Reflection

This past year has been the most difficult year academically, but it has also taught me how to procrastinate less and grow up as a student to succeed, this has worked out and all of my grades have seen a noticeable positive effect. First hour I had Art History, it has been a very interesting class that though I thought I would not enjoy it, I actually have and has developed me culturally. Second hour I had calculus, a usual math course that I feel that I have breezed through and my chances for a 5 on the AP test are high. Third hour was US History, which started out not my favorite, but Mr. Pope and his teaching style have grown on me and I now enjoy the class. Forth hour was Physics, which combined my love for math and science and with Mrs. Gills teaching has made a very fun class. Fifth hour was English class where I feel I have become significantly better at writing and English skills. Lastly, is sixth hour Latin 3, by far my least favorite class; however, I have learned the most this year compared to the previous two. Not only have I grown academically but I have also grown as an individual and a leader on the lacrosse team. I have become the leading scorer and assist leader and a captain that has helped lead our team to a 8-6 season with a playoff win. My hopes at making the All-State team is helping my dream to play college lacrosse seem possible.

To judge Harry Potter versus The Lord of The Rings on which is the “better” series would be like trying to defend apples over oranges; it is subjective to taste differences. If we were to break each into criterion of certain aspects, then we could more easily see which excels more in certain areas, however. If we look solely on which has the most character development and detail given to the setting, the award clearly goes to The Lord of The Rings; Tolkein created one of the most complex fictional worlds in history, Middle Earth, which he wrote several languages for, illustrated government forms for the people/creatures in the provinces, as well as designed the races of dozens of creatures in depth. Were we to judge solely based on action and the ability of the text to keep you turning the page, Harry Potter would win in my opinion. Rowling is one of the best story tellers that I have ever known. She makes the Harry Potter books so captivating and exciting that you can’t help but turn the page every time you read any of the books. If these were the two criteria for judgment, I would give Harry Potter the upper hand. The books were a huge part of my childhood and they introduced me to reading chapter books. Would Rowling have not made the books so accessible yet stimulating, I would not be able to say that I love reading as much as I do now. I may be tarred and feathered, but that is my preference.

Reflection

Over this year some things have changed and other things have not. I think that academically, I have proved to my self again that I should not procrastinate. Dozens of instances this year I put off work for another day. Though I usually finished it on time, the experience was highly stressful. Also, several courses changed my life. First, AP US History was a powerful and enlightening experience. I had always found myself wondering about the various periods of US history. I was always angered by references to US history that I did not understand. Now, I understand those references; they no longer anger or confound me. In addition, AP Art History was a fascinating experience, especially the material of the second semester. We covered impressionism and modernism which were the most interesting subjects of the year. The comprehensive scope of the course adds light to all areas of study.

introspection

This is the first time in a long time that I have actually felt a reason to reflect. I think thats thats enough to show that i have had one hell of a year alone, but I feel like an explanation is in order.
Generally speaking, school has never really been all that challenging. Not that I haven't had my, but share of hard classes, I have, but ive never had so much to do with so little time to do it. I've had to juggle leadership and studying and friendships along with everything else I've ever had to keep track of. I took 4 ap classes and visited colleges and everything else under the sun. The stress was more intense than anything I've ever experienced when takenas a whole. In summation, the year itself was HUGE.
Without a doubt, ny favorite teachers have been from this year. Theyve really been a huge benefit, and without them, I would have crashed and burned a long time ago. The year has really taught me the importance of connections.
I think my junior year will prove to be extremely crucial to my life.

The Past, Present, and Future

Well, Junior year is just about over. I’ve had fun times, but mostly spent too much time working on whatever work we had to do for all of our classes, staying up until the wee hours of the morning procrastinating and/or working on things slowly. I can’t say that I’ve had it rough, seeing as I already took Calculus AB and didn’t take AP Chemistry (WHICH PEOPLE STILL THINK I TAKE), the sources of pain and suffering for the majority of my friends. I still think that this year has been a bulk of my high school work, and has let me understand how I work on deadlines and other pressures that will inevitably arise during college.

This summer will probably be a time for me to relax, hone some skills, and pick up old hobbies. I’m most excited for my mentoring project, which will require me to learn the cello, which has always been something that I’ve wanted to try. I’m also probably going to re-learn as much computer programming as I can, in a poor attempt to get myself up to around the same level as AP Computer Science.

