Archive for March, 2010
It’s mid way through spring semester of my junior year. Some people say this is where the fun begins, and others say this is where the torture doesn’t end. LoL Well, I figured out myself that they’re all right. It’s fun, because we’re about to be seniors and we have all this fun stuff to look forward to and to get ready for. It can all be quite overwhelming, but still lots of fun, no doubt. Also, its kind of a pain, because we have all these crazy tests to study for. Not only do we have tests for school, but this is also the time we take the SATs and ACTs. Oh joy, they are so much fun. Just kidding, but will totally be worth it in the end.
So, its kinda exciting for me to take these tests now though. It’s not like they’re really that much fun or anything, but instead I get to take them in alrge print, and am actually able to bubble them in on a scantron myself, but I have to use a CCTV for that though. Regardless, its still a lot of fun knowing how far I have come in the past year. I remember taking standardized tests, and having to use Braille, Audio, Large Print, and what not. It was super exhausting, and now its just large print. It’s so much easier and simplier. I’m hoping this could make a difference in my scores in the end. I’ll defininitely let everyone know in the end how it all turns out for me.
Besides all of that crazienss, I have to start thinking of what I want to do with my life. LoL I don’t even know what I’m going to do tomorrow, nevertheless in the future. Bu i have started to look into possible colleges that I can be looking at and applyin gto next semester. It’s different, since I should consider the tpe of programs they offer for one who is visually impaired Lucily, I won’t need as manyaccommadations as before, so it shouldn’t be as bad, but still somethng to lookinto though.
And for all my tests, I’ve still been using just large print. And for quizzes in math, I’ve gotten really good at doing those in regular print. It’s not as hard, since there isn’t as much to read and stuff. I’ve also gotten better at reading more fluently with my vision, and stuff. I’m happy with the improvements I’ve gotten so far. And for sure looking forward to next doctors appointment I have, and see what they tell me. At this point in time, I have no idea when that’ll be though.
Hope everyone is doing well! I appreciate all the emails that eople have been ending me. I’m so glad to kno that you gys care.Emal me f you jsut want to say hi, have a quetion, or anything else.
March 29th, 2010
Through all the extra curriicular things I djo at school, mock trial is one of those things this year. I enjoyed it so much. This may have nothing to do with my improvements exactly, but I figured it was somethign worth mentioning.
So, our school is brand new, and we don’t have any seniors at the moment. Our class is the oldest class on campus, and we’ll be the first graduating class of our school. It’s so exciting!
And for our mock trial team, it has been our second year of competition. We worked hard, and stuck together no matter what happened. We quickly became a mock trial family, and know we can count on each other for practically anything. For our second year, we were able to beat the 9 year winning high school, and that easily led us to winning county. So, we were Fresno County champions. That was quite an accomplishment, and everyone was very impressed. That definitely wasn’t the end; we went to San Jose on March 19-March 21 for the state final competition. The competition there was super competitive, and definitely something we weren’t sued to, but we gave it our all. And not once did we ever give up! Overally, we ended up getting 16th palce out of 35 schools. So, it wasn’t too bad for being a new team and a new school. In the next year to come, we’ll definitely get better, and who knows what can happen from there! I’m proud to be on such a committed team.
I have definitely learned a lot from being on the mock trial team this year. I realized how quickly I was able to memorize things, write easily on paper, and large print easier and quicker. so, I learned things about myself and my ever changing vision through this experience. It has absolutely been worht th etime, effort, and what not.
Everyone on the team is special to me in a way, and glad they have been here for me all through my junior year. And I look forward to spending my senior year on the team as well!
March 28th, 2010
Woohoo it’s finaly spring break! Time for all the fun to begin! LoL Actually I have a lot of stuff to catch up on and so much to do. But I think it’ll be an awesome spring break nonetheless.
It’s crazy that my last post was about the beginning of the semester, and now we’re half way through spring semester. It just shows how quickly tiem just flies by. Before I know it, I’ll be a senior in high school, and off to college somewhere.
I’ve seen some improvements here and there. I’ll probaly be able to tell a good story here and there, but will end up posting them as a different post, so this one doesn’t get too long. You guys all know how I am once I get to writing or talking. it seems like I just can’t stop. LoL
In any case, I hope all is well and you guys have a wonderful spring. You guys will definitely be hearing more from me very soon. So stay tuned!
March 28th, 2010
