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A Great Start To The Trojan Season My family has always looked forward to the very first home football game of the Carrollton Trojans Season. Every year, Carrollton High School hosts a tailgate for the high school teachers and their families. It's filled with food and talking and hyping each other up for the game. This year, the tailgate took place in the Hall of Fame Room, and mom and I were really excited.  Neon Night For the first home game, the Student Section theme was Rave. For all of high school, I refused to conform and wouldn't wear the themes. Instead, I would wear my traditional Trojan football jersey to support the Trojan Black and Gold. However, for senior year, I decided I wanted to at least try it out and dress up. I chose to look at the themes as a form of school spirit and picked out some neon clothing before we headed out.  Friends, The Student Section, & Peanut M&M's  At the game, I met up with my friend Shelley and her younger sister. Mom went ...

(Finally) Time To Take That Big Step   On my 15th birthday, my mom and I left school early so I could get my Learners Permit that very day. After my 17th birthday, I had to renew my Learners Permit, for it had expired. That's right, 2 years later and I still wasn't an independent driver. Yes, I would drive us home from school and out on weekends, but I was just never really into driving. I knew it was a big responsibility that I didn't want to take on just yet. However, less than a month before my 18th birthday, I decided it was time to take that big step, and took the road test. August 30, 2019: The Road Test On August 30th, we left school and went down to the DMV. We filled out the paperwork, waited outside for our appointment, and watched as the kid before me took his test. As mom and I watched him during the parking test, we discovered what not to do as, unfortunately, he knocked over cones and failed the exam. Practice Struggles & Parking Successes   Then, it was ...

...And The Trip Continues   The next part of our trip was filled with even more wild adventure, memories, and emotion as we breathed in the ocean air and spent time together! 8/5/19: Monday- Family Walks, Beach Time, & Art We all woke up early for our final full day with the family, taking another morning walk on the beach. We took in the beautiful bright sky and calm ocean before heading up for breakfast and a quick trip back to Eagles to return some things and buy more clothes. Dolphins, Chaos In The Waves, & Sacrificed Sunglasses After Eagles, we got ready for the beach and headed down to meet up with the family. While swimming, we spotted dolphins in the distance and watched for a bit; little Harper even swam out with us to watch. However, in the midst of dolphin watching, a huge wave came crashing for us. My mom and I ended up grabbing Harper as we were all knocked underwater and pushed down, keeping her safe as we were thrown around. Luckily, everyone was okay, b...

Summer's Not Over Yet! Senior year, I had to miss the second and third day of school. I had to miss those days because my mom’s Italian side of the family was having the annual Litchfield Beach family reunion that weekend. We were so excited! We hadn’t seen them for a long time and cousins, aunts, and uncles were coming from all over the country just to celebrate each other and as a bonus, my Uncle Larry’s 80th birthday. 8/2/19: Friday- Senior Year, Driving, & A Hotel Night  After the first day of school, my family jumped in our already packed car and headed for South Carolina. We drove for hours and hours until we finally made it to the hotel we were staying at for the night with our Texan Aunt Elaine and Uncle Tommy. We were so happy to see each other but parted for bed so we could all head out in the morning.  8/3/19: Saturday- Columbia, Georgetown, & Pawleys Island When we all woke up, we ate breakfast together and then got on the road to head for our destination: ...

Senior Year This year was my very last first day of high school as I started my senior year in the class of 2020. It's both exciting and scary as I know that this year will be one of many lasts as I end this chapter to start a brand new journey of new beginnings.  Change Is Hard But Good  It's especially hard for me, for I'm incredibly close with all my teachers and love the IB program so much. My school system has been a part of my life since 2nd grade and has not only made an impact on me through my education but with almost everything else as well. I've grown up with so many people who have helped me to become who I am today, and I have my mom and dad to thank for that. With my mom as a teacher in my school system, I've always had such a strong support system as her friends became my teachers. I also love getting to see my mom and dad around the school as I change classes and go to lunch. It was and still is so comfortable, and it's scary knowing that parts...