Erica+Z's+Goals+for+Freshman+Year+and+Beyond

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Hi my name is Erica Z and I am a freshman of the class of 2014, I hope to get to know all of you that go to this great high school! During my years here I hope to be a part of ASB (pres.) and Renaissance. I didn’t really want to come to this high school, to be honest I actually wanted to go to NHS but since I am here I should make the best of it.

First I’m going to tell you about my academic goals, then family goals, then my social goals and so on. I have somewhat different goals for each class that I have. I would like to get A’s in almost all my classes or at least a B nothing lower than that. Biology and geography have always been my worst subjects so I want to be able to understand and not be so scared to ask questions. In middle school it wasn’t just my tests that got me a low grade but it was the fact that I slacked off on the homework assignments. I know high school won’t allow late work so I need to be able to manage my time better and stop getting s side tracked. Algebra used to be my favorite subject along with English since it has been so easy for me, but know it is a whole lot harder for me so I want to be able to understand more and just do better on test. Homework with algebra is easy so I finish in class or at home. Like I said English is my easiest subject but I have trouble with writing. So learning how to write perfect easy would be of good use to me. The colleges that I would love to attend are Harvard or Theatre of the Arts. I would like to get my masters in law at Harvard to become a lawyer or if I got to Theatre of the Arts I would like to become an actress. My goals are high but I know that I will achieve all of them.

Next I’m going to tell you about my family goals. My mom and sibling are the most important people to me besides my friends. My mom and I fight a lot at home, so I want to be able to get along with her more, then maybe it would a whole lot nicer to go home... My brothers live with my dad so I don’t get to see them as much as I would like. I want to be able to see my brothers more and be there for them if my dad is not around. My dad is supposed to pick me up every other weekend, that doesn’t really ever happen. I want to see my dad a whole lot more and be able to tell him him how I feel without worrying so much if I’ll hurt his feelings. The last person in my family is Nathan; he is my mom’s boyfriend they have been together for seven yrs. He has been in my life and acted like a dad when mine wasn’t around, and I know for a fact that I don’t show him how much I appreciate him. I want to get along with him more for the sake of my mom.

I only have a few goals when it comes to my friends. None of my friends live in this city so going to this high school was a HUGE change for me. I want to be able to keep in touch with my friends. The schools that my friends are going to are TOHS, NHS, MHS, and CHS. My friends and I talk, text, and facebook each other know, but I'm afraid that we will drift apart. We all had plans when we turned sixteen. We said that once we turned sixteen and had our license we would all go to Hawaii or somewhere and just all get a hotel, catch up on old times, party, and just have fun like we used to. I hope my friends and I keep that promise to each other.

My physical goals are really simple. I just want to stay in shape. It has been hard for much of my family to stay in shape, so it might be a little dificult for me I'm not sure. I want to be able to run two miles without stopping. I can already run one without stopping, just one more left. Sports has always been apart of my life and I want it to stay that way. I want to practice more with basketball and softball. During the summer I was really lazy so I need to catch up with my sprots, but still stay on top of all my school work. I need to practice with my pitching and hitting for softball and shooting for basketball. But I'm still not sure if i want to play for any of the schools. I guess I'll find out soon.

Overall these are my only goals for academic's, family, friend's, and just life in general. I know that all of my goals will be achieved, if I really set my mind to it. Setting goals is easy but really doing them and achieving them is a whole different story. I hope to have some of the best years of my life in high school. Going to a different high school then my friends has been hard but it has gotten better and better each day. Hope to meet everyone soon!