Initial Letter
This year is my first 'normal' year of high school. Last year I had to adapt and learn how to be a leader in a different way than usual. This year I want to work my hardest I've worked and put 100% into everything I do. Last year I was learning and trying to figure out how to be a good leader and I had ups and downs and this year I still do. My goal for myself is to let go of my mistakes and I don't want to cling onto it. I have to realize what I'm doing, why I'm working so hard is for my future. My future is in my hands and I have the power to do what I want with my future. I want to be on the right path and go down a road not everyone else choices to go down. My initial thoughts for this school year is that we have the chance to come out with a bang. Our school hasn’t felt normal activities in so long and if everything slowly shifts back to normal we can give the student body what they’ve been waiting for. This year I want to make sure everyone gets involved and hopefully last year was a wake up call about how we shouldn’t take things for granted. I hope people who used to not care about getting involved learned that it’s fun to be involved and once everything got taken away from us it wasn’t the same. I hope last year was a wake up call to everyone that high school only happens once and we only get to have these activities, and spread school spirit in these few years we have. This year I want to make it enjoyable, fun, and have everyone involved. I hope to learn more about being a good leader that people want to look up to and I can’t wait to show the student body that high school is fun and getting involved is what makes it better! I have the opportunity to make the future how I want and I want to stop getting in my head and overthinking about it. I’m excited to see what this year brings for me and no matter what happens I hope to make a difference this year.
Page 2: Quotes
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear hardship today”. Sometimes we don’t like to live in the present moment because we think nothing will get better. Sometimes it’s hard to live in the present moment when we are having a hard time because we are overwhelmed and stressed with life. But that’s why we need to have hope sometimes. Having hope will give us strength and make us realize that not everyday is a bad day. Some days are harder than others but when we hope for the best and hope that tomorrow will be better than the day before it will be easier to live. This quote reminds me that we need hope sometimes and there's nothing wrong with that.
“Yesterday was history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift that is why today is called present” -KunFu Panda. This quote really makes me think about how we never know what the next day will bring. We don’t even know if we are going to get it tomorrow. But what we do now is that we are able to be in the present and make our life how we want it to be. The present is a gift and we don’t always know if we are going to get it tomorrow. So instead of getting worked up on a bad day we can look forward to the mystery that lies ahead.
“When the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on the world” -Lion King. In life we aren’t always going to get what we want. We may think that just because we failed once, or didn’t get what we wanted, or whatever it may be we tend to think it’s the end of the world and give up. If we start to think that we have the power to change how we think then we have the strength to turn our back on the world. When life throws hardships at you it’s up to you on how you overcome it. You don’t give up, you push for what you want and go get it.
“Yesterday was history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift that is why today is called present” -KunFu Panda. This quote really makes me think about how we never know what the next day will bring. We don’t even know if we are going to get it tomorrow. But what we do now is that we are able to be in the present and make our life how we want it to be. The present is a gift and we don’t always know if we are going to get it tomorrow. So instead of getting worked up on a bad day we can look forward to the mystery that lies ahead.
“When the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on the world” -Lion King. In life we aren’t always going to get what we want. We may think that just because we failed once, or didn’t get what we wanted, or whatever it may be we tend to think it’s the end of the world and give up. If we start to think that we have the power to change how we think then we have the strength to turn our back on the world. When life throws hardships at you it’s up to you on how you overcome it. You don’t give up, you push for what you want and go get it.
Page 3: Quotes part 2
“Nothing has transformed my life more than relalizing that it’s a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands.” -Brene Brown
This quote is important to me because I have a bad habit of always doing things for others and wanting to please everyone. When someone brings me down or thinks lowly of me I get upset and let that affect my whole day and then my self confidence goes down more than it does. When someone has a bad opinion on me or thinks poorly of me I get upset and I take it more personally than I should. But with this quote it is showing me that it’s a waste of time to think lowly of myself because of what people think of me when they truly don’t know who I am, what I do, and why I do the things I do. Someone is always going to have a bad opinion of me, especially the people who don’t know me and they are just people in my life that don’t even matter. Why should I let their opinion ruin who I am as a person and make me feel down on myself? They are just people that are hating on me because they don’t know what else to do with their life and I need to realize that. I need to accept the fact that not everything I do is good enough for people and there is always going to be someone who brings me down.
