Only You by Anonymous

A person can make you feel high,

A person can make you feel low.

But only you can decide,

Which way you want to go.

A person can hurt you mentally,

A person can hurt you physically.

But only you can place,

A limit on your abilities.

A person can cause drama,

A person can cause a situation.

But only you can create,

Your own reputation.

A person can make you laugh,

A person can make you cry.

But only you can make,

Decisions for your life.

I guess what I'm trying to say,

That when you're living day to day.

Don't live by what people do,

But live by what you know is true.

These Insights I Have Gained In The School Life...

My school life has been full of insights that has taught me more about life in general. For instance, through school I learned that gossip hurts the ones' they love, everyone and never helps, love can be found in your friends, the world moves quickly, prayer is a great way to relieve stress, Jesus Christ is always present, and one tends to hurt

Me at a convention. It symbolizes life moving too fast and how everything becomes a blur and nothing is truly seen. (really my mom did not know how to work the camera)

I learned how gossip hurts by being at the other end of it all. What I mean is in my life at high school rumors have been spread about me that are not true. But seeing how all of the gossip said between friends grow and become more and more incorrect has shown me how in an instant one small thing can affect another's life. The reason I was so self-conscious was due to gossip that was said about me behind my back. Of course it was through these time that my friends' love shined on me. They showed me that they did not care what others were saying about me because they knew the real me. My friends have always shown support for me and have always been there when I needed someone to comfort me.

Friends and me after a mud fight and a flag football game.


Wesley and me. He's basically my brother!

This love portrayed through friends though is also another lesson that I learned that was not easy to take in. There were some times in my life where I hurt the ones I loved; my family and my friends. I do not really know why I would hurt them but every now and then I would. Sometimes it was on purpose, but sometimes it was on accident and they got hurt because they misinterpreted what I was saying.

My sisters, cousins, and I on Christmas.

Going to a private high school I learned a lot more about God. One thing is I learned how to pray better, which made me realize how relaxing prayer is and how good I feel after I have prayed. I would use prayer whenever my life got tough, whether that be in my family or school related, in order to relieve my stress and calm myself down. Through this process I also learned how Jesus is ever present and can be found in almost anything I do. Going to a private school has really helped me grow closer with my relationship with God.

These Risks I Took...

Wooden swinging bridge out to Lover's Leap

I have not taken all too many risks in my lifetime. But I have for sure taken a few. One is to act myself around everyone. I hate it when people pretend to be somebody they are not and I do not want to be a person that I would hate. Some might not say this is a risk, but in reality, to express yourself is the greatest risk of all. Society and the media have created a certain way people should act and have shown that any other way would be different. Well, no one wants to be different; we all just want to blend in rather than stick out. I do not necessarily like to stick out but I also do not like to blend in. I want to be me and no one else, so I try to show the real me to everyone I meet, and I do not care anymore about what people think. In the end the person has to like me for being me not someone else. I also tend to take a risk when I start pushing myself too hard. I always tell myself that I can to do better than what I am. In doing this I get overwhelmed and everything just piles on top of me. The risk of the matter is, that all the things I keep trying to do and do better could end up crushing me and I would not be able to do any of it anymore. When I am pushing myself too hard I feel like a wooden swinging bridge. I become completely shaky and feel like I could come crashing down at any moment. Sometimes I would feel like I was completely squeezed, but had to be because it was the only way to move on.

Me and my sister squeezing through the rocks to continue on the path. It was the only way!

These Are My Unfulfilled Desires...

I do not have too many unfulfilled desires. One thing I greatly desire is a family of my own. I want little ones that run around and play all types of sports. I want a husband who is there for the family always and loves me and the kids. I have always wanted a family I could start.

My other unfulfilled desire is to become a professional dancer/choreographer. I want to be on So You Think You Can Dance and then some day open my own dance studio with my sister. I have no idea if I would ever make it that far but I hope. Dance is one of my largest passion. I use it to express myself and what I am feeling. There have been plenty circumstances where I feel like I have shown the audience what I wanted to portray and those moments I treasure greatly. I walk off the stage feeling great and completely relaxed and happy.

The following are parts of my dance audition tape:

Part of Ballet


Baby Routine



Stay Routine

These Things I Have Lived For...

Top of Beacon Rock!

I have lived for a lot of things in my life. Without my friends, family, Jesus, and community service I would never had made it as far as I have. I love helping others whenever I can. Even when I am completely overwhelmed with other things, I find that helping others relaxes me and helps me become less stressed out. Helping out for me includes community service, like working as a camp counselor at Camp Thunderbird, and just helping out anyone else. I tutor several people in school and also substitute for my dance teachers whenever they are sick or cannot make it in. Sometimes the substituting can be up to 6 hours a week, especially when it gets colder and people start getting sick. I also like helping people because it makes others happy and I also live for that. It is my goal to make others happy, not just myself. I also live for others when we have to work together to get somewhere. Like on pilgrimage when we all had to hike as a class. It was a chance to build a community within the class of 2010.

Besties!

My family and Jesus fall into the same group, partially because they have been together for my entire life. My parents introduced me to Jesus and His love and while doing that they also showed me their love for me. My parents have sacrificed so much for me so I believe it is my goal to repay them as best as I can. This is also similar to Jesus. He died in order for my sins to be forgiven so I owe Him by following Him with His faith and living a life modeled off of Him. Jesus is my role model and as cheesy as this sounds I often ask myself the question "What would Jesus do?".

Quilt my mom made, Photo by me!

My friends are my biggest support group. I cannot begin to explain everything they have done for me. I live for them and try to be there for them when ever they need me. They mean the world to me and whenever we hang out I feel visible. They make me happy so I live to make them happy as well. This means congratulating them even when I do not achieve as much as they do.

Taste the Rainbow! Homecoming week: Candyland theme

Group of friends! Senior Jumpsuits

Mrs. Egland's Senior Composition Class/PJ day

Mrs. Hiles CP Toga Girls: aka Family