Brandon’s+Goals+for+Freshman+Year+and+Beyond

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Hi, I’m Brandon and I come from the class of 2015. People say that I still belong in middle school but by the end of this year I plan to prove them wrong.

My goals this year and beyond are to be able to maintain a 4.0, I know that this will be hard but I must push myself like to do in sports. Seeing that I like to learn visually, I would love to get in a good university, where I could really challenge myself. I already know that English is my worst subject, so whenever I read or do some sort of English based work I try my best to learn new words and try to understand what I am learning. Mr. Geib is porbably the coolest teacher at Foothill. He is my english teacher and really chill about everything but I know that can change really fast when I'm in the room. My favorite class this year is Spanish with Senora Leaf. I know she doesn't like me very much because I talk a lot in her class but other than that I know I'm a good student and I plan to work super hard.

My family or those who are important to me; my mother, Julie, my sister Robyn(15 and is also attending foothill), my little sister Ashley, my aunt and grandma, and finally my best friend Scott Hamlet. I’ve always had a good relationship with my mom, but seeing how my father, Kent Ellis, died when I was 6, the girls always seem to get a little power crazy. My sister, Robyn, probably one of the biggest messes you will ever meet. She loves spending time doing her make-up and using “Facebook” and just being insane. Besides pushing me down stairs and making fun of me, I still love her. Then there is my little sister Ashley. There are so many words to describe her; spontaneous, unorganized, and just being off the wall crazy. Most of the time I don’t get along with her but I would do anything for her. Not to get all Bruno Mars but yes “I would jump in-front of a train for her”. I really hope to make a better relationship with her. Then there is my favorite family member. My aunt, Josie or Mie Sung Song. Song is a maiden name that all of my family used before they would get married that would be changed to their middle names. My aunt is super chill about everything, not yelling or getting frustrated about anything. Plus, she is always letting me use her computer whenever I used to go to my grandma’s house. Last but not least, my grandma or Le Tho Altouf. We always seem to be fighting about really stupid things like what food she is going to cook for my family or what shoes she is going to wear. Although we seem to argue a lot she is always cracking jokes and finds ways to make me laugh. Finally, Scott, ever since we meet 4 years, we have been best of friends. Do basically anything together like hanging out or even practice together. Even though he quit baseball it’s not the end of the world. As you can see my family is a HUGE part of my life.

For sports, I really love baseball. Ever since I first tried it when I was ten I’ve been hooked. Its been my passion ever since. Even now I’m keeping myself busy playing freshman baseball at Buena. They have a really strict program. From workouts at 6 in the morning to speed and agility till 6 in the afternoon, but staying committed is key if you want a good spot on the team. My mom had me try other sports like soccer and basketball. I really like soccer and its really fun to play. Except I wasn’t really good at defense or forward, I would just play goalie. I was actually not bad. I would a few shots a game but its one of those casual games I like to play. I also like basketball a lot too. During season, I really didn’t play much and made very few points but I tried my best. Besides I more of a 1v1 kind of guy, and just like to “ juke” people. I’m defiantly more serious with baseball and hope to ride it all the way to maybe I get a scholarship to some big university. As far as free time I really like to dance. Plain hip-hop. Anywhere from shuffling to the moonwalk, I just like having fun. I would also like to meet the West Springfield Dance Team. I saw them on “Americas Got Talent”. Ever since I’ve been a fan and rooting them on to the finals…

Finally, friends. I know I had lost a lot of my friends because most of them went to either Buena or Ventura. Friends like Josh, Jonathan, and many other close friends. I’ve its always thought it was better to have a few really close friends that actually care and want to hang out with you every weekend. Where you can have a lot of friends that really don’t know you that well and its casual. My really close friends at Foothill this year are Scott, Cassidy, Matt (: and Shannon.

In Conclusion, this year and in the years beyond I really just want to have fun, work hard, and improve more this year than I have ever had before. I will enjoy my time here at Foothill and hope to see my fellow incoming freshman do the same(:.