a journal
High school is probably every student’s best memory. This is the time when they come to realize that life has a lot of things to offer, the best times with the best company. Though it is not always rainbows and butterflies, there are times that you are under the weather and I think that’s alright. In life, sadness and happiness are your friends that will stick with you forever. I have so many memories that helped shape my personality today that I’m going to treasure for my whole existence.
My Senior High School life started really weird. On the first day, I felt excited and nervous at the same time. Excited, because I will be meeting new faces, teachers, and subjects that are different from what we used to have during Junior High School, and also building relationships with people that are from other schools and from far away places. On the other hand, I also felt nervous because what if the lessons are tough, performance tasks are jampacked, less time for oneself and loved ones, and bad influences/temptations will come and ruin my academic excellence.
recollection | st. irenaeus
On the first day of being a Grade 11 student, my section was St. Irenaeus of Lyons and the only friend I had was Pauline because she also took HUMSS and from our group of friends, both of us were the only ones who took up HUMSS as our strand in preparation for our desired course for college. Some of our classmates are already familiar because they also studied at the University of the Immaculate Conception during high school and elementary. As days passed by, I started to interact more with my new classmates, made friends with them and know their unique personalities. Grade 11 was a year full of memorable experiences we did as a class; we had Entrepreneur Day, Intramurals, and we also joined programs such as Nutri-jingle in which we won second place. What I can say from my personal experience during Grade 11 as a whole is that I did not get along much yet with my classmates because the environment was new to me and I’m still on the process of understanding my classmate’s behavior on why they act such way or are they really like that naturally.
reading of honors
When Grade 12 started, it was less nervous but still exciting for me since I already had a grasp on what Senior High School was going to be like but I can’t deny the fact that I felt nervous still because I heard from graduating ate’s and kuya’s that this year is harder than the previous year especially the thesis making part. But let’s talk about how this year was different from the last since I have a closer relationship now with my classmates whom I am not close with last year. Pauline and I became friends with Kaye, she is a close friend of ours that we did not expect who is going to play a huge part in our lives as our best friend. Others might say that she is a bad influence to us but we see her as a source of happiness because of her jolly personality, she is straightforward, she is always there to cheer us up, we do the riskiest thing together even rebellious ones. What I want from a friend is that he/she is true, whatever he/she is showing to me it should come genuinely from the heart, whatever she feels it should also reflect from her words and actions. I want a friend that can understand my personality even though I’m a hard person to deal with and I’m unpredictable. Having a small circle of friends is already enough for me since I know they are the most real since day one and I can count on them when times get rough.
house of hope | 092218
My overall experience in Senior High School may not be the best for me compared from my Junior High School, but it made me realize a couple of things. First, do not judge people right away because you do not know what they are dealing with when they are alone. Second, is to always talk when we have problems with other people, figure out how to solve the issue, and how to meet each other halfway. Third, always treasure time because you might think that there are still a couple of months left for this school year but time goes by so quick so we should do the things we want to do with our friends, classmates, and family. Fourth, keep the people who are worth keeping because you think that they will help you glow and nourish inside and out.
samal shenanigans 1.0 | 103018
samal shenanigans 2.0 | 110118
This 2-year experience is something that will never be forgotten, the memories I had with my classmates and friends, the laughter, the cries, the unending support from each other, the quarrels in our section, and the weirdest moments with my peers. I will never forget my sections, St. Irenaeus of Lyons and St. Frances of Rome. My two advisers who inspired me to do my best, Ms. Ociones and Ms. Templa. My classmates who are hard-headed sometimes but really fun to be with. To my friends, I am genuinely thankful for them for the unforgettable moments we had, they are the closest to my heart. Also, the constant one who never failed to make my SHS life more memorable and the one who motivates and inspires me to do my best in everything that I do and to never give up.
samal shenanigans 3.0 | 111618
From my experiences, I want to remind everyone else including myself that at the end of the day, we should ask ourselves if we lived our life to the fullest without anyone stopping us from doing what we want. I want to say that ‘Yes, I have lived my life the way I want to without anyone dictating what I should do.’ Life is too short, it is not forever that we are going to live, but we should live our lives as if it was the last and the memories will indeed last forever in our hearts.
THE VINTAGE PRINT 