Jose Hernandez
Mind of a blank
Journal #1
My senior year has been going great so far, I’ve made several new friends, in several different classes. It was good to see some old friends from my Junior year, although I certainly would like to make many more friends and meet more students.
Right now in my senior year I need to pass several requirements in order for me to graduate, although I know that I can pass them. As of right now I am not on pace, I still need to pass several courses and several MT's. The reason that I’m not on pace was that on my Junior and Sophomore year, I didn’t care if I passes or not so that really brought me behind pace.
For my Senior project I’m working on getting my Journal entries and my web page done and everything else organized and ready for when I update my web page. The most interesting part of my project was the Job Shadow, I Job shadowed a teacher from Exeter and it was fun I really enjoyed myself, meeting several new students from our neighboring school.
What I’m really looking forward is being more active in the school and supporting my fellow classmates and other people around me during my high school experience. I am also looking into making new friends and just overall the a good year.
My goals for this year, of my senior year is to complete my courses and to get a good GPA for both semesters. I plan on staying on task and to not get distracted and to turn in assignments when they are due and to generally have a good time. My goal or plan for the future is to go back to Pena Blanca, Honduras and continue doing missionary works, and live there and get my citizenship and probably after five years probably head on back to the states.
Mind of a blank
Journal #1
My senior year has been going great so far, I’ve made several new friends, in several different classes. It was good to see some old friends from my Junior year, although I certainly would like to make many more friends and meet more students.
Right now in my senior year I need to pass several requirements in order for me to graduate, although I know that I can pass them. As of right now I am not on pace, I still need to pass several courses and several MT's. The reason that I’m not on pace was that on my Junior and Sophomore year, I didn’t care if I passes or not so that really brought me behind pace.
For my Senior project I’m working on getting my Journal entries and my web page done and everything else organized and ready for when I update my web page. The most interesting part of my project was the Job Shadow, I Job shadowed a teacher from Exeter and it was fun I really enjoyed myself, meeting several new students from our neighboring school.
What I’m really looking forward is being more active in the school and supporting my fellow classmates and other people around me during my high school experience. I am also looking into making new friends and just overall the a good year.
My goals for this year, of my senior year is to complete my courses and to get a good GPA for both semesters. I plan on staying on task and to not get distracted and to turn in assignments when they are due and to generally have a good time. My goal or plan for the future is to go back to Pena Blanca, Honduras and continue doing missionary works, and live there and get my citizenship and probably after five years probably head on back to the states.
The Struggle
Journal #2
Since my last journal entry, I have been working on catching up on the topics that I am currently behind. I am on the brink of finishing Geometry and English 11, now to complete Geometry I only need to take an EOT which I am positive that I have passed and now I’m done with Geometry, I have started on Ag Bio where i need to finish 1st semester and I want to see it get done. As the semester comes to an end I would say that I am at a good pace as the semester ends. I am just catching up on classes where I’ve previously fallen behind on. The goals that I have set for myself now as we reach the end of the semester is to finish Geometry and English 11 and move onto English 12. I would also like to see myself finish my class of night school. The hardest part for me to do towards the senior project is finding the right things to say and write. Another thing that I struggle with is I ignore the due dates and it is becoming a bad habit. But overall I am working on it in a slow pace although I need to pick up the pace and get working a whole lot faster. What I enjoy about writing my senior project is I have discovered new things about myself as I answer the questions, and I have to think of what I actually want to do with my life and how I want to live it. My senior year has been a crazy rollercoaster, I have met so many new people, people who I wouldn’t normally see myself talking to. I have joined Art Club which it has been a fun experience. What I have in mind for graduation is joining the military although i haven’t decided on which one so far I’ve looked into the U.S. Navy which seems good, but I haven’t made my decision. I have gotten support from my family members, my sisters are cheering me on and expecting me to walking with the senior class, my counselor has given me excellent classes and good advice which has helped me alot. My family has helped me by motivating me to work hard and do my best. My Teachers have also helped my by keeping me on task and encouraging me to work harder.