This quote is important to me because I have a bad habit of always doing things for others and wanting to please everyone. When someone brings me down or thinks lowly of me I get upset and let that affect my whole day and then my self confidence goes down more than it does. When someone has a bad opinion on me or thinks poorly of me I get upset and I take it more personally than I should. But with this quote it is showing me that it’s a waste of time to think lowly of myself because of what people think of me when they truly don’t know who I am, what I do, and why I do the things I do. Someone is always going to have a bad opinion of me, especially the people who don’t know me and they are just people in my life that don’t even matter. Why should I let their opinion ruin who I am as a person and make me feel down on myself? They are just people that are hating on me because they don’t know what else to do with their life and I need to realize that. I need to accept the fact that not everything I do is good enough for people and there is always going to be someone who brings me down.
Page 4: Goals
This is my second year in the program and I have many goals I want to accomplish this year. I want to get better at being a leader and lead my class the best way I can. I want to be able to know all the skills and continue to learn more about who I am as a person so I can apply that to leading my peers. Being a leader to me is something I take seriously. I want people to know that they can count on me and I want to be able to set a good example for others. With setting these expectations for myself I want to make sure I take care of my mental health and make sure I’m okay with myself before I put all this pressure on myself. This year I hope to be organized, make good decisions, work hard, have a positive attitude, and learn more about who I am as a person. Luckily for me I have leadership to allow me to accomplish the goals I made for myself.
Page 5: Goals part 2
Short term- Become less anxious about everything around me and focus on the things I can control, not the things I can’t.
Long term- Gain more confidence and find who I am as a person
Life long- Aim high, be successful, and do the things I love
For my short term goal I want to stop being so anxious over things I can’t control. I need to calm down and realx because the things I’m stressing about I’m not going to be stressing about the next week, or month. I need to learn to calm down and think that things in life aren’t as serious as I make them seem. My long term goal is to gain confidence in myself and in everything I do. Being unconfident doesn’t do me any good and it just brings me down. I want to be more confident and not be so insecure about everything. I need to focus on myself more and try to love myself more than I do right now. As for my life long goal I want to just work hard at everything I do so I can be successful and be proud of myself for pushing myself to the best of my ability. I don’t want to sit down and just waste my life, when there is so much you can do in your life we have no idea. I want to have fun and do things I love while working hard, making money, and at the end of the day just do the best I can do and be okay with it. I don’t want to look back on my life and regret anything.
Page 6: Magazine Cover
Page 7:
Page 8: Role Model-
A role model to me is someone who you can look up to and aspire to be someday. When I think of who I want to be I want to be a hard worker, someone who is nice to everyone, and strives to accomplish the goals I have for myself. When I think of someone who has those traits I think of Noami Wilbur. I’ve seen her skills and the passion she has for everything she puts her mind to and whenever I feel like I want to give up I look at Naomi and realize how hard she works and how she accomplishes everything she puts her mind to. She not only makes me want to be a better person, she makes me want to be a better leader. It’s always good to have someone you can look up to and I’m honored I’m able to be close to Naomi and see everything she does. Whenever I feel like not trying or just wanting to give up I see Naomi and all her hard work and how she keeps pushing through all the tasks she has to go through.
Page 9: Inner Animal
My Inner Animal would be a butterfly. A butterfly is a symbol of personal transformation. With life right now and how I’ve been feeling and all the difficulties that came my way I’m slowly trying to transform my life around and grow from the challenges I’ve been facing. A butterfly is a good example of how life’s continuous and it will always unfold but you can grow your wings and learn how to overcome things. The spirit of the butterfly is important because it can show us to change with grace and see the lightness of life. I’ve been trying to get better at seeing the good in life and realizing we can bounce back from the obstacles we face in life.
