Charlotte Kessinger: Assignment 24

Everyone warned me that junior year was going to make me want to rip my brains out. When people ask my what grade I'm in and respond with junior they say oh I'm so sorry thats the hardest year. But this year I learned that anythings as hard or easy as you make it. I think a few times this year i lost sight of my ultimate goals and slacked off and its really kicking my butt right now. I sometimes put off things or only gave half effort when I know I should give my best. But it was a learning process. Freshman and sophomore year were so so easy for me that this year I learned how to handle loads of work and the feeling of stress. While it was not fun at times, it is going to be very helpful for my future. This year I completed AP Chemistry and to me that is my biggest success. I did not like that class and it was not fun and hard to understand but I kept pushing and did it. I also succeeded in track and cross country. I failed too. I failed many physics and math tests. But by failing them it made me realize that I need to put in effort and not slack so it was beneficial to me in the long run. Maybe not my grades though. This summer I am going backpacking through Peru. I am super excited and I don't know anybody I am going with yet so I hope to meet new people from across the world and improve my Spanish skills. Senior year I want to stay motivated and focused on my goals of getting into college with as little stress as possible. I know it will be scary and stressful but the best way to manage that I believe is balancing schoolwork with personal health and social activities. If I can have fun with my friends, get enough sleep and time to relax and time to do my work I believe I will be successful.