LC's super-unique and we're right
downtown, and have just a huge culture
diversity, which is really awesome, and
the inclusion that I've experienced in
high school was unlike, I don't think any
other high school in the country. People
are super kind and everyone just has so
much school spirit. I feel really lucky
to have had the high school experience
that I've had. I know that not everyone
gets a super positive experience, so just
staying involved and just making as many
connections with your teachers and your
peers as possible really helped to make
a positive high school experience for me.
I like academics a lot but I've never
been the most school first kind of
person. I feel you learn more from the
experiences you have versus just sitting
down in a classroom. So a way for me to
do that is going out and meeting all
these new people, and I believe CTE
classes, for an example, are a great way
for me to do that. Just jumping in to new
experiences that I wouldn't have been in
just by sitting in a classroom.
Four years ago, I would say to myself
that the world is bigger than you think it is.
And it's more than just high
school. And if I could have just taken a
little bit of weight off my shoulders
and realized that there's so much more
to be grateful for and so much more than
just the day-to-day stressors, I would
have really had a better outlook. I would
say that grades do not matter as much as
you think they do. It's better for you to
be a more well-rounded person and for
you to have experiences and so I also
try to make it my purpose to go out and
find new activities for me to join. Just
to build myself up more as a person and
just try new things is a big part of
that as well.
