https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4 Made with the best of intentions en-us 2021-09-24 13:06:31 UTC 2025-10-29 01:01:56 UTC hello@padlet.com s1613431 https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1765664420 I was born at ... on February 22nd 2005 at 21:28pm. It was a relatively longer than average birth because I was really stubborn. So I came into this world via C-section. This is a really important time to me because this is how my life started.]]> 2021-09-24 13:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1765664420 s1613431 https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1765681847 In 2010 went to Speech Therapy classes because I wasn't really talking at the age I was supposed to. My parents were really concern because I wasn't socializing at school and would often be the quiet kid(I still am). This is significant because it's one of my earliest memories.]]> 2021-09-24 13:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1765681847 s1613431 https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1765701098 I got a stomach bug in the winter of 2014 and that really effected me. I vomited the whole entire day and I developed a fear of vomit/vomiting. The fear was so bad that I completely stopped eating. I would eat a couple bits here and there of my food but I would never finish it. This lead to me being severely underweight.  But this taught me that there is always light at the end of the tunnel because eventually I recovered.]]> 2021-09-24 13:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1765701098 s1613431 https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1767772961 In January-February 2015, I went to multiple doctors and I took many tests. You know when you don't eat for too long and your stomach hurts? That's why I didn't eat. My body wanted food but I didn't give it food because I mistaken that for being nauseous. However, I started eating little bit more by day until I felt comfortable with eating again. I remember one day I ate three whole pancakes for breakfast and me and my grandma celebrated that accomplishment by calling my mom from work telling her what I ate. This taught me that persistence is key to recovery.]]> 2021-09-25 20:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1767772961 s1613431 https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1767884047 I went to Pin Oak Middle School for 2016-2019. This played a very significant part of my life. Pin Oak is a pretty competitive school compared to my elementary school. I didn't learn how to study from my elementary school and that resulted into failing grades. With those failing grades I thought that I was stupid. I thought that the grades that I got was a reflection of my intelligence. So I went through a really rough time in sixth grade. Thankfully I learned a lot from that year. And I now know what study method works the best for me.]]> 2021-09-25 23:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1767884047 s1613431 https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1767943980 My grandma raised me and my sisters for a good portion of my life. Everyday after school my grandma would take care of me and my sisters until my parents got home. So when she passed away in 2017, that really took a toll on me. I knew that she was gonna leave my life one day but I didn't know that she would leave so soon. This impacted me because this was the first time I lost someone so close to me.]]> 2021-09-26 01:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1767943980 s1613431 https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1767949624 I was selected to go to DeBakey High School a Health Science School that was located in downtown. I didn't like how intense it was. The workload was so intense that sometimes I would have to stay up til 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning and wake up at 6:00am to catch the bus. It was mentally exhausting and so draining. I was failing classes and was getting bad grades. For the first time I felt like I was back in sixth grade. I didn't pass three classes that year. However, that year did helped me improve my work ethic. ]]> 2021-09-26 01:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1767949624 s1613431 https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1767949876 I was scrolling through twitter and I saw that HISD announced that due to the surging COVID-19 cases school was canceled. I should have been happy to hear that news but at that moment I felt that this wasn't a simple flu like outbreak. Fast forward to the whole district being virtual I couldn't believe it. This lead to deeply reflect who I am as a person.]]> 2021-09-26 01:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1767949876 s1613431 https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1767949978 Since the whole district was virtual summer school was virtual as well. It was relatively easy since I had a lot of time to complete it but at the same time it was hard. I had never failed a class before so summer school was very difficult. It's a whole semester crammed into one month. Luckily I had the support of my whole family with me and they pushed me to the end of the finish line. I received all A's in those classes. And for the first time in forever, I finally felt smart.]]> 2021-09-26 01:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1767949978 s1613431 https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1767950340 I decided to transfer. I decided to flip a coin in the air. Heads for Westside and tails for DeBakey. I reached over my countertop to get a coin and by accident I grazed over my Laptop's space bar. I accidentally clicked a button and what popped up next in the screen was something around the line of "Thank you for choosing Westside High School Welcome to the Pack!" I froze and stared at my screen in disbelief. I started laughing. 
This year is my first time being on campus. It took some time to get use to, but now I can say that I like Westside more than I thought I would. Everyone is really nice here and the staff is super kind. I almost feel like it's destiny or whatever you like to call it that brought me to this school. ]]> 2021-09-26 01:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/s1613431/y9kf6zi3nfph9oh4/wish/1767950340