Page 10:
Page 11: The impact of sound and words
There ain't no gold in this river
That I've been washin' my hands in forever
I know there is hope in these waters
But I can't bring myself to swim
When I am drowning in this silence
Baby, let me in
Go easy on me, baby
I was still a child
Didn't get the chance to
Feel the world around me
I had no time to choose
What I chose to do
So go easy on me
There ain't no room for things to change
When we are both so deeply stuck in our ways
You can't deny how hard I have tried
I changed who I was to put you both first
But now I give up
Go easy on me, baby
I was still a child
Didn't get the chance to
Feel the world around me
Had no time to choose
What I chose to do
So go easy on me
I had good intentions
And the highest hopes
But I know right now
That probably doesn't even show
Go easy on me, baby
I was still a child
I didn't get the chance to
Feel the world around me
I had no time to choose
What I chose to do
So go easy on me
Easy on me is a song about struggling and going through things when you are still a child. It’s a song talking about not knowing what you wanted to do and feeling like you are stuck drowning in water. It’s about trying to do everything for everyone and changing who you are, and end up giving up because we had no time. Sometimes life can feel like this and for me I’m a people pleaser. I do everything for everyone and want to make everyone else happy before myself. Sometimes I get in my head and feel like I have so much pressure on myself and want to be the best and sometimes I just want all this stress and pressure to go away and be easier. I go to this song because I can relate to it in a way and hearing the lyrics makes me want to go easier on myself because sometimes life is a challenge and sometimes we can be our hardest critic. I’m my own hardest critic but I'm trying to work on that. This song reminds me of how I used to feel and I’m slowly trying to change that and not feel that way!
That I've been washin' my hands in forever
I know there is hope in these waters
But I can't bring myself to swim
When I am drowning in this silence
Baby, let me in
Go easy on me, baby
I was still a child
Didn't get the chance to
Feel the world around me
I had no time to choose
What I chose to do
So go easy on me
There ain't no room for things to change
When we are both so deeply stuck in our ways
You can't deny how hard I have tried
I changed who I was to put you both first
But now I give up
Go easy on me, baby
I was still a child
Didn't get the chance to
Feel the world around me
Had no time to choose
What I chose to do
So go easy on me
I had good intentions
And the highest hopes
But I know right now
That probably doesn't even show
Go easy on me, baby
I was still a child
I didn't get the chance to
Feel the world around me
I had no time to choose
What I chose to do
So go easy on me
Easy on me is a song about struggling and going through things when you are still a child. It’s a song talking about not knowing what you wanted to do and feeling like you are stuck drowning in water. It’s about trying to do everything for everyone and changing who you are, and end up giving up because we had no time. Sometimes life can feel like this and for me I’m a people pleaser. I do everything for everyone and want to make everyone else happy before myself. Sometimes I get in my head and feel like I have so much pressure on myself and want to be the best and sometimes I just want all this stress and pressure to go away and be easier. I go to this song because I can relate to it in a way and hearing the lyrics makes me want to go easier on myself because sometimes life is a challenge and sometimes we can be our hardest critic. I’m my own hardest critic but I'm trying to work on that. This song reminds me of how I used to feel and I’m slowly trying to change that and not feel that way!
Page 12: Homecoming Gallery
Page 13:
Page 14: What I like best about being a member of leadership; 3 of my favorite memories
Being a member of leadership isn’t just about making posters, and planning events, and dressing up. It’s about becoming a close family in a way and making our years in high school more memorable. Being able to be in this program gives us access to bonding experiences not all classes get to do. One of my favorite memories would be our first leadership banquet. To me as a freshman I didn’t even know freshmen could get an award and once I got rookie of the year it made me want to push myself and do even better than I did before. The happiness I felt that my peers saw the hard work I put in made me want to do it again even better! The feeling I had when I heard my name made me so happy and it was a small moment that made me feel a big feeling of accomplishment.
