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HIGH SCHOOL

Survival Guide

Zoe Evans


What matters most in life?

Life doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints it takes and it takes and it takes and we keep living Wait for it anyways Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda

It sounds very selfish but I think that personal content is the thing that matters most in life. Maybe what makes you content is helping others. Or maybe it could be having a lot of money and a vacation home and a yacht. It could even be having a big family and living in the middle of nowhere hunting ducks. Either way, you deserve to be happy. No matter how you get there. Of course, there are the obvious exceptions of illegal activities. So I should say anything within reason.


My Shot

I'm past

Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda

PATIENTLY waiting

I'm

PASSIONATELY smashing every expectation

EVERY ACT IS AN ACT OF CREATION

Securing your future

Having a secure future can be a blessing or a curse. It all comes down to the individual person. It is their future after all. For me, I would most definitely prefer to have a secure future. In the past couple of months I have faced a lot of uncertainty. Actually, scratch that. I’ve had more than just a few months of uncertainty. I certainly do not have an adventurous spirit. I like having a plan and sticking to it, at least for the most part. The future is looming and I am terrified.. I’m not saying plan out every day down to the second. If you’re adventurous, go for it. Get out there, See the world. But for me, the adventure would be in securing my future. I like having a goal to reach. Having nothing to grasp at is an unsettling experience for me.


MY HIGH SCHOOL PLAYLIIST

Teenagers My Chemical Romance

Na Na Na My Chemical Romance

Mad Hatter Melanie Martinez

Cry Baby Melanie Martinez

Crazy = Genius Panic! at the Disco If you are sensitive to strong language I recommend listening to the clean version of these songs


ANXIETIES IT’S LIKE ANTS AND MORE ANTS. WEST, EAST THEIR LITTLE AXES HACK AND TEASE. YOUR SINS. YOUR BACK TAXES. THIS IS YOUR ETNA, YOUR SENATE OF DREAD, AT THE AXIS OF REASON, YOUR TAXI TO HELL. YOU SEE YOUR PAST TENSE— AND NEXT? A NEST OF JITTERY TIES. YOU’RE ILL AT EASE, AT SEA, ALMOST INSANE. YOU’VE EATEN YOUR SAINTS. YOU PRAY TO YOUR SINS. AH, YOU EXIST.

DONNA MASINI


RELATIONSHIPS Relationships are a strange thing. If you ask some, relationships are essential to survival in high school. To others, they are unwanted distractions. Some are just indifferent. But romantic relationships aren’t the only kind you’ll find in high school. Platonic relationships can just as, if not more, important than romantic ones. I personally value the platonic kind more. Romantic relationships just aren’t for me. It’s not that you shouldn’t try. If you have a crush on someone, go for it. Just don’t get your hopes up. People are like twelve sided dice. Don’t be surprised if the person you’re crushing on shows you a completely different face once you’re together. That doesn’t mean it’s all bad. Maybe this new face is someone you can fall in love with. But, maybe this new face is not who you thought they were. Take it from someone who knows, watch out for those different faces.

It sounds cliche but I don't think I would have survived high school without my best friends. They are more than that. They are my family. We rely on each other for everything. They have help me through my mental illness in ways that I can’t begin to describe. They never make me feel worthless or unwanted. And I do my part to do the same for them. Graduation is looming and I am terrified of leaving them behind. But then I remember, it doesn’t matter. There could be miles, states, continents or even galaxies between us and we will still feel each other’s love. Friendship creates a special kind of love that doesn’t fade with time and space. It is truly magical.


Don't lose who you are, in the blur of the

Expectations are tricky. From the time you are born, there are many expectations pressed upon you. There are expectations from your parents, your teachers, your peers, and even yourself. You have expectations as well. For instance, I didn’t expect English class to make me have an existential crisis. I’m kidding. Kind of.

STARS

I’ll be honest with you, writing this survival guide has been tough on me. However, I am expected to finish it. So here I am, still writing.

seeing is

Expectations

decieving dreaming is

Who You Are - Jessie J

It's

OKAY not to be

OKAY

believing

Many people are going to have expect you to do something. Parents expect you to grow up strong, perfectly mannered and successful. Teachers expect good grades and great attitudes. Your friends expect you to have fun and be there for them. Your enemies expect you to fail. None of these expectations matter. All that matters is what you expect of yourself. There in one bit of advice I can give you. Don’t expect to be anyone’s favorite student. I haven’t done this myself, but I see it done all the time. You can’t guarantee yourself a spot on their good list by kissing up to them. Nor can you expect them to sing your praises by being the best in class. You’re not going to like all of your teachers either. You just need to be able to deal with them. It’s just one year. Sometimes it’s just one semester. If you really have an issue, go to the counseling office and get the class changed. Just keep in mind that’s not always possible.


You look like my next

Mistake Blank Space - Taylor Swift

I have made plenty of mistakes in my sixteen years on this

planet. I think one of my biggest mistakes was skipping a

grade. It sounds bad but it really has effected me the last

couple of years. I am happy to be graduating but I’m leaving

all my friends behind. I’m entering the world entirely too soon.

It’s terrifying.

But

But

I can’t deal on the past. Well, I shouldn’t.

that’s never stopped me before. Oops.

When it comes to mistakes, the biggest you can make is

letting other people make your decisions for you. It makes you

miserable. It completely changes your life around and makes

you go in a direction you never would have chosen for yourself.

No matter how much it hurts, you need to decide for yourself.


6 WORDS TO LIVE BY

Don't let your friends slip away


HIGH SCHOOL SURVIVAL GUIDE

A guide for the class of 2020

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What In life really matters To me what matters most is whether or not you have lived your life to your potential. There was a study done at a hospital on 100 elderly men nearing death, they were asked to reflect what they regret the most. Almost all of them said that it was not something that they did, but something that they didn't do, their wish for their life that never came true. So stop hiding your dreams and bring them out into the world


What in life really matters, Cont. Instead of thinking "What can I do to make myself happy?" You should be thinking "What can I do to make my teachers happy? How can I make good friends? How can I prepare myself for the future?" My hopes are that this will be the mindset for the class of 2020, as is my wish for the classes that follow.


How important is a secure future? A secure future is only important to extent. People get so caught up in living a lifestyle of security, conservatism, and conformity that they forget about true happiness. As Jon Krakauer says in his book Into The Wild "The core of a man's living spirit comes from new experiences'


Relationships There was a 20­year study done at Harvard; It said that your physical health is actually more determined by your relationships than the food that you eat, or how much exercise you have. Don't hang out with people who lie and gossip and cheat, otherwise you could end up exactly like them.


