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My word is "flexible," because I know that this year holds a lot of unknowns for EVERYONE: you, me, administration, your parents, the world, etc. I see myself as a tree, and to me, COVID learning is like a wind storm around me. In order to come out of this semester having acted with integrity and doing the important work, I need to be strong in my foundation, like a tree, but flexible in the wind so I don't break (you or me!).

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I am describing my goals as evolving because while I may want to become better at grammar today, I also have days when I want to work on my word choice and writing style. My goals are also evolving because this school year is going to be very interesting and always being flexible depending on the situation we are faced with in the classroom is important. My goals are evolving constantly because you can always improve something, and conditions in the classroom and online may be more inclined to help me improve something else.

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I chose the word impression for many reasons. I want the word of my school year to be “impression” because I want to show my teachers and my friends who I am. I also want to show my teachers my skills, how I learn best, and what I am good at academically. I want to let the teachers know/think that I am a good person, and will be doing well, to my best ability, in school. I want them to know me so they can push me to challenges but not over the edge. I want to make a good impression on the people of this school to set myself up for a great 4 years. I will make the impression to set a good base for the pyramid of awesomeness, struggles and whatever else high school has for me.

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My word is growth. I decided to make this my word because this yer I want to focus on self growth and really expanding my knowledge. I choose this image to show the process of growth that I want to go through. With each new leaf and the taller that the plant grows I am learning more and taking in new things.

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The word I chose is “Persevering”.  I chose this word because I felt like since this High school experience is new for me and since we are also half at school half online. That I always need to be ready to preserve through tough problems I face through the year.  I feel like through this year I need to always expect the unexpected.  Such as this image of someone persevering to get up the hill.

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My word is "sparkle".  This word holds a lot of meaning for me because it’s something that my dad tells me everyday. It means to be happy, hardworking, and kind so that those things rub off on the people I interact with during the day. This word is especially important in the present because with the constantly changing environment around us it is easy to become sad and negative. It is important to me that I continue to sparkle this year so that I remain positive and hopefully I can help others around me stay positive as well.

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I’m choosing this word because I know that in times of zoom class instead of in person, there will be distractions. Whether that’s personal or among other things going on around the world. Staying engaged for me just means to be focused on school and the important things in my life, and not getting thrown off by things here and there. I need to be like a rock solid in its position, not pebbles that are thrown around easily.

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The word I chose is “Persevering”.  I chose this word because I felt like since this High school experience is new for me and since we are also half at school half online. That I always need to be ready to preserve through tough problems I face through the year.  I feel like through this year I need to always expect the unexpected.  Such as this image of someone persevering to get up the hill.

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I would choose the word “A” because I strive for Straight A’s and I would love to get them this semester/year. I value an education highly, and the better my grades now, the better my education can be in the future. 

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My word is focus because i want to get all my work done. In order to have good grades I need to have everything done in a timely manner. By being able to focus i should be able to accomplish and have success.

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My word is successful because I want to be able to bend around the learning curves and the struggles that are going to happen this year. I see myself as a pipe cleaner. Being able to bend around the edges and make multiple indentations is what's going to have to happen to be successful throughout high school.

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Searching

Throughout this whole 
year, we will be searching for the answer to the question and looking for an end to this chaos. The search for classes at the beginning and some stability to help better understand the way we will work through it. In conclusion, we are just searching for answer for a confusing year.

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My word is effort, I chose this word because I believe that if you put in 100 percent effort you will get everything out that you put in. I want to put in 100 percent effort so I can take away from this class, other classes and away from life as much as I can. If you put in effort a lot of great things such as success with come with it.

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My word is "try" because during last year when things got hard, I found myself just giving up, getting stressed and getting angry instead of just trying again. I hope this year I will keep trying and not get so stressed and enjoy myself a little more.

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My word is 'Entertain" because

I hope that this year I want to Entertain and so people can laugh and enjoy this year even though this year has been a dumpster fire. I hope in someway I can try and make people’s day brighter.

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My word is “focus” because I get distracted easily and try to do a million things at once. I want to focus on putting my full effort into everything I do and prioritize my personal time, outside of school. I know that I will not be given more than I can handle. Through the hard trails when I get lost or focus on the wrong things, I can have joy because I know that I will come out of the ‘valley’ with endurance.

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Throughout this year, we all will have struggles and things won’t go the way it was planned to go 100% of the time, but aside from all that, I still would want to excel throughout school. Excelling in school can mean a lot of things like getting good grades or even making new friends and for me it's all of it. I will keep this word in mind and do my best.

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I chose productive as my word for this year because I want everybody to follow the rules and stay safe so that we have fewer and fewer cases, but at the same time be very productive in what you are doing with your time. Obliging I guess would be my second word for everyone to oblige to the rules of this pandemic, but to be productive is more what I’m looking for. It’s going to be hard being productive in the same environment every day, but if you manage to be so, school will be so much easier.  To be productive is to be like a set of gears. You must keep turning because when you keep turning everything else will start working with you.

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It's not that I want the upcoming year to be terribly easy but I think it would be very helpful if the websites and links we have to use for classes did not malfunction and worked for everyone. It is very exhausting having to waste time to fix technical difficulties. While I understand it is new for everyone and even I have messed up quite a few times it will take some getting used to and I hope that goes fairly easily.

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I will focus around the word “determined” this semester. Sometimes when I feel the pressure and stress of projects in school, it is hard for me to focus on assignments and learn through virtual learning. I can be determined and power through all the troubles I have with my work, and I think that it is important for me to be determined to do the best I can in this class.

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My word is “overcome” because for me, high school comes with a lot of fears, especially because of Covid 19 and the unfamiliar routines. However, this year, I aspire to overcome all of my fears and allow myself to learn new things, and have fun doing so.

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PRIDIAN
[n] of or pertaining to the previous day

I chose this because it inspired me to always strive to be a better version of yesterday’s me. To always improve myself.

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Aurora has many definitions, but when I hear the word ‘Aurora’ I think of dawn. Waking up extra early just to watch the sunrise and the moonset will always feel like a fever dream to me; such an unreal experience, yet it’s the realest thing you can experience, not knowing what's real, and just living in the moment . Dawn has different meanings to different people but I think of Dawn as a new beginning. Starting at a new school is a new beginning, so is starting school online. These are also the times where we learn who we are, and we become more conscious about what happens on earth.

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I chose prepared because I want to be ready for whatever comes at me. Being prepared will help me always be set for what is next. I can do this by always having everything I need and I will be prime to any changes from this pandemic.

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I would use the words calm or successful because there has been a lot happening in 2020 so far and I think it would be nice for things to calm down. I would also include the word successful because I want to be successful in this school year and more everyone else to be successful as well.

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My word is hopeful because I really want this year to go well. Its my first year of high school and it's really different from what I expected, so I just want to get through without anything going wrong.