chloeb

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[] When I first came to Green Hope High as a freshman, I was incredibly scared because of the 180 turn I needed to make in my life. In 8th grade, I started going down the wrong path. In 9th grade, I decided to take advantage of my new school to make some friends that I actually wanted to be around. My group of friends were small at best, but at least I actually enjoyed their company.

The summer between my freshman and sophomore years was amazing. I went to a one-month camp called Salem Spotlight, where I learned about Psychology and Creative Writing, and I made some incredible friends. This camp showed me how much I will love college.

Sophomore year was more of the same, except now I could definitely say that I had a best friend- Amy Gallagher. That girl was my rock and always has been. I also got a job at Panera Bread, which forced me to get over many of my social fears. Something that I'm really glad I did sophomore year was perform in the International Festival, where we did a Bollywood dance.

Junior year was the year of AP classes and working. Somewhere in between I had a social life- mostly with Amy Gallagher and Kevin Joa, who remain my two closest friends. I also became much closer to my parents, who I finally stopped rebelling so much against and actually started appreciating. Both incredibly liberal and spiritual, I was able to watch the entire process of my mom writing a book. In addition, I became very interested in singing solo (I had been involved in choir for many years).

I wish I could say that I took more initiative in my life as a Senior, but I really haven't. Senioritis kicked in, and basic things like studying for a test became voluntary in my mind rather than mandatory. There were some cool things though. We recently moved into an apartment after living in our house for 7 years which was a welcome change in my life. I am a dork. I also met my current boyfriend, also named Kevin, who has definitely influenced my life for the better.

Though high school has been great, I am greatly looking forward to college, where I want to be more involved, physically active, and more responsible, which are three things I have struggled with in high school.