Jordan+L's+Goals+for+Freshman+Year+and+Beyond

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=Text of My Speech=

Honestly, I’m no leader. I’m not the trailblazer to discover America. I’m not the one to risk my life on a daring canyon jump. I would never freefall into the abyss of uncertainty. That needs to change now. I need the boldness to sink or swim. I need the heart to take the leap of faith.

This year, I hope for many things to happen. On the outside, I hope for better grades. So far, throughout my life, they have gone from F’s to A’s to C’s to B’s and everywhere in between. They never remain constant. I hope to maintain at least a B+ this year. I know it seems like a challenge for all of my classes, but this will give me something to strive for. I’d also like to meet some new friends. It’s great seeing old ones again, but it’ll be nice to make some new ones too.

However, all of that is on the outside. On the inside, first, I want a successful plan for my future. I don’t even know what job I’ll be after, let alone what college I want to try for. Also, I need to be smarter. Unlike good grades, this is knowledge that should stick with me, and not be forgotten over the summer. I don’t want to spend four years taking notes, only to graduate as a blank slate. I need the knowledge I learn here to be unforgettable.

Maybe even more important than that, I want to become a leader, something years of elementary and middle school couldn’t help me achieve. So far along my life, I’ve always backed out or over prepared for anything that involved risk. I could never imagine landing a decent job if I can’t even speak up for myself. If one teacher here can teach me to be the one who approaches the other person, then these years here will be completely successful.

The biggest challenge of my life so far will be overcome. I’ll be the trailblazer to discover America. I’ll jump any sized canyon as if it were a ditch. I’ll blindly jump into any unknown abyss. And it’ll be because of high school, not only for teaching me about academics, but for teaching me about myself.