Megan+K's+Goals+for+Freshman+Year+and+Beyond

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My name is Megan K. I am a freshman here at our high school in the class of 2014. I look forward to a great high school experience here. I would like to become involved in school activities including clubs and possibly ASB. I am really excited about the opportunity to be part of a this student body and the chance to meet new people.

I realize that high school is an important step toward my future academic success. I have set academic goals for myself during high school. First, I plan to dedicate myself to studying hard and earning good grades. I would like to attend UCSB after graduation. In order to reach this goal I will need to take the SAT’s and take courses that meet the UC requirements. Another one of my personal goals for high school is getting a 4.0 GPA. This year I am taking Geometry with Mr. Villa. Mrs. Adams is my Geography teacher. For English I have Mr. Geib. I have Senora Leaf for Spanish. Finally, I have Mr. Duston for Biology. I am excited to study a foreign language for the first time. My goal is to become fluent in Spanish. Family is one of the most important parts of my life. My family includes my mom, my dad, and my sister, Lauren. My dad is a manager for a large company. My mom worked in the legal profession for many years, but decided to stay at home after I was born. My goals related to family include spending as much time as possible together doing things that we all enjoy. We like to travel together on vacations and recently enjoyed spending time in Hawaii. On weekends we spend time together attending swim or track meets or just doing things around home. I would like to spend more time with my sister when I have free time.

Friends are also a big part of my life. I have great friends who are now going to several different high schools. My friend, Katie H, is one of my close friends and I would like to make the effort to keep in touch with her even though we are not at the same school. I have three other close friends that are going to VHS, Emily C, Celeste B and Megan M. I have known these three girls since Kindergarten. I hope to stay close with them and see them over the weekends. My goal is to continue to make time for my friends and maintain lasting friendships.

I really enjoy participating in sports activities. I have been a club swimmer for six years and I also run cross-country and track. I have met many new people and developed great friendships while participating in sports. I also have sports related goals. My swimming goals are related to achieving certain time standards and participating in higher level swim meets. I would like to improve my stroke technique and cut time. In running I would like to improve my form and become faster and increase my distance during the years to come. One of my sports related goals is to make the varsity swim and cross country teams during my high school career. I would love to make lots of new friends in the process.

Overall, I have set many goals that I would like to achieve during my four years of high school. I also am looking forward to meeting all of you during my high school experence.