Another favorite memory I have would be when we were planning formal. We had our ups and downs but we spent so much time together and it was fun being together! Waking up early every morning and setting up eating together trying to survive the lack of sleep we got was a good feeling because we all felt each other's pain. Seeing the turnout and seeing everyone who came, and how much money we made, was an amazing feeling and it made me feel like all the stress and sleepless nights were worth every second of it.
My last favorite memory would be our homecoming parade. Setting up the float and going to the parade together and just running around everywhere was worth it. We got to have fun and see all our hard work and show the whole town. The homecoming parade isn’t only for leadership, it's an opportunity to bring the whole town together and we all get to see everyone's hard work. All these activities and bonding experiences remind me of why I love being a member of leadership.
Another favorite memory I have would be when we were planning formal. We had our ups and downs but we spent so much time together and it was fun being together! Waking up early every morning and setting up eating together trying to survive the lack of sleep we got was a good feeling because we all felt each other's pain. Seeing the turnout and seeing everyone who came, and how much money we made, was an amazing feeling and it made me feel like all the stress and sleepless nights were worth every second of it.
My last favorite memory would be our homecoming parade. Setting up the float and going to the parade together and just running around everywhere was worth it. We got to have fun and see all our hard work and show the whole town. The homecoming parade isn’t only for leadership, it's an opportunity to bring the whole town together and we all get to see everyone's hard work. All these activities and bonding experiences remind me of why I love being a member of leadership.
Page 15: A reflection of a peer in leadership
A reflection of a peer in leadership that shows selflessness, and is always helping others would be Gracie. Not even towards me but towards everyone she always offers her help or input with the things people need help with. She offers her time for everyone who she sees struggling and she would do anything you ask her too. She strives to make sure everyone around her is okay even when she has her own things going on. She is a great peer and friend to everyone she talks to and her traits really do show what a great leader should look like. I know if I ever need help she would offer to help and ask me what I need in a second. She not only is there for everyone and helps them, she knows how to put a smile on everyone's face and she really makes a difference walking into the classroom. Gracie is so caring and she implies how to be a great leader everyday!
Page 16: RHS Pride Photo Gallery
Page 18: What I love to do
This collage shows my hobbies and things I enjoy doing. I enjoy being around people, watching sunsets, going to the beach, playing sports, going to school, but one thing I love doing genuinely would be leadership. I love planning the events, being involved, working hard for not just myself but for my class and everyone I’m working with. I’ve been in leadership all throughout high school so far and it doesn’t feel like a class anymore it feels like a hobby I enjoy doing. No one really understands what we actually do in leadership. It also just isn’y my hobby and activity. I love to do it always keeps me on my feet and has a big part in my everyday routine. Another thing I enjoy doing would be playing softball. I’ve been playing softball since I was little and I love doing it. Those would be my hobbies.
Page 19: Letter to my parents
Dear Mom and Dad,
I know I push your guys lilimts, frustrate you, and we bump heads all the time. I sometimes need to stop and think and wonder why we bump heads? I know it’s because you guys just want what’s best for me and at the end of the day I need to be more appreciative towards that. Some parents don’t even care what their kids are doing or how bad they are doing in school, or whatever it may be. I get upset at you guys sometimes because I do everything that I do to make you guys proud and when you guys get frustrated or mad at me when I’m not doing as good as you expect me to, it gets really hard on me. But then I realize that you guys do so much for me and I know you just want me to be great so I can do great things later on. I’m also lucky to have parents that I want to do things for because I want to make you guys happy. I love you both and no matter how mad I get with you guys, you both are my rocks and you guys go above and beyond to make me happy and to give me everything I need. I love you both so much and I’m so lucky to have you guys.
