Transcript/Attendance Reflection

Throughout high school I was a troubled student I followed some friends and did what they

would do to fit in and look cool. I didn’t do my work, I didn’t want to be in class, I would ditch

classes that I needed to help me and I really regretted it my junior year. I had to catch up on those

classes I failed and ditched junior year and it sucked being a junior in classes with freshmans I

was embarrassed because I knew I didn’t belong there, my mentality was higher than those

freshmans. Freshman year for me was the worst because of the fact I didn’t care about my

education or attendance. I would put a good show on for my parents and it hurt me deep down

because I was lying to them and I didn’t like it, I didn’t feel good within myself. Now that I am a

senior reflecting on the young me I don’t even know why I did those things just to be “cool”. I

have bad attendance due to me having problems with my nose and throat. I get sick very easily

and when I get sick I get super sick and will get infections in my throat and sinuses. Due to the

infections I will miss lots of school and it makes me look like I don’t want to come but I do. My

grades prove I want to be here and I like school it’s just me getting sick too easily which is

causing my attendance to drop. I really love coming to school because I am surrounded with

positive energies, from my teachers, friends, staff members that work in 107 and I see that they

want to see me graduate and become someone in life. I want to pursue my dream of becoming an

EMT Paramedic and I will make sure I accomplish that because I want to be the one in my

family making sure my mom doesn’t struggle anymore. I had a tough childhood and I don’t ever

let that discourage me, I make sure it encourages me to want to do better and be better than my

parents were in school. My mom is a sick woman and I want to be the one making her happy, I

want my mom to see me walk across the stage and earn my diploma. Everything I am doing is
for my mom, I want to see her happy for me I want her to see all of my accomplishments! My

attendance does not identify the real me, I am determined to be successful in life and I will be!