The Future- Isabelle Rinker

Junior year: it has been a handful, especially over the past few weeks. Trying to juggle schoolwork with everything else in my life has been quite the struggle, but I just keep reminding myself that in five weeks, summer will be here. I always knew junior year in the Liberal Arts Academy would be stressful, so I didn't expect anything different, but actually going through the movements has been an exhausting experience. I have succeeded in putting schoolwork first, making commitments to the theater department at HC, and staying loyal to my good friends. I feel as if I have had some time management issues here and there, but haven't we all? One lesson I can take from junior year is to "let go of what you can't control". What has happened is in the past, and all we can do is learn from it and move on. Some people who you never thought would hurt you, will, and sometimes, as a teenager, you won't get all the freedoms of being an adult...yet. These are things I've had to come to terms with throughout junior year. This summer, I plan to work at the hospital, go on several church trips as I usually do during the summer, and maybe (if my parents finally let me) get my driver's license. As far as my senior year is concerned, I hope to be successful in my mentoring project and be happy, no matter what life throws at me next.