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High School
 It is very difficult to sit and reflect upon my high school years. There is so much to say but I cannot even begin to think of the words. The truth is that this all seems so surreal. I can honestly say that I still feel like a sophomore struggling in the middle of the food chain. When asked my age, I’m still temped to say 16. But what really leaves me stopped in my tracks is the amount of change that I’ve gone through in my four years of high school to become the person I am today. Upon entering the annex freshman year, I was a shy, simple-minded kid with a bad haircut. Without going into to much embarrassing detail I will say four words about it, “cha cha cha chia.” However through the years, I’ve grown not in height but in knowledge, beauty and power. The older I get, the more confidence I find to say what I want to say, do what is right, and be who I am. Leaving middle school was the most exciting and frightful experience. Entering into the unknown of high school seemed like a task not meant for the timid. However, it’s been 720 days at Green Hope and I’ve made it through. At times I was down on my knees begging and pleading for the hellish ordeal of high school to end but now that I’m at the end, I find myself wishing to go back. I want to go back to the carefree summers and the homework that consumed most of my time. Wishing to go back, however, has never done anyone any good so I must look forward and embrace the change that was once and is still so frightful. I must embrace this change with open arms, open heart, and an open mind. I have made the best friends of my life and have made memories that I will remember until the day I die. Although with these good times, I must remember the mistakes I’ve made and the losses I’ve suffered. To those mistakes, I do not regret a single one; they have made me into who I am today and to those losses, I will always remember my fallin friends. So with my open heart and open mind, I prepare myself to enter into a new chapter of my life. I will never forget the teachers and friends who have helped me along the way. I will miss everyone.

[|High School in Retrospect]