Relationships cont. If you want to get into a relationship, hang out with people who think the same way you do, who have the same interests as you, and have a similar look on life as you. This should be a perfect example of a friendship.


Expectations I think that It's wrong for parents to force their doctrines on their children and let them think for themselves. I recently watched Dead Poets Society, and one character Neil had the hopes to become an actor, but his after his father pressured him to go to Harvard and become a doctor...


Expectations cont. ...Neil lost all hope and committed suicide. This should be a lesson for all parents, let your children stick to their dreams. So dear class of 2020, don't let other people's expectations put you down and stick to the life that is true to you.


Mistakes Nobody is, or has ever been perfect. Everybody makes mistakes, and sometimes we learn from them, and if you admit that you made a mistake, you will be forgiven. Do not let one small mistake make your give up on your dreams. Bruce Lee once said "Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.


Surviving High School


WHAT MATTERS MOST IN LIFE

HAPPINESS Happiness hap·pi·ness Noun ˈhapēnəs happiness noun; happinesses plural noun the state of being happy.: "she struggled to find happiness in her life" "Tom's heart swelled with happiness". synonyms:pleasure, contentment, satisfaction, cheerfulness, merriment, gaiety, joy, joyfulness, joviality, jollity, glee, delight, good spirits, lightheartedness, well-being, enjoyment.

The thing that matters the most in life is one’s happiness. The reason why is because if you live a life the way others want you to live and it doesn’t give you happiness, you will forever regret not doing something that makes you happy. Doing something that makes you happy, makes your life worth living. Those that pursue a passion that they love makes them even more prosperous and rich in life, than just having money. The most richest man can have all the money in the world and still not be happy, because happiness can’t be permanently bought, only temporary. With happiness one can get love, money, friends, and plenty of other things. Happiness is something many people try to find in others and can only be found in oneself. Happiness is a rarity that many lack. Happiness is something that can’t be stolen unwillingly. One can choose to give up happiness due to others, but can never be stolen from.


As someone once said, “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” “We hold these truths to be self­evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” ­ Thomas Jefferson “Happiness only real when shared” ­ Christopher Johnson McCandless “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful” ­ Albert Schweitzer


How important is having a secure future? Live a balanced life in­ between secure future and adventure , for then you won't regret not having fun, as well as not having to worry about survival.

In my opinion, having a secure future as well as living an adventurous life is the best of both worlds. However, in order to have both, you wouldn’t be able to go too extreme in both directions. You would instead have to have a balance between adventure and a secure future. Having a life of adventure let’s your soul to be free like how it was meant to be, but at the same time having a secure future helps with your mortal body that is physically here. To keep a balance, between the two, is the way one should live. Never going too far one way or the other. Some who have gone extremely towards adventure have never been seen or heard from again. And those who went too far into a secured future, they have lived a life filled with regrets. Although there are the small, well miniscule, amount of people who have made it and know what to do as they went extremely towards one side, those who took the Adventure side survived, while those on the secure future side became happy and not regret anything.



Depending on the person, relationships are important. However, having a ton of those you call friends is not as important as having a small group of really close friends that you hang out with and talk to daily above the rest. Some people tend to remain by themselves, preferring their own company, while others prefer the company of others. I’ve had lots of friends, but those I call friends, can be better described as friendly acquaintances than friends. I also have a select few friends that I actually call friends due to the fact that we talk to each other on a daily basis and hangout sometimes. For me solitude kinda sucks, but is necessary to keep from being dependent on others for everything. Others would view this differently, but this is just how I feel. Now about romantic relationships, they can help you grow, but at the same time they can make you feel worthless and crappy about your life. I’ve never been in a romantic relationship before, so I don’t really know much about this topic, but seeing as how I have survived High School without being Romantically involved with someone, I don’t think it is completely necessary nor important to have one. I mean sure it helps, but most couples in High School don’t stay together even when they try to do everything (such as planning about college and other things) together.


So many people prefer to live in drama because it's comfortable. It's like someone staying in a bad marriage or relationship ­ it's actually easier to stay because they know what to expect every day, versus leaving and not knowing what to expect. ­­ Ellen DeGeneres I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one's life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty and sad and material things cease to be important. ­­ David Rockefeller Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live. ­­ Marcus Aurelius


Secure future Its importance


A secure future gives people something to focus on or it acts as a goal to strive for, I also think that applying energy and time to securing a future can become a red herring for some problematic circumstances, (coping method to avoid/deal with emotional stress). I believe in Chris Mccandless’s ideal that obtaining it or trying to can eliminate the opportunity of exposure to a variety of stimulus that can overall benefit anyone. I think that anyone who endeavours bettering themselves will benefit from setting aside the pursuit of a secure future for a few brief periods in their lives.


Overall I believe that a secure future like most things in life can be used as a tool to better yourself when of course mixed with a little sanity and reasonable thoughts, but its relevance should not be above the problem of many others in the fact that more effort should be placed on looking closer to the present (not completely) to effectively manage time and effort.


Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds.� -Bob Marley


Utopian Alicia Ostriker, 1937

My neighbor’s daughter has created a city you cannot see on an island to which you cannot swim ruled by a noble princess and her athletic consort all the buildings are glass so that lies are impossible beneath the city they have buried certain words which can never be spoken again chiefly the word divorce which is eaten by maggots when it rains you hear chimes rabbits race through its suburbs the name of the city is one you can almost pronounce.


Relationships


I don't feel like anyone needs any relationships throughout high school to improve life quality, I am sure that students could dedicate their time to learning and only attributing a portion of the time at school to any form of socializing. If everyone focused all the time and effort that can be sparingly retrieved from the consuming and almost pointless social lives people value above all other activities I believe that we can accomplish much more than trying to “enjoy each other's company�


Too much attention on the concept of relationships through high school in my opinion will only be a distraction and very effective method of consuming time from our lives. I do see that it matters and the answer of mediation I believe lies in all of us and is dependent on our personal needs.


I don't feel like anyone needs any relationships throughout high school to improve life quality, I am sure that students could dedicate their time to learning and only attributing a portion of the time at school to any form of socializing. If everyone focused all the time and effort that can be sparingly retrieved from the consuming and almost pointless social lives we value above all other activities I believe that we can accomplish much more than trying to “enjoy each other's company�

Expectations


What matters most in life, is not having to worry about other people’s acceptance. The reason behind this, is that people will always have something to say about you, even if it's good or bad, they won't care. You just need to care about yourself. Don't care much if people say things about you. I had to learn the hard way. Yet It's okay, because you can be accepted by people who do care.