My senior year will be a winding down transitory time between high school and college. I’ll actually experience some college, as I will be taking Calculus 4 and 3 during the afternoon at UK; this will be an interesting experience for me, and probably help me get used to that environment and style of lectures. I also can’t wait for AP Physics, which will be quite interesting – I hope to learn as much as possible before college.

A Look Back

Looking back at the beginning of the year seems like looking back a week or so; it's gone by fast. This year has been host to some wild rides both in school and out. Friendships have been created and ones that had already existed have become stronger. This year, like any other, has had its moments that I wish would have never happened and moments that I wish I could relive over and over. Latin class...Latin class, oh how I wish you never ever ever existed..ever. But it's all good. Not really. Let's go through classes shall we? Anatomy was nothing I didn't expect. Math was, well, math. Nothing new there. I'd rather not speak of my third hour..it barely deserves the one mention it has already. Physics was cool thanks to Mrs. Gill. I'll be with her next year in AP which I hope will be just as cool. English was an interesting class this year. Now the things we learned weren't necessarily as interesting as the events that happened to occur within the walls of Mr. Logsdon's room during 5th hour. I thoroughly enjoyed the speeches that we rounded out our first semester with. U.S. History was fun. Good class. Good teacher. Basketball season ended earlier than planned. Oh well. Lacrosse is where it's at in my book. This season was fun and our team progressed like none other that we've had before. Personally, this year has contained moments that I'll never forget; some good some bad. The good ones I'll never forget simply for what they were. The bad ones I will remember as well, but in a way to help me learn from them. It's not long until we're seniors, everybody. I can't believe it. Now one random thought. I was just watching Highlight Express on ESPNEWS and I am noticing that there are more and more random Indian people working for ESPN on air..I can't really take them seriously on sports. That is all.

A Reflection

The juniors of past years really weren't kidding when they said that junior year was the hardest. Was it more academically challenging? Of course. But that's not what made it hard. What made it hard was preparing for the next step; preparing for our lives. I could say that this year has been a year of moving on. High school had very little stress when we first walked in through the doors and got acquainted with Henry Clay life. However, junior year is one of those times when, if you're not stressed, you're stressed that you've probably forgotten something, which will then lead to more stress. This year was also full of changes in that I started exploring more into what I liked. At the beginning of the year, I wanted to go into the medical field. But now, my doors are wide-open, and I have the luxury of delving into new things. I also found out (with the help of chorus teacher Mrs. Stohlmann and the cast of Charlie Brown) that I could sing. Who knows what I could do with that? Even though junior year is the beginning of a new phase in our lives, one that takes us from childhood to adulthood, this year has been amazing. Thank you, Mr. Logsdon, for a wonderful English experience. And thank you guys for a great junior year. Let's make senior year even better.

Junior Year

Over the course of year I've seen a lot of changes in my life. I would love to sit hear and say how much I have matured and grown academically, but I know I have a long way to go in those respects. I have learned a lot however, and in English I feel that I have grown as a writer in both developing my prose style and my content. Socially, some things I would not have expected have gone on this last year. People who were sort of background, school friends have really come to mean a lot in my life- one in particular. I have made a lot of new friends this year, and become a part of some friend groups that I was not a part of previously. I feel as though I have come into myself a little more and become more confident. Going to more parties and hanging out with people more this year has led me to appreciate my friends and the memories we make. Most importantly, I have grown closer to my very best friends and furthered friendships that border on being brothers. I know I have to become more mature and work harder at school, but I always have to remember that the relationships I make now will be the memories and friendships I carry with me for my entire life, and that define me as a person.

A Journey Through Time (but not really)

I suppose if I were to talk about how much I've progressed in the last school year, it would mostly be me talking about how much I've been preparing for various AP tests and college visits and stuff like that. And also I'd probably have to mention the incident in December wherein my three closest friends pretty much just up and said "lol you're a loser we don't wanna hang out with you anymore BYE NERD" then walked away talking about their fanfictions. And I think that this year, I've had quite a few more afterschool activities, in part due to my not doing marching band this year. I've also But, more than anything else, I feel that in the last year, the most I've changed in is in my demeanour on the computer. Yes, I realize that sounds pathetic and lame, and it pretty much IS pathetic and lame, but in this past year, at least through the internet, I've been able to communicate with some pretty neat people who share some of my interests. (Also, my typing style, due to a combination of Tumblr and instant messaging, has, outside of the classroom at least, devolved into a "lmao omg did u see that post im crey" style worthy of only the most typing-challenged trained monkeys.)

