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4th Quarter Reflective Essay

My freshman year has been the beginning of a successful life. When I first came to Shroder I was a little nervous about coming to high school. My junior high teachers told me that high school was going to be a total different experience and that it was going to be a little tough. They were right.

Even in the beginning of the school year I faced a lot of problems. With volleyball everyday after school and homework in almost every class, things began to go downhill. Thankfully I realized that the best way to balance sports and my studies is to stay organized.

The most important academic skills I have learned was to use other resources to be successful in my classes. Some resources are teacher ' s, other peer's, our house, and help session's. I would have to say that help session has helped me the most because it gives me the opportunity to stay after school and catch up on any late or missed work I have. Whether I was absent or just wasn’t able to complete an assignment in class I had help session.

Some life lessons I learned personally were to never give up, always try my hardest, keep my business to myself, and to be independent. Never giving up and trying my hardest has helped me be better in volleyball and basketball, but also in my academics. I learned from other people's experience that your personal business should stay with you because news travels fast. Being independent has helped me personally because when you keep to yourself you can stay out of a lot of drama and trouble.

If I could change anything about my freshman year it would have been for me to stay on top of my academics and to not have been slacking during basketball season. This has caused my grades to go down and now I have to work harder and stay focused even more to get my grades up before the end of fourth quarter.

Some advice I would give the eighth graders coming in to high school next year is to work now play later. Shroder students should start to learn to be respectful and responsible. I think about 9 times out of 10, if a student is repectful to their teacher's then the teacher's will always give them extra help when needed. Although they may want to play around with their friends, getting their work done first will benefit them in a big way.

Three goals I have for 4th quarter and my upcoming summer are: 1) Stay organized, 2) Finish off the school year with only A's and B's, 3) Get a summer job. To stay organized I would have to organize every class with folders and notebooks. I would have to keep everything together and put all work where it needs to be.

In order for me to finish off the school year with only A's and B's I have to allow myself to study more, turn all assingnments in complete and on time, and work hard. I can't do any slacking. My grades are very important to me and if I accomplish this goal I would be very proud of myself. I will know I reached this goal when I get my report card at the end of the school year.

I am really looking forward to getting a summer job but it may be a little hard. I have already been looking for a job now, but almost every place say's they hire at sixteen. I'm only fifteen. To reach this goal I have to try harder to look for different places that hire at fifteen. I would need to call around at places I never even thought about working at. I will know when I reached this goal when I get a call back.

This school year has helped me in many ways. It has prepared me for the 10th grade. The skills I learned as a freshman will help me not only in high school, but for the rest of my life. Learning new things coming into high school and then going up a step closer to graduating has been a joy. I've enjoyed my freshman year at Shroder and plan on succedding throughout life with the things I learned.