If You live for people's acceptance, you will die by their rejection ~Lecrae


Try- COlbie Caillet

WAIT A SECOND, WHY SHOULD YOU CARE, WHAT THEY THINK OF YOU WHEN YOU'RE ALL ALONE, BY YOURSELF DO YOU LIKE YOU? DO YOU LIKE YOU? YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRY SO HARD YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE IT ALL AWAY YOU JUST HAVE TO GET UP, GET UP, GET UP, GET UP YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE A SINGLE THING



My opinion on the importance of a secure future is learning how to budget money and continuing of your education. When you get a job, you need to save as much money as you can, so you will hopefully have enough money for college. Some jobs will either want a high school diploma or a college degree. So it is very important to start saving money now.


Education is the key to the future: You've heard it a million times, and it's not wrong...

ALEX TABARROK


EDUCATION IS AN ACCESS TO THE KEY OF SUCCESS EDUCATION IS THE PROCESS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING WHICH WILL HELP US IN OUR FUTURE EARNING EDUCATION SHAPES THE TRUE CHARACTER LEADING TO A SUCCESSFUL LIFE IT IS THE MAJOR FACTOR



Relationship are very important. They kinda make you who you are. Relationships with a bunch of friends, are great unless you are with people that have terrible influences on you. Romantic relationships, well it depends on if they aren't too over personal. What I mean by over personal, is that they get into your space and try to make you do things that you don't want to do.




We all have expectations, even if we don’t think we do. Some of us have higher expectations that others do.We either have expectations to be popular or to be better than someone. Others will have more expectations for us. They will expect us to get all A’s, do well with sports, and go to a university.




Everyday we face mistakes and usually we leave them as mistakes. It is better to learn from your mistakes, than to keep them as mistakes. We must learn from mistakes, instead of letting them eat at us until we are nothing but mistakes. By learning from your mistakes, it will make you a better person inside and outside.



In the EndLinkin Park I tried so hard And got so far But in the end It doesn’t even matter I had to fall To lose it all But in the end It doesn’t even matter


VOL. 1

ISSUE NO. 1

Survival Guide

By Erika Burtt


What in Life Matters Most? I think what matters most in life is happiness. I think happiness is important because life's too short to be unhappy all the time. I think that being unhappy is a waste of time. I wonder how can someone be unhappy all the time. I think what makes a person truly happy is doing the things that they love. People that do the things that they love seem so much happier than someone who doesn’t do what they love. I think that the people in your life will affect your happiness. Friends that are negative and unhappy you won’t want to be around and will ruin your mood. But friends that are happy and fun to be around, you will enjoy being around them.


"Life is too short to start your day with broken pieces of yesterday, it will definitely destroy your wonderful today and ruin your great tomorrow”

“Be crazy. Be stupid. Be silly. Be weird. Be whatever. Because life is too short to be anything but happy.”


Importance of a

Secure Future I think that being adventurous is important but I also think that having secure future is important. I think that while you are young you should go out and travel and experience things. You should take every opportunity that you get to travel and go on adventures when you are young because when you are older you might not be able to do that. While you are young you should go out and do things that you have never tried and that are out of your comfort zones. I think that being adventurous will you teach you more about life than having a secure future. You need to have a secure future because you can’t travel and adventure all your life.


"We must take adventures in order to know where we truly belong"

"Jobs fill your pocket.

"

Adventure fills your soul


“Pain throws your heart to the ground Love turns the whole thing around No, it won't all go the way, it should But I know the heart of life is good” -John Mayer (Heart of Life)

“Everybody gotta be themselves Everybody gotta dream out loud Everybody gotta be themselves Square pegs make the world go 'round” -Kelsea Ballerini (Square Pegs)

“But you can’t make a heart say something it don’t believe” -Maren Morris (I Wish I Was)


" then, she began to breathe, and live, and every moment took her to a place where goodbyes were hard to come by. she was in love, but not in love with someone or something, she was in love with her life. and for the first time, in a long tome, everything was inspiring. " r.m. drake


Relationships

In high school it is better to have a few good friends instead of having a bunch of friends. You need a few good friends that you can trust and that are there for you when things are tough and that you enjoy being around. Having a bunch of friends you may not ever be close with them and you can’t trust most of them. It is not ok to solidate yourself from your relationships because it makes your relationships with people more difficult and it is not good for you. Romantic relationships in high school are not important. As long as you are having fun and enjoy yourself and have good friends then you do not need a romantic relationship.


"Friendship isn't about who you've known the longest. It's about who walked into your life, said "I'm here for you" and proved it."

"Best friends: Make the bad times good and the good times unforgettable "


Expectations Our expectations for ourselves is to be successful. We expect ourselves to do good in school and go to a good college so that we can get a really good job and that we will have a good life. In reality most people don’t really want to go to college. They only go so that they can get a good job. We expect to have a job that we love but most of the time people have a job that they do not enjoy. We expect to have a future that is fun and good. Expectations from others is that we get good grades, have good friends and do good things with our lives. What others expect us to do is not the same as what we expect from ourselves. You should never let the expectations others have for you affect you. Expectations from society is that we make good decisions and that we know what the right this is to do and that we are positive and to be successful.


"Expectation is the root of all heartache." -William Shakespeare

"Sometimes we expect more from others because we would be willing to do that much for them."

"When you release expectations, you are free to enjoy things for what they are instead of think they should be" -Mandy Hale


Mistakes Mistakes are a part of life. Mistakes teach us things and make us the person that we are. The mistakes that we make can be positive or negative on us. You should always look on the positive side of things. Mistakes teach us what to do and what not to do. We don’t mean to make mistakes they are things that just happen. You should not let mistakes get you down because it is a waste of time thinking about the mistakes that you have made. You should always stay positive. Mistakes should be something that you learn from. It is okay to make mistakes because everyone makes them. If we never made mistakes we would never grow as a person or learn.


"The reality is people mess up. Don't let one little mistake ruin a beautiful thing."

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new" -Albert Einstein "Mistakes are proof you are trying"


I hope whoever is reading this you enjoyed reading it and that you learned something from it. I hope that high school is a good time for you. I hope that you make good decisions and that you are happy and have good friends. Make sure that you have lots of fun and that you enjoy high school. ­Sincerely, Erika


Be happy and live life


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By Clayton Whitworth


What matters most to me in life is happiness. I may be tested repeatedly but i feel it is the ultimate emotion to have, to overcome through all the trials in this life, it will get you through this life easier. Without this emotion god gave us, we wouldn’t be able to find that ultimate feeling in life. If you’re not able to find any happiness in your life, try looking down the path of God. This helped me through the rough times in my past. It may sound dumb but just praying asking for someone to guide you and help you through the rocky times may be enough. Feel deep down inside the work that god does for you everyday and he can help you. If you look for what our god stands for that may be enough for you to get through your times. Hear what he has to say, live your life in reflection of him and that may get you through your days of time like it does for me


A Secure Future My opinion on the importance of a secure future is about exactly what Chris states while he’s speaking to Ron. Building your future should be toward the basis of what your heart tells you. Find your true passion in life and you will make a healthy and happy steady life for yourself. Whether that may be an artist, a carpenter, or a doctor because you feel deep down inside that you want to treat and help people. Whatever your case may be if you’re just looking for a job or career for the money that may not cause a problem for you but in time it may be highly likely that you will get tired or sick of it. Maybe even sick of life because of it. It may affect your attitude which could affect your relationships with your family or wife. Just take some time to find your inner being but you may need flexibility in your life as well.


