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The first semester of my freshman year had changed my life, for the better and worse. Balancing school, family, friends, and sports has been quite a challenge but I have managed to pull myself through with success. Here, I will explain how my first semester of freshman year has gone for me. Throughout the first couple months of my freshman year at Foothill, grades and school work has taken over a big part of my life. Surprisingly keeping my grades up to A’s and B’s has been a breeze, and hopefully they won’t change after a strenuous week of finals. The seven classes I keep up with are Geography/Health, EDA, P.E., English, Math, Biology, and Spanish. First, I start my day with Geography/Health taught by one of my favorite teachers, Mr. Prewitt. This class is by far one of the easiest and more fun classes especially with Mr. Prewitts bubbly personality. Next, I enter the creative world of Mrs. Faulconer, EDA. If there's one thing I've learned about her, it is ‘do not give her sass’. Third, I have Dance/Rhythmatics with Mrs. Stevens. Our instructor, Amy Mesh is a talented dancer and I'm super privaledged to get free dance lessons from a professional. In this class we learn various dance techniques from Hip-Hop, Jazz, Tap, and Ballet. Fourth, I come here. English with Mr. Geib. Things we do in this class are read books, and write essays. Keeping myself from falling asleep in this class when we read is always a challenge, but I’m always learning a lot in this period. Mr. Geib’s thirst for knowledge is always inspiring. Fifth, Geometry with Mr. Villa is the highlight of my day. His humorous soul keeps me interested and wanting to learn more. Math is a weak subject for me, but surprisingly Mr. Villa has helped me keep my grade up in this class. Sixth, I have biology with Mr. Duston. This class is one of the most boring hour and a half part of my day. Lastly, seventh period Spanish is always fun. Learning another language is complicated and hard. Having Senora Leaf teach us makes it interesting with her spunky attitude. One thing I'm glad is over is the 9th grade project. My biome was the Tropical Rainforest deforestation and how it affects the jaguar. Many 9th graders dread the project and the work load it puts on them. Although this project wasn't much of a burden for me, presenting it was. I'm always the one who get's super nervous when it comes to public speaking. Thankfully it's over, and I managed to get an A on it. Friends are a main part of my life. A majority of my friends attend Buena High school, or Oxnard High School. Fortunately I have made a handful of new friends here at Foothill, as well as reuniting with old friends from elementary school. My best friend here at Foothill is Aaddya Acharya. This girl has been in my life ever since the 5th grade. The first day of school, I remember seeing her in almost all my classes, and this is what brought us closer. Whenever we hangout we share new memories and laughs. She now has a special place in my heart, and hopefully we'll hold onto our friendship through high school and beyond. Next, is Elizabeth Avina. Our friendship blossomed in the sixth grade. We've definitely had our ups and way downs, but no matter what she will always be one of my best friends. Elizabeth is the girl I tell everything to and I know she won't dare to tell a soul. She has my total and complete trust. I love her and I always will. Another girl who has claimed a spot in my heart is Yahaira Rocha. At the beginning of the year, I was actually intimidated by her and never had the guts to approach her. However my first impressions were false. Yahaira is a funny and sweet girl. Her energetic personality always brings a smile to my face. I know that I can always turn to her whenever I need a good laugh or turn my day from bad to good. I can always count her to cheer me up. Jonathan Brantley is another good friend of mine. He attends Oxnard High School, and he's a real chill dude. He's the guy I'm closest to and would take a bullet for. Jonathan's the one who always gives me good advice on boys, school, and friends. Whenever I just need someone to talk to or give me a good laugh he's there for me. I barely see him ever since I started going to Foothill, but I know for a fact he'll be in my life for a long time. I couldn't imagine life without him. Other important people in my life are Josselyn Pereda, Syanna Reyes, Miranda Morua, Garedy Riley, Sandra Meliton, Mathew Cobos, Shelly Boyd, Megan Ingamells, Mirella Puga, and Carnell Carper. Friends are a big part of my life, and what keeps me sane. When friends are gone, family will still be there for you. Ever since my freshman year started, my relationship with my dad has gone downhill, but my relationship with my sister has sky rocketed. Once school started, I barely find myself talking with my dad, and arguing over stupid things. Next semester, I plan on repairing our relationship and stop taking all my stress and anger out towards my dad. My sister, Nan, is my best friend. The day I started going to the same school as her, our relationship has strengthened. Back when I was still in middle school we barely related on anything, but now we can relate on many things. Going to the same school setting everyday with each other has changed our relationship for the better. You can usually find my sister and I doing homework, eating dinner, or just having deep conversations with each other everyday now. I'm glad we're as close as we are now, but after this next semester when she leaves for college I don't know what I will do without seeing her everyday. She's always been the mother figure in my life. I'm going to try and spend the most time I can with her before she leaves to her dream college. I'm just grateful she will always be there for me even when she's not under the same roof as me. Sports. Whenever I hear this word, I immediately cringe my face. I don't think there's anything else I'm worse at than sports. One sport I am good at though is ballet. Many people argue that ballet is not a sport. However it is, as well as an art. Ballet takes a lot of strength and endurance. I've been involved in ballet ever since I was about the young age of five. During my middle school years I quit, but after starting my first semester of freshman year, I wanted to start again. Starting off again has been a struggle, entering Ballet Academy Ventura and seeing all the girls who were in the class I should’ve been in if I hadn’t quit made me feel at the bottom of the food chain. Quitting was a big regret, but I'm glad I restarted this semester. Hopefully in the fall I will finally get onto pointe shoes. It seems like high school had just started yesterday, when I walked through these halls feeling like a complete stranger. As much as I hated middle school, I wanted to go back. Now that I'm 1/8th through my high school career, things aren't as bad as I thought they would be. Things feel almost the same as middle school. The classes and amount of homework I get aren't much harder or heavier. As much as I still wish I could transfer schools, it's all sinking into me now that I never will, no matter how much I beg my parents. While I spend the rest of my three and a half years here at Foothill I might as well make the best of it. I'm still learning to adjust here at Foothill, but hopefully next semester will be better than the first. Words - 1368