Portfolio - Improvement

Over the past two years, I haven't improved much. I can honestly say that I haven't tried as hard as I could have. Overall I've gone downhill but in certain subjects I've gotten better such as Writing and my speaking skills. I've become much more social and I can talk in front of people now without being really nervous. I've learned how to build stronger relationships and I've worked on bettering myself as a person. Academically, I definitely could have done better but as an individual I think I've improved a lot. I am going to try a lot harder my last two years of high school and make sure I graduate on time.

Portfolio - My Educational Experiences

 Due to my educational experiences, I am currently behind in school. I have moved around so much in the past 10 years of school that it has made it hard to kep my grades up. I am behind in credits due to missing school while moving around. I have a lot of gaps in different grades because of all the school i have missed and that is making it difficult to stay on top of my grades. Now I am going to have to go to summer school and probably take night classes to catch up and graduate on time. I am lucky because I went to such a good middle school, but unfortunately, middle school grades don't count for college. Now I have to stay on top of my work as much as I can so that I can get caught up and graduate on time.

End of Year Reflection – Greatest High School Obstacle

My biggets obstacle in the past two years of high school was having to come to San Pasqual Academy. It was the beginning of the fourth quarter of freshman year, I was going to Rancho Bernardo High School. I was involved in sports and school activities so leaving all my friends and the activities I loved was the hardest part. Things started to get rough at home around the second semester and eventually my aunt couldn't take care of my sister and I anymore. I missed about a month of school while my social worker was trying to figure out a placement for us so my grades started dropping and it made it hard to get them back up when I got here. I've had to become so much more independent and learn how to do things for myself by coming here. I've learned what true relationships are and that the only person I can truly count on is my sister. I've learned how to advocate for myself and form my own opinions and that's going to help me in life. If I could go back and change anything I definitely would. I would love to do everything over and not try to be so grown up so that I would have never gotten kicked out. This is the time in my life that I need a structured home with a mom and a dad and my stupid decisions put that in jeapordy. As a person I have grown a lot in the past two years and I'm happy I'll be able to take some of that with me.

“Two Kinds” Character Analysis Paragraph

In the story “Two Kinds” Jing-mei is a typical ignorant little girl. Her mother thinks of her as unappreciative, due to lack of interest in her culture. Jin-mei acted just the way she was supposed to, I mean if you don’t want to something then you shouldn’t have to be forced to. Jing Mei’s “Peter pan hair cut” was something that made her stand out from all the other Chinese girls. Also, she thought she could get away with playing the piano, because her teacher was blind and that made her sneaky in way. She always felt that her mother was trying to force ethnicity on her as well. So, Jing-mei is like classic person she’s stubborn, and shows no gratitude and that’s ordinary.

"Two Kinds" Jing-Mei's Shoes Paragraph

If I were being pushed to be a piano prodigy I would probably take advangate of the opertunity. Music is beautiful and not many people have the chance to get to learn an instrument. Jing-Meis mother takes it too far in the story, if I were learning something and I was being encouraged I would be happy with the situation but definitely not if I were trying my hardest and keep being told I wasn't good enough. If I was in her situation and didn't want to play piano I would just act like I really couldn't until she gave up.

"Two Kinds" Before You Read: Something You Don't Want to Do

A time I was supposed to do something I didn't was when my mom told me to do my laundry and to have it done before she got home. I was at home in my room and the whole day she was gone I blew off my laundry and watched a marathon of Jersey Shore. When I heard the garrage door opening was when it all came back to me and I knew I was going to get a long lecture and probably get in some kind of trouble. At the time I didn't really care about doing it and I thought she would just get over it but now looking back on it, I feel really bad for not doing it that day. My mom had trusted me to do something so simple and I let her down and that's kind of sad.

"Everyday Use" Before You Read: Tradition

Fifteen years from now, on christmas I will hang up stalkings and let my kids open one present on new years eve. On Christmas I will have family over and cook a big dinner with ham, yams, green bean cassorole and other fun stuff. I will also let my kids drink apple cider because thats what I did when I was younger. By sharing this tradicion with my kids I would hope that my kids do the same.

“The Pedestrian” Before You Read: Life in 2053

In 2053, I don’t think that much will be different, but hopefully we will have more technology, transportation, and money. I will be 68 in 2053, if I live that long. I would hope to be retired and doing simple stuff like see my grandchildren and traveling. There will probably be more advanced cars, and I will probably be able to communicate through video chat or maybe even something cooler like a hologram.