Influential Music from Know Yourself­ J.Cole High School

Rooster­ Alice In Chains

Is This Love ­ Bob Marley Today Was a Good Day ­ Ice Cube

Love Yours­ J. Cole Ready Or Not­ The Refugees

Kick­Push ­ Lupe Fiasco Wet Dreamz­ J.Cole


When you get what you want in your struggle for self And the world makes you king for a day Just go to the mirror and look at yourself And see what that man has to say. For it isn’t your father, or mother, or wife Whose judgment upon you must pass The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life Is the one staring back from the glass. He’s the fellow to please – never mind all the rest For he’s with you, clear to the end And you’ve passed your most difficult, dangerous test If the man in the glass is your friend. You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years And get pats on the back as you pass But your final reward will be heartache and tears If you’ve cheated the man in the glass.

Influential Poem


Relationships

Having relationships with other people is very significant in one's life. Without creating even a small relationship with the people that you meet in your days can show what kind of a person you are. Everybody in life will make some sort of a relationship with the people they meet even if it was just a small conversation. Communication is what builds our relationships with each other and the ways we portray ourselves is how the relationships will build. You will create either good or bad relationships and it is up to you how the relationship will turn out. Just taking time to talk to someone sincerely will show them you care and will boost that relationship positively right off the bat. I would rather have relationships with people who really care about me rather than the ones who didn't and to be honest that is what a real friend is, a person who cares. Having a romantic relationship in high school can be a positive thing but can also make you feel like your whole life will crash if it does not work out but in order to find the one person that you can spend the rest of your life with, just open your eyes because they can be right in front of you. If you really believe you found the right person will will take great effort to win over their heart and the same on the others part but this is not impossible.


Expectations You may have many people or a very little amount of people in your life that care and have expectations for you. whether its your family, friends, or even a teacher, they just want the best for you and know your capable of it. Who ever it is telling you what you need to do, just remember your the one living your life and you need to be happy and enjoy the life you were given.


Growing up in life it might seem as if the days go by slow, especially going to school. All you want to do is get out of high school so you can start your life. But soon enough you'll realize that is not the case at all, time does go by a lot faster than you think. Throughout your life you live and learn and some faster than others but whether yo


High School Survival Guide By Dalton Rockwood

A series of quick writes to help incoming freshman!


HAVING A SECURE FUTURE

REMEMBER THAT YOU'RE NOT DOING IT FOR MONEY In my opinion, I think it is important to have a structure for your future. Or a guideline, just basically outlining how you want your future to be. If you have every single thing set in stone, you won’t get to have any fun in trying new things. You should be able to have a structure or a path that you should be following, but you can go off and do your own thing if you want. If you want to try new things you should be able to do that. If you want to stay with the same career path but take a different branch, that should be golden. Having some type of secure structure is important, not necessarily having a whole secure future. If you have your whole future secured then it will limit your experimentation and being able to find out what you want to do.


What in life matters most? The most important thing in life is family and friends. And really if you have good friends they are family. But if you have family and friends who are there for you when you need them, that could be the difference between life and death essentially. They can get you out of sticky situations and pick you up when you are down. The key thing though is to find friends who are family to you. If you can find those friends, keep them. They will do so much for you, especially if you are willing to do the same for them, because they are family. Bonds like that are something special and can never be replaced. Without friends like that in your life there isn’t a whole lot that you can do. These kind of friends will be the ones who will be there for you no matter what, even if you blow them off sometimes, they will be there for you if you need them.


Relationship Advice


SURVIVAL GUIDE

Mackenzie Hooper


What in life really matters In life what matters the most to me, is definitely the people that care and have the respect for you. The reason why I said this topic was because some people have no respect for anyone and it is truly sad because every human being that is nice or care for you should get your respect, and some people just don’t care enough.


Secure Future The importance of a secure future to me is, you don't have to have your whole life and future all planned out. Some parents think that if you're in highschool, you need to have everything you or they want right before you graduate.


Relationships Honestly through your high school years you find out who your real friends are at the end. The ones that have been their since elementary school, always have your back and would do anything for you. Those are the ones that care not people that talk about you behind your back or ignores that story’s you tell them. I would stick with a few friends during high school because it doesn’t matter how many people tell you that you go through plenty of friends during high school, they are always right. In my opinion I think that relationships are a good and a bad thing. You should only be in a relationship if you are committed to it, not because you think it is cool or just because all of your friends are. You should be in love with them and care about everything they do. I would definitely not have a relationship during high school because always something bad happens and it usually doesn’t work out. But if they do that is truly amazing, because things like that rarely happen.


Poems and Songs


Everything you'll need to know AUGUST 2016

HIGH SCHOOL SURVIVAL GUIDE

SAM PRESTON LIFE

FUTURE

EXPERIENCES

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ADVICE


WHAT IN LIFE MATTERS MOST? By Samantha Preston

In my opinion, the most important thing that you can do in life is to use your time wisely while you still have time to have fun and be with people who are important to you. So many people spend each and every day waiting for it to be over or they spend their weeks waiting for the weekend and they do not realize how fast everything is really going by until it is already too late. You should really enjoy all of the time that you have and make the best out of each and every moment. If you wish your time away, you will look back and regret it very much because one day, certain people are not going to be here with you anymore and you are going to think of all of the things that you could have done with all of that time after it is too late.


HOW IMPORTANT IS A SECURE FUTURE? By: Sam Preston

10 SEPTEMBER 2015 | ISSUE 05

I believe that a secure future is important but it should not keep you from doing what you want to do in life. You should be able to have fun and be adventurous without the thought of your future getting in the way.


