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Reading Isn't Actually That Bad
Reading Isn't Actually That Bad
My freshman English class was the first time I truly enjoyed reading, and the ability to choose what I wanted to read helped that. I found I really enjoyed reading Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson. For the first time, I felt like a book wasn’t just something to read and analyze mindlessly, but something to enjoy and think about. I remember writing an essay about the themes of justice and power in the story, and it was the first time I felt proud of my writing. Looking back, Steelheart represents the start of my confidence as a student and my interest in literature, and that’s why I chose a picture of the book as my artifact.
The True Meaning of History
The True Meaning of History
One of my most meaningful experiences of my freshman year was in Miss. Stones' world history class, where I learned about world events from different cultural perspectives. What made the class impactful wasn’t just the material, but the discussions I had with my classmates, each of us bringing our backgrounds and opinions into the discussion. Much of what I learned came from hearing them talk about how history affected their families or what their opinions were on certain things. My artifact is a picture of me and three other classmates, because it represents the fact that history gains its true meaning once others contribute to the discussion.
On Track for A Great High School Experience
On Track for A Great High School Experience
Starting Highschool I decided not to go into the JAGS program because I thought it would be too difficult or take too much time. Looking back at that choice, I realize that Jags is so much more than just different assignments. It's a different look into the world and a different community of people to explore that with. I never imagined I would end up gaining the experiences that I have by joining this program, and I owe a large part of that to the people I ran with in my freshman year in track. I switched what events I was running halfway into the season, which allowed me to be around people who I was close to during middle school but grew distant from when we chose different paths in high school. My artifact is of me and a very close friend of mine, Brady, who, along with others, is ultimately the reason I'm in JAGS.
A Ribbet-ing Experience
A Ribbet-ing Experience
One of the most unforgettable moments of my freshman year was the frog dissection in biology class. It was the first time I had ever done something so hands-on in a science class, and it really showed how much a certain experience can stay engraved in your mind. Everyone in the class was a little nervous and weirded out at first, but once we got into the dissection, it all just turned into something like any other assignment. It made science feel real, not just facts to memorize, but systems to explore. I chose a photo of a dissected frog as my artifact because it represents the moment I realized I could learn by doing, and that science was something I could actually enjoy and succeed in.
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