9th Grade

This year (2020-2021) I was a fully remote student (except for a handful of days I went to school). The world was in a drastically different state this year. However, I planned to make use of my opportunities to get through the pandemic. I learned a lot about the world and about the many topics we learn in school this year. I attempted to try and make the best of it. I did personal projects and kept up with my school work in an effort to learn more and advance myself. I learned many things throughout my journey this year but I will always remember the importance of being open to other perspectives, the importance of understanding the world around us, and the power of having an open mind in a situation. This year I enjoyed and learned from all of my classes, which is a gift that I am grateful to have in these horrible circumstances. The year as a whole was decent with some good and some bad events. So let me take you through a journey of my freshman year.

The year started in September. We were told that we would be fully remote for the first few weeks of school until around November. At first, I didn't really understand my new school so I began by looking into the many clubs they have at UCVTS. I went to the information sessions for many different clubs however I decided to stick to a few including Robotics Club, The Wharton Investment Competition (Club?), Math League, and Coding Club. As the days went on, I had become accustomed to a certain timetable: wake up at 9:20 (ten minutes before class started), get myself ready for classes, boot up the computer and get on Zoom, do the work for my classes, hop on the next Zoom, do more work, take an hour long break, then repeat Zoom and classwork for two more classes, then get off and enjoy the rest of my day. Most of the academic year was pretty easy and the teachers didn't expect us to get much done. This will probably be the easiest Academic year of my life. I kept my grades high and participated in the aforementioned clubs.