Kevin O.

Kevin Ortiz was born on the night of Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 to the biggest of families. He already had his step-brother, two big brothers, and a sister. He also had his two great parents, who both migrated from Mexico, yet he was born in Houston, Texas. His step-brother had already moved out, but his other siblings all went to Cloverleaf Elementary School.

Even though many people would think being the youngest is a good thing, it wasn't for Kevin. He would be getting everything ugly, smelly, or just broken. Anyways, fast-forward to his first day of school. Kevin  went to Cloverleaf elementary, just like all his brothers. He stayed there only to Kindergarden. 4 months later he moved to Woodland Acres Elementary School with his brother, Jorge. This was a major change in his life. He would have to find new friends and adjust to the different types of stuff they did there than in Cloverleaf. Later, he skipped 2nd grade. On the 5th grade he joined the after school program, ACE. He stayed there for a few months, which was fun, until the school year ended, and he went onto middle school.

Kevin did not feel like a middle school kid. He was too small and everyone there, even other 6th graders, seemed big to him. He had the option to choose two out of many electives. He ended up choosing Band and P.E. In the school band and played the clarinet. Although he wanted a saxophone, he stayed with the clarinet just so he could be in band. Later on he got a saxophone to practice at home. After a few months he joined the basketball team, Galena Park Athletes. Kevin stayed in GPA for most of the time, but he left about 2 months before it ended. Now he is in seventh grade.

In seventh grade, he now had space for 3 electives. Kevin was hoping to get into the school’s top band, Wind Ensemble, like his brother. But instead he got placed into Symphonic Band, the second band. For his other two electives, he chose Jazz Band, which anyone from any band can get into. And he also chose Spanish I, because he really needed those credits.

Now in eighth grade, Kevin was expecting a disappointing year, but it didn't start off that bad. His schedule was exactly what he wanted. This year he made Wind Ensemble. He was also in P.E. again. He knew this was gonna be a better year.

Kevin is the type of person that believes “If you expect disappointment, you will never really get disappointed.” By anticipating the worst-case scenario, he ensures that negative outcomes never catch him off guard. Furthermore, this philosophy transforms any unexpected result into a pleasant outcome. Ultimately, while this approach shields Kevin from any letdowns, it also risks keeping him from fully anticipating hope.

To summarize, Kevin plans to accomplish as much as possible to lead into a bright future.