Karla's+Goals+for+Freshman+Year+and+Beyond

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Hi, my name is Karla. I attended De Anza Middle School and I am now a freshman here at Foothill Technology High School, class of 2015. I am excited to be here at Foothill. I never saw myself attending Foothill because it was my last option on high schools for me, but I started learning more and more about the school and I really liked what they had to offer especially the smaller classes.

I have many academic goals that I would like to achieve. My main goal is to get good grades throughout my four years, preferably A’s. I will achieve this by focusing on what the teacher is saying and asking questions if I don’t understand. I also want to try and stop procrastinating and do my assignments ahead of time, instead of at the last minuet. For English, my goal is to become a faster reader and be able to increase my reading level and vocabulary. For geography, I am determined to learn as much as I can about maps and where all the continents are located. In geometry I would like to comprehend all the terms for different angles and the rest of the important terms that will help me be successful in that class. My education to me is very important becuase it's something no one can take away from me.

I not only have academic goals, I also have social goals. My most important goal is to maintain a close bond with my friends that went to different schools and make new friends as well. I like meeting new people and I treat other's the way I would like to be treated. I also would like to spend time with my friends outside of school so that we can spend time with each other and maintain friends. It is hard for me to be away from my friends because I was used to seeing them everyday in and out of school. I know that it will take to time to get used to it, but I know it will be worth it sooner or later.

I not only care about my friends, but also my family. My family is important to me because they're the ones that I know no matter what will always support me throughout my life. My goal is to maintain close my family. I would like to have a better relationship with my sister by spending more time with her and trying to help her more, even though it's hard because of our seven year age diffrence, if I try, I know I can achieve this. I would also like to spend more time with my now 2 year old brother because he is growing up fast and I wanna be special to him and support him so that he'll know I will always be there for him. With my mom, my goal is to try to listen to her more and do what she asks me to do without hessitation. I also would like to maintain my close bond with my cousins so that we'll always know that we can count on each other with anything.

You now know a little bit about me and what I want to accomplish. Thank you for listening and I am looking forward to meeting you guys.