2. • Latin meaning of Flat, Hazy & Featureless.
• Freshman Year.
• Highs/Positives- Support from teachers
- 2 favorite classes.
• Lows/ Negatives- Careless & Family Issues (Divorce)
3. • Latin meaning ringlet, repeated curling.
• Sophomore Year
• Repeating same mistakes as freshman year
• Highs- Support from friends
Lows- Family Death
4. • Latin meaning for Storm cloud.
• Junior Year
- Stress building up
• Highs – Being Involved, Support
• Lows- Slacking
5.
6. • Latin meaning is Pile.
• Senior Year
- Finishing quick
• Worth it, Beautiful.
• High - Amount of support.
• Studying Really Helps
• Low- A little behind.
Editor's Notes
Who knew clouds can look so simple but its process is so difficult. My names is Anna Trinh and My High school year was like being in the clouds. It all started off with..
The Stratus Cloud , representing my Freshman year. Stratus in latin stands for Flat, hazy and feature less, like my freshman year it was so boring, I thought highschool would be so much fun but for me it didn’t start out as well , because a lot of problems happening that year like In a cloud they have High levels which would represent positives and low levels which is negatives.
In the high levels Ive met great teachers I can be shy when first coming but then knowing how much the teachers wanted to help me get through I felt more comfortable. 1 favorite teacher of mine was Ms Mac. She was my Intro to business teacher. Ives learned so much , from buying stocks to learning how to make my own chocolate business,
& My low levels would be having to go through family issues.. It was hard to concentrate while having all the problems that were happening at home, I tried but not enough, but I still had next year to fix it up.
Transition: My personal issues did effect me while in school but I still embraced what I learned. Though by the end of the year I didn’t pass.. And I returned to Roosevelt still having freshman credits, but I told my self that I will do better and brighter which leads me to..
The cirrus cloud, my sophomore year. Cirrus in latin means a ringlet , a repeating curl.
Sophomore year , I set my self goals but like freshman year I failed
I had my highs and a lot of lows during this year also,
A high level would be, when I took a latin language class. It was a challenge but it was fun I never thought id learn so much about rome and greece just from taking a language.
& A Low level would be when I came back as a 9th grader being behind in credits made my confidence in school worse, along with the loss of My grandma. I was in shock when I heard about her in the hospital bed all hook up to wires and inserted with tubes, as much as it hurt me to see her like this, I made it a long term goal to Succeed somehow and not give up till ive lived up to my goal. But as much as I tried to succeed I stll couldn’t gain my credits back because of how behind I was.. But when that year ended I had 10th grade credits, but I told my self again ill always have next year.. but during the summer we moved to kent, to start a new life which leads me to,
The nimbus cloud,
A latin term for a rain storm,
This represents my Junior year, Though its nice to start fresh, it doesn’t mean the past had gone away.
I still had 10th grade credits coming into kentwood as a sophomore when I was supposed to be a junior.
The rain storm in this cloud would also represent the stress that I had built up on myself.
Again with the lows , I started off so good, then reaching second semester was when I start to slack, and I knew I was going to repeat what I had done the past 2 years, I didn’t want to but , my determination to succeed failed me again.
But the highs would be, The class that I loved was, Astronomy with ms comer because im so interested in constilations and the meanings of it, I always loved looking up at the sky and seeing that there is so much out there. being involved with kentwood after school activties, doing so it had made me feel more comfortable being around the students and staff. It was great experience because I joined a diversity club called S.H.A.D.E.S , this club was like a third family to me. I loved it. (show picture explain)
By the end of that year I knew I was running out of years and because I was slacking I was still a junior, leading on to the..
Cumulus Cloud, Representing my Senior & Super Senior Year.
Latin term meaning pile.
All I was to do is to finish high school quick so I can get on with my life, but because of my past years I haven't been doing do great. But my long term goal was to succeed and just keep going till I fulfill it. And that’s what Ill do.
A low level in this year for me is just being a little behind on credits I have only 4.5 credits away! I know I can do it as long as I stay organized and turn my work in I know ill do great.
A high level is The amount of support I had being here at kentwood. From my close friends to me favorite teachers. Mr Phelps, for never giving up on me when it came to essays, and Ms Emans for teacher me to think and sing out of the box and to never hold it in, and My favorite class this year would be busniess law. I really didn’t think it would have been this interesting. But second favorite would be aerobics, I love stretching.
Overall..
What I Learned the past 4 years.
Studying is actually really helpful if you actually try.
Being organized and neat is always the best way to keep track of dates.
Even though procrastination is a catchy disease, you must not get infected
Never ever tell your self, that “Youll always have next year” . Not the best thing to keep in mind.
How it effected who I am is that, I now can find the better in myself. I know I can do it, Just just had my mind on “No you cant”.
After Highschool I will for sure look into business law, and probably major mostly in busniess and have a minor is nursing or Cosmetolgy.
In the end,.
Closing Statement: “Kentwood was defiantly a good experience. I really gained skills and learned a lot, from being shy and quiet to being more social and comfortable, from being not so engaged with school work to being able to study and pass but I have to end this journey because as of right now from all the negatives and positive things ive been through, I am confident enough to say that I am and will be prepared for next year and beyond. Thank you so much for taking your time to come here and listen to me present, I really appreciate it. (:”
