Zachary+D's+Goals+for+Freshman+Year+and+Beyond

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My name is Zachary D and I am a freshman at our high school here, class of 2014, you may remember me as the guy who had the full beard, don’t ask me to shave it because I won’t. I am excited to be here and get good grades and make new friends.

The first thing I want to talk about are my academic goals. First I want to maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA. I want to get A’s or nothing less than a B I am unsure what university I want to go to seeing as how I have not given it much thought. I also want to improve in Biology and Math because those are my worst and least favorite subjects. I also want to learn how to write better and more legibly because I have terrible handwriting and I am not a very good writer. I want to learn to be fluent in Spanish and German so I can go to places like Germany and Spain and maybe meet some of my family members there.

My social goals include staying in touch with any of my friends who used to (or still do) go to Ventura charter school like my friend Alejandro who I really hope gets to come here next year. I also hope to make new friends here and learn the names of the ones I already have and hang out outside of school more often.

My Family goals involve getting to know my family better and maybe visiting my relatives overseas. Some of my other goals include fighting less with my mom Sarah and my dad Jeff and my sister Claire, but that would require her to bug me less. I also want to get to know my half-sister Mary more, maybe even reconnect with her to. I want to be able to come home and tell my parents school was something other than “fine” or “exhausting” and maybe get a bit more descriptive about how my day was.

My P.E. goals involve getting passing Mr. Huffman’s P.E. class and only having to do 2 years of P.E. and getting into better shape. I also want to try and Go to the Y more often so I can reconnect and hang out with my old friend David who is usually there. Also I want to eat more fruits and vegetables to stay healthy and cut down on the junk food. I also want to join a soccer team because I really enjoy soccer and I am pretty good at it for someone who doesn’t play soccer.

I have a few goals that will take time and determination to complete. I hope to have finished these goals by the end of my time here at my high school.