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Back in 8th grade I remember getting the letter in the mail stating that I would be attending Foothill Technology High School and all the things I was going to look forward to. I was excited at first but then began to realize what people would expect of me. Foothill meant superior above the rest in any academic field. These thoughts began to haunt me as August 23 slowly approached. The thoughts of Foothill were around every corner. I thought that I was going to get B's and C's in every class, get overwhelmed by homework, and become stressed when studying for tests. But when that day had finally arrived, I put that all to the side and after the first week found out that it wasn't so bad.

My first period class is Intro Art with Mr. Frazier, and for an art class, it is really fun. All my life I's enjoy drawing random things to entertain myself by seeing what my imagination can create, and that is why wanted to take this class.In art, we take part in many interesting projects like 3-D sketches, making pictures out of our written names, and many other things. Unfortunately, I don't have many friends there, but I always look forward to my art class.

My second period class is Biology with Mr. Duston. I honestly don't know exactly why everyone hates him, he can be boring at some times, but overall I believe he is a good teacher. I have a few friends in this class, so it really helps when it comes to taking endless waves of notes. I enjoy learning new things about cells and the cycles of nature, but I will admit things can get a little repetitive, but not to the point of complete hatred for Biology.

My third period is Geography/Health with Mrs. Ferris. Although I like Geography a lot, health is a little more fun when it comes to class work. We learn about a variety of things, like social and physical health, ways to stay healthy, how to avoid lifestyle diseases, and much, much more. It's not my favorite class, but it's enjoyable enough, and again, I have many friends in that class.

My fourth period class is obviously English...with Mr. Geib. Right now I have an A in the class and my goal is to keep it an A until the end of the year. I really like the variety of themes of the books we have read so far, and I am looking forward to choosing our own book to read, for I have a few ideas for books.

My fifth period class is Geometry with Mr. Villa, and this is my favorite class because of the fact that Mr. Villa has a fun personality and his class always has a positive atmosphere. He always finds a way to make geometry fun to learn. For example, if we needed to remember the formula for finding the circumference, he would sing us a famous "math song" in his dramatic opera style voice: "CIRCUMFERENCE, 2 PIE R!!!"

My sixth period class is EDA with Mrs. Carr. I really like that class, learning the many nifty tools and programs to use computers for many things I thought never existed. I also have many friends in that class, which makes it more fun. We also do creative projects like creating PowerPoint presentations about colleges, using fireworks (photo shop) to create interesting creations, and many other things.

Friends are a very important part of ones school year. Old friends, new friends; they're all the same. New friends help you get used to the new ways of high school, and old friends are there to make fun last and make high school enjoyable. But sometimes you are separated from those friends, some at Buena, some at Ventura. In my case, a little of both. During middle school, I had the best friends I had ever had. We hung out during lunch, and we would help each other with homework. Middle school was awesome, but when the end of 8th grade approached, so did a great deal of disappointments. Two of us went to Foothill, I was one of them. Two others were at Buena, and the last of us was abandoned at Ventura. I still remain in touch with them, but this isolation has definitely not changed our friendship.

Family is one of the most important components of a successful life, especially when it comes to school. I love my family in every way, I honestly cannot imagine a better family. I get alone great with my mom and dad, and I have a 27 year old brother that currently lives in Austin, Texas. Although he lives a few states away, he still visits us on the holidays, and I enjoy every minute of his company.

Foothill is definitely a very excellent school in many ways, and I enjoy being a fellow dragon, and I hope to have another 7 successful semesters here at Foothill Technology High School.