This is Arielle Nomura from Dr. Gen’s period 6 AP English Language and Composition class and here is my high school memory.

When applying for colleges, a main part of the application process is the extracurricular activities one is involved in.  Like many others, I believed it meant getting involved in several activities, not putting a lot of commitment into any of them, where as it really meant to show complete dedication to maybe one or two.  Being me though, I took on full responsibility for many things, giving my time and putting 110% of my effort into whatever the task may be.  My junior and senior year have been extremely busy, being president of three clubs, – Key Club, Relay for Life Club, and Physics Club—as well as being in Student Government and being commissioner of the Pep Rallies and Hats on Day.  Also, I was involved in LinkCrew and put together the Teen Truth assembly senior year to really show the message that drugs are harmful and cause severe consequences.  Doing all of this, I was proud of my multi-tasking between balancing these responsibilities and keeping my grades up.  However, all of this together gave me an unbelievable amount of stress and long, sleepless nights, staying up to finish either a project, or getting ready for the big day, such as a pep rally.  I’ve learned that I cannot take on too many tasks at one time and have to learn to let some things go.  I do not regret being part of all of these, but I wish I could’ve spread out the work more evenly so I could have more time for myself and do the things that I love to do.  I will carry this lesson on with me in the future as I move on to college, where I still plan on being involved, but not so much to the point where I feel like my head will explode because of the burden.