Reflection

This past year has had a lot of ups and downs. Even though I can say with complete confidence that junior year has been the most difficult year of my life, I wouldn’t say that this year has been entirely bad. I think I have grown to know the things I like and I appreciate some things more now. In the beginning of the year, my main priority was definitely school work. For me, that has been something that I’ve been pretty successful with my entire life. It took precedence above most other aspects of my life. However, this year, I’ve realized that some things are more important than school (that being said, please know that I still care about school a lot and it doesn’t mean I will stop working hard). This year, I have lost 4 members of my family: an uncle, a great aunt, a grandmother, and a cat; two of which were very unexpected.  All of these experiences have reminded me that life is short and you never know when it will end. As cliché as that sounds, it has taught me that having great relationships and exciting life experiences are much more important in the long run than your grades in school or where you decide to go to college. I am so thankful that this school year will be over in a week and a half, but I will never forget the ways in which I have changed over the past year.

Junior year

It seems we all have barely survived this year of Hell that is junior year. My friends and I have stayed up past 1 virtually every night; however, it's probably our own faults since we always discuss terrible things until the whole city goes to bed. This year, I've become more independent, with the freedom of being able to drive solo, which always gives me a thrill. My jaywalking accompanied with friends was quite enjoyable as well. In essence, this year I've learned more about others, and developed academically as well. However, I've also learned not to let school dominate my life. If all I am is book smarts, what good am I? The hectic events we've all gone through this year have been quite nice actually. I think it's safe to say that I've become even more awesome this year if that's possible.

Delta Life

From the start of this school year to now a lot has changed socially and athletically. Socially I knew about a dozen friends at henry clay when I first walked in the door. Now I know more than one hundred people.      I've met people who I didn't know who have turned out to be very significant in my life. This is the beauty of being new, but there are also negatives. It's hard to get in a new social circle, but I have done that since August. Athletically I am chasing the dream of playing division one soccer. That in itself is tiring and depressing on its own however it is also rewarding. At the start of the year I was talking to zero coaches and now I have contact with at least six. This has been a year of change to say the least socially in which I've made new friends, some close, some not as close, and some closer than close, and this has been a year of change athletically in which I am in steady pursuit of one of my childhood dreams.

Reflection

I have grown a lot this year. I have grown socially, academically, and athletically. Socially, I am more involved in my community and have been doing more extracurricular things this year and meeting new people every time. Academically, this is an important year for me and all of my peers. I have learned what I need to be to be successful after college and in college too. I have been looking At different colleges. I have seen that I like and don't like, and hope to work hard enough to be able to be accepted into the collees that I apply to. I have also grown athletically because I have gotten into golf more than ever. I have always been a "golfer." However, this year I am a real golfer because I have been working at improving my game enthusiastically and I'm determined to do bigger an better things this year with the Idle Hour and Henry Clay golf teams. I have grown in this way this past year athletically, academically, and socially.

Reflection

Over the past year, my life has changed tremendously. Many decisions that I have made are going to follow me for the rest of my life; for example, I made the decision of where I will attend college. I made the decision to graduate this year last May, and I will be attending Transylvania University in the fall. The past year, I have become more independent. I worked my first full time job this summer as a cashier and I have become a driver this year. I feel accomplished; I have completed 7 AP classes and 3 advanced classes this year with all As. It is good to know that I can do anything I put my mind to. I have become secure in who I am and I have established healthy relationships. Unlike in the past, I am able to stand up for myself; I stopped going back to an exboyfriend that was abusive and unworthy. I do regret the relationship that has developed between my mother and me, and I am especially remorseful to be writing this on a loveless mother's day. In the next year, I hope our relationship improves. In Mr. Logsdon's class, I have become a better writer and I have become more interested in nonfiction material. I have also improved my appropriatenes. I know when and when not to say things and things that are not appropriate to say. After graduation, I will miss everyone in the class of 2013. If I had a list of names, then I would write something unique about every one of you, but I have no list and I would leave people out.

Reflection, I think.

Over this past year i have grown, i think. i believe that i have grown as both a better person and also in a strictly academic sense i think that i have grown as an english student. personally, although many consider it to be important, i believe that becoming the better person is the more important of the two. as a person i have become both more mature and still tried to stay the same fun loving kid i came in to sophomore year.  i have conquered many things, including getting a drivers license. this year has probably been the best year of my life so far, ive gone through so much and still come out on top. so while although i have grown as a better english student, i have more importantly grown up, and hopefully have become a respectable young man.