Journal #2
Since my last journal entry, I have been working on catching up on the topics that I am currently behind. I am on the brink of finishing Geometry and English 11, now to complete Geometry I only need to take an EOT which I am positive that I have passed and now I’m done with Geometry, I have started on Ag Bio where i need to finish 1st semester and I want to see it get done. As the semester comes to an end I would say that I am at a good pace as the semester ends. I am just catching up on classes where I’ve previously fallen behind on. The goals that I have set for myself now as we reach the end of the semester is to finish Geometry and English 11 and move onto English 12. I would also like to see myself finish my class of night school. The hardest part for me to do towards the senior project is finding the right things to say and write. Another thing that I struggle with is I ignore the due dates and it is becoming a bad habit. But overall I am working on it in a slow pace although I need to pick up the pace and get working a whole lot faster. What I enjoy about writing my senior project is I have discovered new things about myself as I answer the questions, and I have to think of what I actually want to do with my life and how I want to live it. My senior year has been a crazy rollercoaster, I have met so many new people, people who I wouldn’t normally see myself talking to. I have joined Art Club which it has been a fun experience. What I have in mind for graduation is joining the military although i haven’t decided on which one so far I’ve looked into the U.S. Navy which seems good, but I haven’t made my decision. I have gotten support from my family members, my sisters are cheering me on and expecting me to walking with the senior class, my counselor has given me excellent classes and good advice which has helped me alot. My family has helped me by motivating me to work hard and do my best. My Teachers have also helped my by keeping me on task and encouraging me to work harder.
Cheers!
Journal #3
My winter break can be best described as Great! My parents asked my siblings and I if we wanted to go visit my grandma in mexico. So my sister and I decided to stay home and not go to mexico. I have to admit it was a good change to not be with the rest of my family, we spent Christmas and New Years alone, it took my mom a while to leave as she was crying her eyes out and asking repeatedly if we didn’t want to change our minds but just as when we ask for something we responded the way they do “no”. Thinking back at 1st Semester what I really enjoyed was finishing 4 courses that I needed to finish to be closer to graduation. What I regret was taking my time in my night school course.
I wish I could go back and speed up the pace and finish a whole lot closer. The reality that this is my last semester at LHS hit me before the second semester even started, The pressure of the outside world of who I’m going to be and my purpose in the world. The pressure of my parents telling me to be someone who I don’t want to be. What I need in order for graduation is to pass my classes that I am currently taking and to finish my Night School course before the deadline so I can pass.
My college application? I honestly have not done anything, my mind is just blank right now I don’t know if I am going to attend college. It is pretty nerve racking as seeing I haven’t thought about my life after High School, well that is not true What I’ve thought about most people don’t want me to do. I want to join the National Guard I want to travel the world, I want to have my own advendures. I want to make my own rules and I just hope that I’m ready to enter the real world and have adventures.
Regarding to whether I have done anything in searching a Job after school, I have thought of several things that I considered applying for are, working temporarily at a Dairy farm and helping out my family financially, and I have also considered joining the National Guard and staying there for six years. After I am considering Joining a Federal Agency such as the FBI. But I still haven’t made up my mind if I want to join the FBI. My parents want me to stay here and be an artist, but I don’t know if that is what I want.
End of the Line
Journal #4
Am I nervous for graduation? that is an understatement I am terrified. Everything is coming to an end too fast. I’m scared to walk during graduation my mind how my mom says it, “My mind runs like the internet” I think of everything bad that can happen, but the worst thing that keeps coming to my mind is falling and tripping my walk in partner. Which would be super embarrassing to see people watching me fall. I’m going to fall in slow motion how it is in the movies and just face plant on the floor.I am currently enrolled in Night School from 3:20 to 4:20 where I work on a elective credit that I’m missing. Right now I’m working on Personal Finances, but it can be rather challenging. I also decided to come to school during spring break and work on what I need in order to finish the course. I have also been attending Red Zone at the school’s Library from 4:20 to 5 O'Clock. There I work on any class that I’m currently behind or I do work to get me ahead of pace. I have finished Digital Art.What I still need to do is finish my Economics class, Government class. My other classes are fairly easy I only need to worry about 5 classes all together. I need a few assignments in order to finish my Night School class. I should be done either before Spring break or after Spring break. If I put my mind to it I will be able to receive the missing credit that I need in order to graduate. I can also work on Night School during my workshop class and finish Personal Finance a whole lot earlier,but its is hard.What I am most looking forward to is walking up and taking that diploma in my hands. To hear my family cheer for me. To feel that I have accomplished what many have done and what many couldn’t do. To feel that I am that part of American citizens that overcomes the trials that we all face in High School. To feel my parents be proud of me in a way that I couldn’t possibly imagine. To feel that I have earned the right to stand up there in the ceremony with classmates. That is what I’m looking forward to.To what am I most grateful? That is a very hard question. I am grateful for the teachers in which I was given, although I didn't know them all 4 years I am glad that I met them for 2 years. I am thankful for Ms.Dorch who helped me when my schedules were going crazy. I am grateful for Mr.Gonzales who wasn’t afraid to say what we needed to hear whether we wanted to hear it or not. I am grateful for my parents who were very supportive and caring. I am grateful for what was given to me.
