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Family Tree^

Education Timeline
Some important events in elementary school were making friends in kindergarten, one of which will be my best friend throughout all of elementary school.
Another important event in elementary school was the field trip to Sturbridge Village in 5 grade.

One important event in middle school was joining the band. Although I quit after middle school I really enjoyed the 3 years I spent with Mr. B., one of my favorite teachers I've ever had.
Also in joining band, I got to take a field trip to Lake Compounce in 6 grade.
Another important event that happened in middle school was playing soccer. In the first few months of 6th grade it was good to meet new some new teammates and play soccer again.

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Where are you now?
My life currently is good, and a goal of mine is to keep it that way or make it better. I can do this by continuing to do things that i enjoy, like spending a good amount of time with the people that i like.

High School Years:
I would like to continue to play baseball and perhaps other sports as well. A major way i can prepare for college is by having a stable situation with money. In the next 3 years i need to get at least a summer job so that i can be confident that i wont go broke.
Some courses I want to take in the next 3 years are more gym classes, because they seem fun and less homework than some other classes.

The Post-High School Years:
After high school I want to go to a good college that I love, where I can continue to play baseball.(Assuming 4 years) Although I have no idea which college or what I want to study, I know I want it to be close to home, but not too close.
And I will most likely need a part-time job during this time.
If none of that works out, I can always join the military.

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Chapter 4 "Living Through The Covid-19 Global Pandemic"

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Chapter 4 "Living Through The Covid-19 Global Pandemic"

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The Vid has impacted my life in many ways, one of them being obvious; wearing a mask the majority of places outside of my house; school being a big one.
Another way the pandemic impacted my life is by canceling events that I enjoy. There are things I cant do anymore because there are too many people that are scared to catch a virus. For example, almost an entire baseball season got canceled because everyone was told to stay home, and there have been too many cases where I cant hangout with friends because of a pandemic.
A depiction of the pandemic's effect on the world, would be that it has shut down one too many small businesses, and it has kept people in their homes for too long. Just about everyone will say they are ready for it to end.
People in the future will look back on this and remember how unfortunate it was that everyone had to live almost 2 years of their lives in a global shutdown.

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5 Achievements
-Making it to my freshman year in high school; passing all previous grades without being held back.
-Passing all of my classes; I have yet to fail a class.
-Continuing to play baseball at a higher level.
-Being a multi-sport athlete; I currently play baseball, soccer and swim, but I have done more sports in the past as well.
-Getting a debit card, I feel more in control of my own money.

I have no regrets, because if I feel the need to go back in time and change things, then I might not be where I am right now.

5 Things I've learned
-Don't trust your parents when they tell you 'there will be no consequences for telling the truth'.
-Its better to do things sooner, rather than wait until last minute.
-Getting up early isn't always a bad thing; I felt generally more heathy when I got up early for practice over Christmas break.
-Although social media is entertaining, it is full of peoples opinions that don't matter at all.
-Even if you don't have respect for someone, its sometimes better to make it seem like you do from their prospective at least.

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In the song "Get Lucky" By Pharrell Williams and Daft Punk, there are lyrics that say "We've come to far to give up who we are". I think what Pharrell means by this is that you shouldn't give up on yourself because there is always hope somewhere. Similar meaning when he says "We're up all night to get lucky". I think these lyrics can relate to and inspire people in all different circumstances, because it had a deeper meaning than just staying up all night.
I think its a decent song, I picked it because I can explain the lyrics.

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Thinking Skills
I have decent thinking skills, which is basically understanding information as its meant to be understood, and being able to apply the information if needed. I do plan to reach a goal of having better thinking skills by the end of my sophomore year.

Social Skills
I do have good social skills. I have the ability to be responsible, and respectful and cooperate in a group. I think playing sports on a team helps with this a lot. However i can always get better by the end of 10th grade.

Communication Skills
My communication skills are ok, consisting of reading, writing, speaking and listening. I am not  very good at reading or writing, and I can listen and speak about a topic sometimes; when I have interest to, or depending on the person I communicate with. There is lots of room to improve my communication skills.

Self-Management Skills
I can be well-self-managed when I want to be. In other words, I have spatial awareness and I make informed decisions, but I'm not always organized, or safe, mostly because I'm lazy. I try to be healthy when I want to. My time management skills are ok, I'm rarely late to anything because I forget about it. I can improve by getting used to using the self-management skills that I have.

Research Skills
I do a lot of taking notes while listening in Mr. Higgins' class, which will help me improve my observing, collecting, recording, and organizing data skills. I also have room to improve studying the notes that I take to help interpret data.