truth

As the summer begins to wind down and we go back to the drudgery of school, I need to ask myself, “What will the new school year hold?” Unlike other
school years, I am not looking forward to going back because I am really afraid of what might happen to my academic career, my under populated social
life, and my life.

I fear that I will fail my major subjects, especially Geometry and Environmental Science. I fear being overwhelmed and not being able to sleep till
late at night; I have never pulled an all-nighter and I do not plan to start. I fear that I will shoot my self in the foot too badly. Fear can
sometimes be a major source of strength. With this strength, I look for hope.

I hope that I will do well in all of my subjects. I hope I will have the guts to join more clubs. I hope I will have skilled as well as capable
teachers. I hope I will be a more capable writer. I hope I do well when I take the SATs and the PSATs. I really hope that I will get enough sleep. With
these hopes, I have the power to dream.

I dream of learning how to drive. I dream of making more friends and possibly finding a girl friend. I dream of being on Shield and Scroll. I dream of
going to my Junior Prom with friends.

Well, it seems that I will not know what will happen until school actually starts, and some of the stuff that I talked about may come true and some may
not. Taking risks is something we all do and it is time that I took some. I will need to live the present, remember the past and think about the future
in order for me to do well.