TAKE TIME By Jenn Gigowski

Take time to tickle, To kiss and to hug; Take time to giggle, To talk and to love; Perhaps there's a lot That needs doe today. But take just a minute To stop and to play. They need you right now, And soon they'll be grown. Soak up the memories While they're still at home. Take time to show them They're worth the time spent. The amount of timeNshared OMADIC 24 Should never be a regret. |


HUMBLE AND KIND BY TIM MCGRAW

Hold the door, say please, say thank you Don't steal, don't cheat, and don't lie I know you got mountains to climb but Always stay humble and kind When those dreams you're dreamin' come to you When the work you put in is realized Let yourself feel the pride but Always stay humble and kind

When it's hot, eat a root beer popsicle Shut off the AC and roll the windows down Let that summer sun shine Always stay humble and kind Don't take for granted the love this life gives you When you get where you're goin Don't forget turn back around And help the next one in line Always stay humble and kind


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HIGH SCHOOL RELATIONSHIPS LAST AFTER HIGH SCHOOL

THE IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONSHIPS

THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT YOU HAVE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING BUT IT IS BETTER TO HAVE A SMALL GROUP OF FRIENDS WHO TRULY CARE ABOUT YOU RATHER THAN HAVING A BUNCH OF FRIENDS WHO ARE THERE JUST BECAUSE. IF YOU ARE HANGING OUT WITH A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT TRULY YOUR FRIENDS, IT IS PROBABLY MORE ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK. SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT IT MAKES YOU LOOK “COOLER” IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE FRIENDS. SOLITUDE CAN BE A VERY GOOD THING FOR MOST PEOPLE BUT I THINK THAT TOO MUCH SOLITUDE CAN BE A BAD THING FOR SOME PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOMEONE THERE FOR YOU AT TIMES OF NEED. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS ARE A VERY IMPORTANT THING IN HIGH SCHOOL. THEY CAN BE FUN AND SOMETIMES A GOOD THING IN HELPING YOU GROW AND MATURE BUT I DO NOT THINK THAT THEY ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AT THIS AGE. AT AN OLDER AGE, I BELIEVE THAT ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS BECOME MUCH MORE IMPORTANT.


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EXPECTATIONS

ach person has E experienced high school

in a different way. Some individuals have the time of their lives, some not so much. Whatever the experience is, it’s a different one for every person. In my opinion, You should

not base how you think your high school career will be off of other’s experiences. One should not expect their time spent here to be the same as another individual. You should make the best out of the time that you have here without expecting anything.

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Mistakes. Written by Samantha Preston

Everybody makes mistakes. There is not one person who has not made a mistake in their life. They’re what make us who we are. You learn from your mistakes and they can make you a better and stronger person if you don’t let it bring you down. Throughout high school, you will make many mistakes, some little and some not so much. You just need to remember that you are not the only one. It is a part of life and one day you will look back and all of those mistakes will mean nothing.


Surviving High School

If you can dream it,

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you can do it." Walt Disney

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By: Laura Stobbe


This is me My name is Laura Stobbe, and this is a little bit about me and my life. I was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1997, and since then I have moved seven times. I have lived in places, such as Guam, Ketchikan, Alaska, Juneau, Alaska, Kodiak, Alaska, Walnut Creek, California, Grand Junction, Colorado, and Mariposa, California. I love spending time with my family and friends. I enjoy listening to music, mostly classic rock.


"There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever." ­Mahatma Gandhi

"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." ­Martin Luther King, Jr.


What Matters to ME "My faith is really important to me, I value it more than anything else in my life. If I didn’t have my faith then everything in my life that I thought was hard, would be unbearable. All of the obstacles that I have overcome can be connected back to my faith. I am a better person because of my faith and it encourages me to keep striving to be better than I was before. It keeps the focus of my life straight. It helps me to remember to help others before I help myself. My faith can also be tied back to some amazing people, people that I would never had met if it wasn't for my faith. These people are an encouragement in life whether they know it or not. They encourage me not only through their words, but also through their actions. My faith has helped me to make better decisions in my life. These are all reasons why my faith is the most important aspect of my life."


"Map out your future ­ but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip." ­Jon Bon Jovi

"Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny." ­Bob Marley

“Only you can control your future.” ­Dr. Suess


Secure Future To me a secure future is important. A secure future means you have a plan for your life. You know what you want, whether it be a college degree or a family. You then have ambition to go after your goal. A secure future guarantees that you life will be stable, and to a point you will know what is going to happen. Your life won’t be filled with surprises. You won’t wake up questioning what the day brings. There a lot of advantages of to having a secure future, but there are also disadvantages such as your sense of adventure will be kept within. The element of surprise will not super present in your life. You will know to a point what each day brings. Life won’t be able to catch you off guard.


Song Lyrics "Carry On My Wayward Son" By: Kansas Carry on my wayward son There'll be peace when you are done Lay your weary head to rest Don't you cry no more Once I rose above the noise and confusion Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion I was soaring ever higher, but I flew too high


The ROad Not Taken By: Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.


"Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for." ­Bob Marley

"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." ­Helen Keller

"Friendship with ones self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world." ­Eleanor Roosevelt


Relationships Relationships are important, but it is important that the relationships are meaningful. It is better to just have a few close friends, rather than a bunch of people who you aren’t very close with. It is important to have a couple friends who you can completely trust. Romantic relationships aren’t an important part of high school. It is better to wait till you meet someone who you really could spend your life with. Most people don’t meet that person in high school. Don’t form you life around a relationship that may not work out. You should go after what you want, and achieve your dreams. The reality is that most high school relationships don’t work out, so it may not be worth your time. Some of the friends you meet in high school, will be your friends your life. My advice is to invest your time in your friends, some friends will be there for your entire life. The more time you put into relationships the more you will get out of the relationships. It's not about how many friends you have, it's more important how close you are with your few close friends.


Expectations I think that the expectations that I have for myself are just a mirror of the expectations that my parents have always had for me. They have always have expected great things from me. They expect me to keep my grades up, participate in activities, and have a good attitude. I do my best to make them proud. I also have very high expectations for myself. I always try to be the very best I can at everything that I do. I always do my best to achieve my goals. I try to be an example for people to look up to.


Mistakes The thing about mistakes is that you can’t always reverse them. Sometimes you make choices that you will later regret. Mistakes can be as simply as forgetting to finish an assignment for school. However mistakes can also have a major impact on your life. Mistakes are unavoidable. At some point in your life you will make a mistake.


Always make life worth living


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What matters the most.

Friends are the most important part of life. They seem to help decide how you will live your life and they always accept you for who you are even if the decisions you make aren’t the ame that they would. They bring you up when you are feeling down. When all that you know is depression and sadness they introduce a new light into your life. They pull you out of that darkness for no other reason than that they know that you would do the same thing for them. Friends are a permanent solution to any of your temporary problems. Even though riends come and go you can always be a friend to others. You always have the ability to make a difference in someone's life and be a friend because you will remember when friends helped you. You will remember how important they are.