Journal #3
My winter break can be best described as Great! My parents asked my siblings and I if we wanted to go visit my grandma in mexico. So my sister and I decided to stay home and not go to mexico. I have to admit it was a good change to not be with the rest of my family, we spent Christmas and New Years alone, it took my mom a while to leave as she was crying her eyes out and asking repeatedly if we didn’t want to change our minds but just as when we ask for something we responded the way they do “no”. Thinking back at 1st Semester what I really enjoyed was finishing 4 courses that I needed to finish to be closer to graduation. What I regret was taking my time in my night school course.
I wish I could go back and speed up the pace and finish a whole lot closer. The reality that this is my last semester at LHS hit me before the second semester even started, The pressure of the outside world of who I’m going to be and my purpose in the world. The pressure of my parents telling me to be someone who I don’t want to be. What I need in order for graduation is to pass my classes that I am currently taking and to finish my Night School course before the deadline so I can pass.
My college application? I honestly have not done anything, my mind is just blank right now I don’t know if I am going to attend college. It is pretty nerve racking as seeing I haven’t thought about my life after High School, well that is not true What I’ve thought about most people don’t want me to do. I want to join the National Guard I want to travel the world, I want to have my own advendures. I want to make my own rules and I just hope that I’m ready to enter the real world and have adventures.
Regarding to whether I have done anything in searching a Job after school, I have thought of several things that I considered applying for are, working temporarily at a Dairy farm and helping out my family financially, and I have also considered joining the National Guard and staying there for six years. After I am considering Joining a Federal Agency such as the FBI. But I still haven’t made up my mind if I want to join the FBI. My parents want me to stay here and be an artist, but I don’t know if that is what I want.
End of the Line
Journal #4
Am I nervous for graduation? that is an understatement I am terrified. Everything is coming to an end too fast. I’m scared to walk during graduation my mind how my mom says it, “My mind runs like the internet” I think of everything bad that can happen, but the worst thing that keeps coming to my mind is falling and tripping my walk in partner. Which would be super embarrassing to see people watching me fall. I’m going to fall in slow motion how it is in the movies and just face plant on the floor.I am currently enrolled in Night School from 3:20 to 4:20 where I work on a elective credit that I’m missing. Right now I’m working on Personal Finances, but it can be rather challenging. I also decided to come to school during spring break and work on what I need in order to finish the course. I have also been attending Red Zone at the school’s Library from 4:20 to 5 O'Clock. There I work on any class that I’m currently behind or I do work to get me ahead of pace. I have finished Digital Art.What I still need to do is finish my Economics class, Government class. My other classes are fairly easy I only need to worry about 5 classes all together. I need a few assignments in order to finish my Night School class. I should be done either before Spring break or after Spring break. If I put my mind to it I will be able to receive the missing credit that I need in order to graduate. I can also work on Night School during my workshop class and finish Personal Finance a whole lot earlier,but its is hard.What I am most looking forward to is walking up and taking that diploma in my hands. To hear my family cheer for me. To feel that I have accomplished what many have done and what many couldn’t do. To feel that I am that part of American citizens that overcomes the trials that we all face in High School. To feel my parents be proud of me in a way that I couldn’t possibly imagine. To feel that I have earned the right to stand up there in the ceremony with classmates. That is what I’m looking forward to.To what am I most grateful? That is a very hard question. I am grateful for the teachers in which I was given, although I didn't know them all 4 years I am glad that I met them for 2 years. I am thankful for Ms.Dorch who helped me when my schedules were going crazy. I am grateful for Mr.Gonzales who wasn’t afraid to say what we needed to hear whether we wanted to hear it or not. I am grateful for my parents who were very supportive and caring. I am grateful for what was given to me.