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My High School Years

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As a child I grew up in Warwick, RI until I was 7 and then moved to Connecticut where I lived until I was 13. With most of middle school gone, I moved to North Carolina to begin my career at green hope. I lived my entire life based on the quote, todo es hermoso y constante

todo es musica y razon

y todo, como el diamante,

antes de luz es carbon, Which signifies that everything in life comes from the same place and is equal no matter how it appears and never forgetting one’s roots. My freshman year was very busy playing football, hockey, lacrosse, and volunteering. Atleast the classes were easy. I ended my freshman year ranked 5th in my class –I wish that stayed the same throughout my highschool years. My sophomore year I started my first job at a small restaurant and worked a few days a weeks before my hockey practice. This job carried over into my junior year. Sophomore year was my least favorite year because the new excitement of highschool was over, yet I was not able to drive or legally go offcampus for lunch. However, it became enjoyable when my hockey team made it to the national tournament and we won a bronze medal and then after I was selected to play for Team Southeast over the summer, where we came in first in the U.S. player development tournament. That year in lacrosse was also memorable because we made it to the playoffs in lacrosse. Right before my junior year of high school I got my license and drove as much as possible until I became sick and tired of driving everywhere a few months later. Going off campus was also fun, even though some of my friends sometimes got me into a little trouble, but as long as it did not affect my grades I enjoyed having fun with them. The AP classes where much more challenging than honors classes at Green Hope but through them I met intellectual people that helped make my classroom experience better. Second Semester, I was traveled to Quebec City, Canada to watch my brother play hockey for 2 weeks and enjoy the culture, do some skiing, and eat some great food while everyone else back home was in school. Thank god I didn’t have to worry about exemptions. The summer after Junior year I traveled to China through a program at NC State and stayed there for 3 weeks learning a little bit of the language but mostly site-seeing and exploring the huge city of Bejiing and the province of Xi’an. I actually really enjoyed China with regards to the culture and the food. I was under the impression it was going to have police guards on every corner and be under strict communist control, but it was nothing like that. Senior year has been the easiest year of my life. After working hard my whole life in school, I am just ready to relax. I was accepted into many schools from California to Boston but I chose the University of South Carolina for their number 1 ranked international business program and the scholarship they gave me. I focused my senior year on saving money for college so I would not have to work first semester. I want to pay special thanks to Mr. Rhehor and my old hockey coach Joe Simoes who helped turn me into who I am today. Also, who can forget GOB! I’m ready for College!