Friends have always mattered the most to me because they have always been there for me. I can always rely on them to be there for me and they can rely on me to be there for them. Friendship is what matters most in life because it creates a bond between people that is almost impossible to break.


I think a secure future is important because it gives normal people a sense of security that says that they will be a able to live a happy life after they have experienced everything that they wanted to. Some people obsess over the idea of a secure future and strive to make it a reality but in reality, most thing don’t go according to plan exactly. I think planning something out exactly how you would like it kind of sets you up for failure. Room for error is needed if you make plans. I honestl like the idea of not having a plan and just winging it. The idea of a secure future just sets you up for possible disappointment Going out and doing something that you want to do sets you up for possible adventure and excitement. I honestly believe tha a secure future is not very thought out because you can never know if something is secure.


Relationships are very important. They are great because they tend to be based on mutual feelings between people that join them in a bond. I don't believe that it is necessary to have very many friends at all. Acquaintances seem to be mistaken for friends. Some people don’t truly know you but they act like they will be there for you. Then you later find out that they’ve figuratively left you for dead. I think that it is great to have a few friends that really truly know you. That understand you and are there for you whenever you need someone. True friends will figuratively stay with you through thick and thin until the bitter end. I don’t think that solitude is a good thing. Humans need as much human interaction as they can get. Solitude will drive people crazy. People need it from time to time because sometimes others become too much to handle. Overall though, solitude is not a good thing to endure for long periods of time. I think romantic relationships are great because it involves two people who know eachother better than anyone else in the world. In high school they aren’t necessary but they can still bring people joy and happiness.


In highschool we expect that being popular will get you all the things you would need to have great fun and experiences. Being popular doesn’t affect those two things, it’s better to be yourself. It's almost guaranteed that you’ll have great experiences if you actually just be yourself. Fun isn’t guaranteed because parts of high school will be stressful. In total it is what you make of it. People should not expect anything about their grades because sometimes classes are extremely hard and they will have to work hard for a passing grade. Same goes for sports. They are very different because the sport becomes your life for the season and you must also focus on your grades so you can keep playing. Remember to make good decisions because bad decisions will make you look dumb in front of your peers. In time of embarrassment, keep your cool and blow it off like it was nothing because people will respect you for how accepting you are of you. Expect respect but only if you show respect. Don’t disrespect anyone for who they are if you expect any form of respect.


High school is just a small part of your whole life and you should not let it get to you at the bad and hard times. You will have a lot of temporary problems that will be fixed by temporary solutions. Talking to your friends will help a lot. Just talking about your problems helps to get it out when it needs to come out. It’s okay to make little mistakes because you will learn from them and be better because of it. Please don’t let those little mistakes build up and drag you down. Please don’t think that those little mistakes define who you are because they don’t. And please don’t think for a minute that you aren’t important because you are. Finally remember that life gets hard but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Things always get better.


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“If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don’t be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning ‘Good morning’ at total strangers.” Maya Angelou

I feel that one of the things that matters most in life is to enjoy yourself. If you aren’t having fun what’s the point? We go through life meeting deadlines doing what everyone expects of us and always conforming to another person’s view or holding back because of what we fear outside of us yet when we are alone we act how we really wan to. Live your life, do your homework, and enjoy these small few years and if there’s even a hint of drama get away from it. It isn’t worth losing the sleep to “deal with it”. Find your joy and live it. Everyone has a passion, something they love and that can steal not only their breath but their soul and life. It changes you relaxes you and overall makes you a better person. It invades your dreams your social life your academic life, something that people will know you for. FInd that and excel in it, if someone else is better so what? Ask them for help if they are kind they will teach you and then one day you challenge them. Challenge each other to get better. If you do that you will find that you have an outlet for your stress no matter what.


If someone’s opinion has the power to take you off course, just make sure they are paying your bills ten years from today, because they just stole your future.” Gabreil Sedlak

Having a secure future is really important. It’s just that that secure future isn’t necessarily important for you, just make sure to think (even though you are just starting high school) about your family, your loved ones, and any pets you may want when you are older. A lot of people want to travel the world, me included, but you need the funds to do that. To get those funds you are going to need a good job and an even better pension. It is extremely important to have something to fall back on and have a safety net. My parents always told me “Have more than one dream career,” that way if or when one doesn’t pan out you have something that will catch you even if it wasn’t maybe your favorite or first idea. Also, don’t choose something based purely on the money, because odds are you will hate it with a passion and hate yourself for choosing it. Another oldie but a goodie is “If you love your job you never work a day in your life.” Which is obviously the truth if you can make your job your life and have it be fun too? Well...how awesome is that?


People are all around us no matter where we go and because of this we can’t help but make relationships. They can help us or harm us depending on what we do with them and how we handle ourselves. For instance, it isn’t bad to be alone for a while maybe to study or to get some work done. However if you are trying to study a subject you don’t know very well getting someone to help you would be very beneficial. Also, when it comes to getting a girl or boyfriend be very careful about becoming one person. You don’t want to get to the point where you don’t have singular friends or she doesn’t either because if you break up what then? You have split the group down the middle and it will be very tense for a while. So be smart with the people you talk to and date for it can affect you in ways you aren’t even slightly aware of.


We all set goals for ourselves in high school, ones that we feel almost a desperate need to meet. Sometimes this is good and other times it feels like a crushing weight to meet these goals. As a freshman my goal was to fit in and be popular and who doesn’t want that? So as I went through my years my expectations of myself changes. I realized all I wanted was to have fun, that I needed to let go and enjoy myself or my years there would be a sad memory to look back upon. Have fun, get your homework done, that’s the ultimate goal. My mom always said “Expectations breed resentment.” I hold true with that belief, if you are expecting perfection you will be disappointed. Now, just because you shouldn’t expect the world doesn’t mean you shouldn’t reach for it. No expectations with full throttle ambition? How amazing is that? If you do all you can without expecting everything you are giving yourself an opportunity to build without the sky even being the limit. When others look to us they have unwritten rules that we should follow. In all honesty I was never good at following those rules, fitting in, being socially acceptable. Once I finally realized it was pointless trying to fit in I started to stand out, people were gonna like or hate me regardless of how I acted so I started just cutting loose and doing as I felt was fun, not necessary, fun. That was when I started making friends that I still talk to this day, from freshman year.


