All throughout High School, I have maintained mostly the same group of friends, done the same activities, have had the same grades, etc.I have also always have had the same busy agenda. Even with a lot to do already, I always seem to add more and more to my schedule.
Since my freshman year, I have been on the cheer team. As a freshman, it is required to be on Junior Varsity. My second year, I was moved up to the Varsity. By moving up, I was taking on a lot of committment, and more of my time was being consumed by cheer related activities, such a cheer practices, camp, football games, basketball games, etc. Also, no that I was no longer a freshman, my academics were getting harder and I really had to focus on school work.
By my junior year, I had added more to my schedule, I had joined the chamber choir, and a club becoming a Link Crew Leader, which welcomes incoming freshmen into the school to make them quickly become comfortable and acclimated. Also, junior year is one of the most important academic year in all of high school. I had to start looking at future colleges and what I wanted to major in. I was still cheerleading and now I was in chamber choir, which is like a varsity choir, making it another big committment. We were practicing and getting ready for recitals and Festival tour in Boston, Mass.
During summer going into my senior year, I got a job at at designer clothing store, where I worked a lot of hours and keeping myself very busy, plus getting work experiance before college. So, during my senior year, I was juggling school, cheer, choir, work, clubs, a social life, filling out applications, and planning for college. And on top of all things, getting ready to graduate and leaving for college in August.
To many people, having such a busy schedule would be impossible and way to much to handle. Especially entering into college, many might feel overwhelmed by all of the activities and school work. Lucky for me, by having such a hectic schedule, I have learned a lot about time management and how to juggle and sort out my priorities. This is a good lesson to learn, especially so early in life, because it can be helpful in college and in the real world. |