turned them in. Now that I have finished applying for college some of my stress has been released. All my focus is on finishing my classes and senior project. I have not tried that hard to find a job quite yet. My main focus is school and sports. Once I graduate , I have chose to work with my parents in the fields picking oranges and grapes. At least until college starts. When I start college I plan to get a part time job on my days off school or afterschool. This few weeks went by really fast, again I am writing my senior journal. It's not as hard as I though it would be I did not think senior year would be going this great! We are one month into the year and I am still trying to find a way to get through my struggles in some of my classes. I fear the fact that I am behind in economics I know that it’s a class that is required to graduate and it is scaring me. In economics class we have finished MT1 , and starting MT2 unfortunately I have not Finished my EOT for the first MT. I am finishing my last few assignments for my classes. It looks like if I am going to finish before the second semester just like I had planned. This is the only class I am struggling in.
Putting that a side I am where I’m supposed to be in all of my other classes. Intro to Exploratory Arts is probably the class that I am still ahead and I hope that I stay that way. Since In Color Guard we all work independently , I have to make sure that I am doing what I’m supposed to do so I won’t fall behind. Right now I am working on learning 2 full coregrafie , it is hard to learn them since there is new steps every time we have that class. Some steps that I have taken to prepare myself for my post- graduation life is that I went to parent’s night where they talk about the different colleges and the expenses that we will go across with money. That not only helped me understand more about ones I graduate but it also helped my parents understand what they should be expecting as the end of the year gets closer. I also went to a CSU presentation I know that I am going to a community college but I want to get information about any type of colleges or universities that can help me make up my mind. Lastly I went to college night to try and apply to colleges that I believe were right for me. On my senior project I am currently working on finishing senior writing and trying to figure out a way to post my pictures and my job shadow. I’m hoping to finish on time, since my last entry I have completed my about me page and my first journal. At this moment I am completing my second journal. In my journal I have trouble remembering what I’ve done over the month but this is teaching me to plan ahead and write right after I’ve done my activities. Senior year has started off great! It’s not as stressful as some make it seem, maybe it’s just because it is barely starting. I can tell senior year will be one for the books! There are many activities and events coming up that only seniors can do, and I can’t wait. We have senior sunrise, senior sunset, grad night and many more. As I walked into my classes on the first day of school, I knew they were going to be easy, well my electives at least. I felt government and econ we're going to be the most challenging classes of the year. I am currently right where i'm supposed to be. A senior! With no incomplete classes. It releases most of the stress I have. With the bit of work teachers have assigned I am currently on pace in all my classes. I try my best to turn in assignment on time!
I am currently working on my first journal for my senior project. Which has not been so easy for me since day one. Up till today I am still a bit confused on my senior project. I am also working on the about me journal. The about me journal has been the easiest one since I basically explain my likes dislikes, hobbies etc. I will soon be working on my clubs and activities. Something exciting about my senior project has been the pictures. It’s my life in picture! Without having to read. Graduation Day! Graduation day has been the day i've been looking forward to since my freshmen year. Now my dream is coming true. I am one step closer to achieving my goal. Also because I want to make my parents proud of me. I am also looking forward to grad night. Being with my friends and knowing we’re going to leave all the stress and drama behind for one day. Disneyland the happiest place on earth! My goals for this year is to get my gpa higher. I made the mistake of waiting too long to get my gpa up. I am trying to do everything in one year that I didn’t do in three. My main goal is to try to get into a good college, to get my career started off quick. I would like to attend Porterville college or Cos then transfer to Fresno State. I don’t like school much but a police officer’s job doesn't take much college. If I stay in college longer and get my bachelor's degree, I will be right where i have dreamed to be, and have the job i dreamed of! I choose a police officer since it was my brothers dream but he could not be a police officer because he was not a citizen. Since then I decided I would finish my brothers dreams, and hopefully make him proud of me as well. As I started digging more into a police officer’s job it caught my attention, then not only was it my brothers dream but also mine. I hope one day we can both work together in the job we both want. |
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