“I’m only human,” is the phrase we use the most when we make a mistake. In highschool we make mistakes galore, there seems to be no end to them. However throughout my years at high school the one thing I realized is that we aren’t the only ones making mistakes. The problem with those mistakes is what we do with them. We can learn from them or use them as reasons to perpetuate the problem. In life if we ignore our mistakes well...History will repeat itself and no one wants that. Also, you aren’t the only one that your mistakes affect, it’s just like on the soccer field, if you aren’t paying attention while playing defense then the other team can go right around you and the whole team has to work harder to pay for your mistake. Just like in class, on a team project, or with your family. Another thing about mistakes is that they teach us more than we realize. For instance, when you were younger did your parents ever let you touch the hot stove? That’s probably because that’s the only way you could find out that it’s to hot to touch. Generally speaking, you never make that mistake twice. It’s just like that when you’re in highschool, you make the mistake then you don’t make it again.


WAKE UP SURVIVE LIVE


IF IT DOESN'T CHALLENGE YOU IT WON'T CHANGE YOU


I am going to fight this I am going to survive this I won't give up


Poem By: Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could


For all the times that you made me feel small I fell in love. Now I feel nothin' at all And never felt so low when I was vulnerable Was I a fool to let you break down my walls?

Love Yourself­ Justin Bieber


Freshmen- Senior Year relationships FRESHMEN YEAR: SOME FRIENDS MAY GO WITH THEIR UPPERCLASSMEN FRIENDS. SOPHMORE YEAR: YOUR FRIENDS HAVE NOW MET NEW FRIENDS, YOUR GROUP FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL IS DRIFITNG AWAY JUNIOR YEAR: ALL FRIENDS ARE IN DIFFERENT CLASSES THEREFORE, YOU START TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS, YOUR OLDER FRIENDS MAY EVEN HAVE A BOYFRIEND OR STUCK STUDYING ALL THE TIME. SENIOR YEAR: YOU LITERALLY HAVE 3 GOOD FRIENDS, NOTHING LIKE FRESHMEN YEAR AND RELATIONSHIPS ARE UNIQUE. NOTHING LIKE WHAT YOU EXPECTED.


Schoolwork is more important

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Expectations: Attend Game Days


We all make Mistakes ...

AND IT GOES A LITTLE SOMETHING LIKE THIS

Procrassinating...

Talking back to the teacher to "Look Cool"


Skipping class and/or not doing your homework!!!

Taking the easy classes just because your friends are in them... (sacrifice yourself)


DON'T BE STRESSED YOU'VE BEEN BLESSED


What In Life Matters Most?

Never Stop Learning, Because Life Never Stops Teaching ­Unknown


What matters most to me is my family. Another thing that is really important to me is my education. I really hope I get motivated and really focus during college so I do things right the first time instead of messing up and going back. I think I have finally chosen the right path for my career and I am very excited to see where life takes me. Doing good in school and achieving what I need to achieve will really get me to where I need to be in life so I will be able to provide for myself and later my family. I think what really matters is happiness and being perfectly content with how life is going. And right now I would say I am definitely on the right path to being happy.


The Importance Of A Secure Future

The Best Way To Predict Your Future Is To Create It ­Unknown


A secure future to me is important. Without a future how can you take care of yourself? I think everyone should go to college and get some kind of a college education even if that is not what you really want. You need money to survive and get around. Sure, you could work at a fast food place but is that ideal for the rest of your life? Why not go to school and get the schooling to have the job you really want! I think about the future all the time. I want to be comfortable with living. Always keep going and always strive to something better. You should always go on adventures to keep yourself distressed. Keep life interesting enough that you'll never spend a day unhappy.


Relationships

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest if the world walks out." -Walter Winchell


Throughout my high school experiences I would have to say that not all relationships are important. Especially the ones including boys. Friends do have to mean a lot to you, they will be the ones who help get you through the rough days. However, I personally think it is better to have a close small circle, not a lot. You do not always necessarily know someone 100%, so make sure you can always trust your friends so your personal issues are not going around the school. Relationships are always a great thing in life even if it is a blessing or a lesson and, whichever it may be, it will help you become the person you want to become. High school has definitely helped me become more confident and a stronger person all together and I would not take back any part of it because it taught me lessons I will never forget.


Mistakes

"We learn from failure, not frum success! -Bram Stoker


Mistakes are a big part of life. It happens everywhere; home, school, work and that is okay. Everyone makes mistakes and you should never let them bring you down. You have your whole life to make it up. Make sure you have a support team you trust because they will be the ones who are going to help you get through it. Making mistakes in high school can be very stressful on you because you have your reputation on the line but just remember things happen for a reason and you just have to keep your head held high through it all. Don’t worry about what others think about you, they don’t matter. If you live life thinking about the bad things, you won’t ever be happy. Never give up on you.


Expectations

"An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality. -Brian Tracy


There can be a bad and a good to having expectations. The expectations you have for yourself are good. They keep you motivated and give you confidence. Expectations from your family and peers can be good and bad. Your family is going to always expect the perfect grades and I say as long as you are trying your hardest then you are succeeding. As for expectations from society, who cares what they think. Be whoever you want to be. High school is filled with high expectations but just do your homework and pay attention in class and your four years will fly by.


Facts of Life

THE NEW YOU


WHAT IN LIFE MATTERS? The Big Question

The more happiness you have the more of a positive attitude you will have and that will probably get you farther in life, and I know not everything can go our way but if you are making your own decisions on schooling, careers, and your future I think that could be a big part of your happiness.


Secure future ¨All of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future.¨

I think this means to have an open mind on your future and always expect new things, never limit yourself, and if you make your future how you want even if you have changed in between then in the end it's your happiness.


They told me to reach and reach and reach and reach upon the ladder. They said look up, don't look back, and always do one better. And so I reached and reached and reached and reached upon the ladder. But then I reached and reached and fell far from the top of the ladder. And as I fell and dropped and flew to the bottom of the rungs. I wondered why they told me so to reach when I was destined to come undone. -Dmoritzlong

. It’s a beautiful day / Don’t let it get away – Beautiful Day, by U2


Relationships I believe that two people are connected at the heart, and it doesn't matter what you do, or who you are or where you live; there are no boundaries or barriers if two people are destined to be together.

I BELIEVE THAT IN HIGHSCHOOL YOU DON'T NEED TO STRESS ABOUT THE FRIENDSHIPS YOU HAVE YOU WILL LOSE AND GAIN SO MANY FRIENDS AND IN THE END YOU WILL BE HAPPY FOR THE FRIEND YOU HAD AND THE EXPERIENCES AND MEMORIES YOU MADE WITH THEM. I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE FRIENDSHIPS LAST AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THEN AGAIN NOT ALL OF THEM DO, AND THAT'S OKAY. IT ALSO DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HAVE A HUGE GROUP OF FRIENDS OR ONLY ONE IT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU AND THE BEST FRIENDSHIPS TO HELP MOTIVATE YOU IN LIFE. WHEN IT COMES TO ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS IN HIGHSCHOOL THEY ARE NICE TO HAVE BUT ALWAYS KEEP YOUR GOALS IN MIND AND STAY FOCUSED. I HAVE BEEN IN A RELATIONSHIP FOR TWO YEARS SINCE SOPHOMORE YEAR AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER, FOR ME IT HELPED A LOT TO BE IN THAT RELATIONSHIP HE MADE ME A BETTER PERSON AND HIS FAMILY HELPED ME SO MUCH AND EVEN GAVE ME A PLACE TO LIVE WHEN MY FAMILY SITUATION WASN'T THE BEST AND IN MY CASE IT HAS WORKED OUT AMAZING, BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS LIKE THAT IF ITS NOT WORKING OUT THEN LET IT GO AND YOU WILL MOVE ON IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD AND YOU WILL BE OK.