I know I push your guys lilimts, frustrate you, and we bump heads all the time. I sometimes need to stop and think and wonder why we bump heads? I know it’s because you guys just want what’s best for me and at the end of the day I need to be more appreciative towards that. Some parents don’t even care what their kids are doing or how bad they are doing in school, or whatever it may be. I get upset at you guys sometimes because I do everything that I do to make you guys proud and when you guys get frustrated or mad at me when I’m not doing as good as you expect me to, it gets really hard on me. But then I realize that you guys do so much for me and I know you just want me to be great so I can do great things later on. I’m also lucky to have parents that I want to do things for because I want to make you guys happy. I love you both and no matter how mad I get with you guys, you both are my rocks and you guys go above and beyond to make me happy and to give me everything I need. I love you both so much and I’m so lucky to have you guys.
Page 24- The Professionalism
Leadership isn’t always about decorating and planning events. A big aspect of leadership is learning professionalism and developing the skills we are going to need in order to be successful in our future. One aspect we do to get us ready for the real world would be our speeches. We have to write a speech on a certain topic then we present it in front of the whole class. This is to practice being able to public speak which is something not everyone can do. It is a hard lesson to try to learn but once you are graded and get practice then you slowly get over your fear of public speaking. When you learn how to public speak you are able to be able to talk to anyone and be able to have that professional skill not everyone has. Another aspect we’ve learned to help us become more professional would be our mock interviews. You pick a profession then our teacher finds someone in that field then you have an interview with them to see if you would be fit for the job you are wanting to go for. This helps us have practice for when we are applying for actual jobs in the future. We get graded by the professionals as well and they tell us what we could work on or improve. It is also just a great way to see what you are interested in for your future job. Not everyone is able to have this opportunity and it prepares us for when we are actually applying for a job.
Page 25- Change
This year was a year for me to learn and become a stronger, more understanding leader. I’ve had many setbacks this year that really brought me down. I’m a perfectionist and sometimes when things don’t get done instead of asking for help I just decide that I can do it by myself. What I don’t realize is that I have a whole team who is willing and wants to help for the events to be successful. For example this winter formal really showed me what I could work on and improve on as a leader. This was my first big event and I had to do it successfully and well. The turnout was amazing and this was the most money we have ever made from a winter formal. There were many problems going through the whole process. I needed to learn how to delegate work better, and to make sure everyone is involved and has a task that they could be doing. I could have communicated better and let everyone know what is going on and what is done or stil has to be done. I also have communication issues that I learned a lot about this year. I’ve bumped heads with many people due to the lack of communication and it honestly all just took me some time to understand what I need to do. Communication is so important when you have a team filled with all different types of personalities and people who want to have something to do. An event has led to friendships broken, trust lost, and many people upset and that is not my intention or what I want my team to be. With the help of this year I've learned and grown from my mistakes and now I learned how to use my communication skills and to make sure everyone knows what's going on so they don’t feel lost and confused. I’ve matured and learned how to do my job more successfully and I can’t wait for another year to show everyone and to prove to myself that I can be better than I was this year. Instead of dwelling on my mistakes or thinking of what I could have done better I’ve decided I need to learn from them and realize that being a leader takes a lot of patience, hard work, and especially perseverance. Being a leader is something that is very important to me and I want to keep continuing to learn how to improve and become better. This coming up year I want to make sure my team gets along and has fun while leading with success. I’m excited to put on the events with my team because I’ve learned a lot about planning events and I’m excited to change for the better to be able to be more successful and have the events run smoothly. All my setbacks turned into lessons and I hope it will help better my future so I can be an even better leader and continue to grow and learn with the responsibilities I have.
Page 26: The Ideal Leader
This ideal leader would be someone who strives not only to make themselves the best verision they can be but also to help everyone become the best version of themselves. A leader looks out for everyone, not just themselves. They are selfless, hardworking, and determined to get the job done correctly and on time. They also take the time to help people and grow together, fail together, and work as a team. They pay attention, respect everyones opinions and feelings towards something, while also being assertive in the situations. There is a lot of personality traits that are important to be an ideal leader and at the end of the day it has to be someone everyone can look up to and want to be when they are getting older and wiser.
Page 27: You
Multiple Pages
1. Procedure Forms- Class T-Shirts
|
2. Eval Quater 3
3. PO With Official Number From ASB Bookkeeper