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These are some of the msot important events in my high schools years after what seems like four shorts years at Green Hope.

Many people don't know that for most of my life I was a competitive cheerleader. I grew up going to multiple practices a week and basically calling the gym my home. Freshmen year could be described as the peak of my cheerleading career. My team made it to the world championship, which is sorta like the "Olympics of cheerelading." The best teams from all over the country and world came to Orlando, florida to compete for the 1st place title. Out of nearly fifty teams, my team places 9th, which we were extremely excited about. However, after many years of stunting, tumbling, and stretching, I experienced many injuries and was forced to quit.

So like the 200 something other runners at Green Hope, I joined the cross country team. It was a much more relaxed environment where I wasn't pressured to be the best in the country and I was allowed a lot more social time. I made friends along the way, and I'm still very close with them today. Since the season only lasted until about October, I ran some races for causes and I brought some of my non-runner friends along with me. Running was very different from any other sport I had done, but I enjoyed the new experiences.

Well it may sound corny, but one of my favorite parts of high school was junior year prom. My friends and I searched for our dresses months before and spent nearly all day doing our hair and makeup on the day of. Everyone in our group was really close and we got along well the entire night. Were already excited for prom this year!

Almost completely opposite from the glitz of prom, my family and I took a cruise to Alaska. We took trips on airplanes over glaciers and saw bears in the wilderness. Of course there were times for fancy dinners and performances to watch at night, but we did have to rought itout in the rain and ocld for a couple of daytime activities. Being forced to share rooms with my cousins and sisters made me grow closer with my family and it was a very valuable, once in a lifetime experience.

Overall, I cherish the close relationships I have made with my teachers and peers at Green Hope. Although there were some ups and downs, I will always remember high school as a significant period in my life that taught me many lessons that I will value for many years to come.