Expectations SINCE 1998

I think growing up we always have expectations set for us and we don't always follow through with them or meet them to people's standards and that's okay. Although you will always be help to everyone else's expectations that's not what matters it should be what you want, and the expectations you want for yourself. You may not meet your expectations and you don't have to beat yourself up about it find something new or try again. Expectations are standards you set for yourself and the only expectations you have to meet are your own. I do believe that the higher the expectation the farther you will go in life.


Mistakes Just think have you ever made a mistake? Well I know you have because everyone makes mistakes and we learn from it. We may have times when our parents are mad but they also made mistakes when they were young and by learning fr om the mistakes it may make you the person you will be in the future. Some mistakes can ruin your life, so try not to get into those because you don't want it to affect you forever. If you have a small mistake such as missing curfew or losing something, or a fender bender, itĹ› not the end of the world and yes your parents may be mad, but they will get over it.


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SURVIVING HIGH SCHOOL, ONE WORD AT A TIME By Zack Smith

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Quoted references are also be helpful. References to people can also be made through the written accounts of interviews and debates confirming the factuality of the writer’s, myself, information and the reliability of his source or sources. The writer, myself again, can use redirection to ensure that the reader keeps reading the article and to draw attention to other articles or advice.

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BEST THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL Dating Tips As a freshman, dating a senior is something common, almost explicit to freshmen girls however. Tip: Don't fall into the trap, it never ends up well. In all honesty, coming from someone who was in a relationship (three different ones), there is nothing wrong with being single. I have seen far too often however, instances where freshmen get involved with senior for either the glamour or status, and end up having a bad experience because of it. I'm definitely not going to tell you not to do something or live your life by any means, I'm just trying to come in clutch with the advice.

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My family and my faith are what matter most to me. In 2011, my sister was diagnosed with a brain tumor. During this time, family and faith were my two pillars. My family came together in a time a chaos and it was life changing. When you're so close to losing someone, it's amazing how you learn to really appreciate life. With my faith, it's simple. As a Christian, the essence of the Bible is to love and strive to be the best person you can be, daily and without reward. Whether it's being understanding, with an open mind or just being kind to everyone, the foundation of my faith is to strive to become a better person. My hope is that through my faith, I am able to become a better son, brother, friend, husband, father; hopefully make an impact on others and something larger than myself.

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As far as school goes, just stay true to yourself. If you want to take hard classes, take hard classes. If you want to take easy classes, take easy classes. Don't feel pressured one way or another. Whatever decision you make though, make sure you're informed and educated on what that decision that for you or doesn't do for you, and ultimately affect you.

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Sports in high school are a huge deal. My advice is to get involved, whether it's a fan or just as a spectator, just get involved.


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LYRICS TO LIVE BY: Crooked Smile - J Cole "We ain't picture perfect, but we worth the picture still"

Renegades - X Ambassadors "Go forth and have no fear"

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"Just remember one thing, that one man could change the world"

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One Man Can Change the World - Big Sean

A huge part of high school is putting yourself on a path. Though it is all a matter of individual opinion, you can set yourself up on a positive or negative path. This in turn, can include the idea of a “secure future” or not. My high school experience went like this: I took hard classes, but not every hard class. I won’t be a valedictorian, and I rank 6th in my class, but in my mind, that isn’t necessarily what it’s all about. I didn’t get a 2400 SAT or 36 ACT, but I did get into every school I applied to, except Stanford; the list included: Vanderbilt (my future school), UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, UChicago, Wake Forest, WashU in St. Louis, Amherst College. Focus on becoming the best person you can be. Now theoretically, a degree from any of these schools holds a lot of weight and can give me a “secure future” but that’s not necessarily what it’s about for me. Of course everyone wants to live comfortably, but my faith as a Christian teaches that this life shouldn’t necessarily be comfortable. I’m hoping that by attending a school of these standings, that I will have the opportunity to make a positive difference and change in this crazy world we live; something actually important. Though finances make life easier, this life shouldn’t be about the money or fame or status. If those things come with good works, then so be. That’s just icing on the cake and blessings for your selfless actions.


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EXPECTATIONS & MISTAKES Expectations

Mistakes

You're going to make mistakes, but that's just part of life. No matter what, you can't let those inevitable mistakes define you, and know that life goes on.

RELATIONSHIPS: By Zack Smith

Not only in high school alone, but in life as a whole, relationships are so important as they help shape and influence the people we are and become. When I think of relationships, friendships come to mind as equally as quickly as romantic relationships. Whether it’s having a great time at a friend’s house or on an adventure, consolation during hard times, or giving the honest truth, friendships are so significant. In terms of living a fulfilling life, an old quote saying, “may your load be light, may your vessel be filled with a few important items, a few pets that love you, and a few friends worthy of the title,” should definitely be taken seriously and into consideration, which leads me into another branch about friendship. Quality > quantity; I just saw a tweet from a Stanford football commit who said “circle so small, I could wear it around my pinky as a ring”. We’re all subject to wrongful or false intentions or word, someone of that nature, with so much going for them, is then able to see the fakes from the real before most. I’ve had similar experiences. Having committed to play football at Vanderbilt, it has made it so easy to tell my true friends from those who just claim to be. I have seen the jealousy, and conceit of people I thought we my true friends, because of the opportunity I’ve worked extremely hard for and been blessed with. Having a few good, true friends, in my opinion, is so much better than a multitude of people who claim to be your friend or claim to do anything for you, with no weight to what they say. As far as romantic relationships in high school go, it’s simple. There’s nothing wrong with having relationships as there are good things that come out of being intimate and personal with someone and finding the qualities you enjoy in people, but there is also nothing wrong with being single and finding yourself and staying true to yourself before trying to find your person.

25 SEPTMEBER 2015 | ISSUE 05

I'll keep this short and sweet, because it's really simple. Don't give into expectations. You know what's best for your own self; so do you, and don't let others influence what you know you need to do.


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