“The Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” Minute Paragraph

During the story, a man didn't want to go out with his wife, he just wanted to work so he stayed home instead. He had had a piece of paper with an idea on it and it flew out the window so he went out to get it but the window closed and he got stuck outiside instead. He finally got back inside and went out to find his wife.

“Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” My Yellow Paper Paragraph

I wouldn't really risk my life to save an item I cherish but if it came down to it my dads guitar pick would be my most important item. When I was little he played for me and my sister everynight and used the same guitar pick. I always wanted to learn how to play but never had the chance to because he passed away before I was old enough to comprehend it. Before he passed he wrote me and my sister a letter and left his guitar pick in it. I just started taking guitar lessons and I can finally use his pick but I still keep it safe by having it in a certain place in my room that no one can go through.

Dragons Den: Colors

The color that represents me best would be green. I think there are many types of green and the brighter the green the happier I am. Dark green can be a pretty sad color sometimes. I think that I could be represented by a lot of colors, but there are many shades of green that yell out different things to me. Green is also a mutual color and can be used for many different things like nature. I like green because it is versitile and is used for a lot.

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Summer School Plan

This summer I will pass summer school by having my housemate Aqua help me. I will be here for her when she needs help as well. I have never had to go to summer school so I think it's going to be sort of difficult for me but I'm going to try. I need to turn in all of my work on time, and try my hardest to stay on task. It is hard for me to wake up early and function but I can try.

Portfolio - Future

I haven't really planned out my future very much. I feel that I'm young and shouldn't really have to worry about that yet but it seems like every year, things go by so fast and people need to start planning sooner. When I'm older I know i want to do something with cosmetology. I would love to do makeup and hair for movie sets and weddings. I was in AVID for 3 years, and that was always about going to a 4 year and riding on the right path, but i learned that school isn't my thing. I've always taken my grades seriously and done what I need to do, but in the end, I don't feel that it's going to get me somewhere I'm happy. I would still have to go to school, but it will be easier because it's something I love to do and I have fun with. Living with a lot of girls has helped with learning how to do makeup and hair, its good practice and helps other people out too.

Portfolio – Greatest Accomplishment

My greatest accomplishment of freshman year would be learning how to trust. I've always had trouble trusting people because alot of time the trust is broken or kinda fades away. I'm really happy to say that I've made an amazing friend and I know I can trust her with anything. The key to all relationships and friendships to me is trust and It feels good having someone there for you and who understands you.

Portfolio - Greatest Obstacle of Freshman Year

My greatest obstacle of freshman year would be coming to San Pasqual Academy. I started out at Rancho Bernardo, happy with my friends, being able to go out on the weekends, having freedom, playing the sports i wanted to play, being able to make my own decisions and knowing i had people for me when i needed them and friends to be happy to see me when i went to school. I wouldn't say i was spoiled, because home wasn't that great but I did have alot that other poeple didn't. I was never really greatfull for all that I had and I still complained alot. After things started to get worse, I felt sort of alone and that I had nothing so I made choices that put me in really bad positions and made me feel even worse in the end. My parents finally said that things weren't going to work if I didn't change and that made me want to act out more. After Things couldn't go far more downhill, I was out of my house having to worry about where i was going to go. I came to SPA and hated having to live by other peoples rules and being told what to do and what I can and can't have. I feel that coming here has made me stronger and taught me to appreciate the little things that come around once and a while and to make the right choices because I'm only hurting myself.

CST Testing Reflection

The CSTs are finally over, and I think they went very well. it seems like every year, its the same questions, but reworded. they do get a little bit more difficult, but over all, I felt like it wasn't much of a challenge. I'm happy that I'm a freshman and I only had to take two tests.

Third Quarter Awards Review

The award assembly is like a gathering at the beginning of every quarter where the whole school gets together in the auditorium to announce different awards different students and teachers get. The first award they gave out, was for the students that got a 3.0 to a 3.5. It was cool to see how many people got that award. Then they gave out awards like citizenship, respect, and responsibility. It was nice to know how many kids are respectful. Then they gave out the 3.5 to 3.9. There were fewer students for this one, but still a good handful. The last award was for the students with 4.0’s. There were only a couple students with that one. That would be really awesome to get that award. Oh, and they also gave out an award for the “students of the quarter” and jojo an yaya got that. I was happy for them. I hope to get some kind of award next quarter.

4th Quarter goals

Last quarter i wasn't in school for longer than a month, so im not sure what my grades were, but the quarter before that i got a 4.0 and that was probably my best accomplishment. This quarter, I'm aiming for a 3.5 or higher, and to achieve this i must 1. make sure i do all of my homework, every night. 2. try not to get distracted. and 3. make sure school comes before anything.