First+Semester+Final

I am now halfway through my freshman year of high school at Foothill Tech and things are going pretty good. My classes are great (though my grades could be better) and I’ve made some awesome new friends.

My classes have been o.k. so far, my grades are all at least C’s which is good, but when I learned that you need a 3.0 to get out of FIRE I was disappointed with my grades. But the classes in general have been pretty good, Biology is o.k. but it is really boring, Mr. Duston doesn’t make Biology enjoyable. Spanish was fun during the first portion of the year, but now the stories that we do are repetitive, using the same type of character with each story, it has become pretty dull. Geography was challenging for me, but when it switched over to Health the class was more enjoyable, Mr. Prewitt knows how to make classes more enjoyable for the students. At first I couldn’t understand Mr. Prewitt too well, but the way he talks seems normal to me now, and in the beginning of the year I couldn’t help but laugh when he said Kyle’s name, because to me, it sounded like the way Cartmen from South Park says Kyle. English is a good class, I’m just not an avid worker, and I don’t really like writing essays.

Geometry has been a fun class so far, Mr. Villa is the best math teacher I have ever had, he always makes jokes in class, and he has a good taste in music. I may not be the best math student around, but I find that Geometry is much easier than Algebra (I hated algebra). EDA is kind of easy, and it has its good moments, but it isn’t one of my favorite classes, Mr. Carr can be kind of annoying at times. 7th period P.E. with Mr. Huffman has been somewhat intense so far, and it’s only going to get more difficult from here, but I do pretty well in P.E. for a kid who sits around playing video games all day. In the second semester I hope I can actually keep my grades up, because I was disappointed with my grades this semester.

As for my social life, I have made a few new friends, and that’s perfectly fine with me, they are some of the best friends I could ask for. I may not be one of the popular kids, but hey, I like being myself around my friends, rather than fit in with everybody else. I play video games a lot, it’s pretty much most of my life, sad to say but I’m fine with who I am! I’m a geek, and I’ve accepted it, and I have a few friends who play video games also, so we go and play them together sometimes, which is a more convenient way to hang out with my friends when none of us want to leave our houses. I don’t really care to be a popular kid, because I don’t want to stay with the mainstream style of the modern day, I’m a tad bit old school, I listen to older music and always wear black, like my favorite band Metallica. I’ve found people, who have accepted me, and I’ve accepted them, and I couldn’t be happier.

As for my family, I have bonded more with my dad this year than ever before, my sister and I get along pretty well, though we have our fights every now and again. My mom and I aren’t very close; she’s out of the house at work a lot. But my dad is almost always home when I’m there, and we get along really well, he has been an amazing father over the years. He lets me have my freedom, lets me do what I want without much question. My sister usually is kind of difficult when she’s home, she always wants me to give up the computer for her when she wants to get on, but whenever I want to get on she doesn’t let me, so it’s kind of difficult when she’s there, but I love her. My dog, which recently turned 5 years old, is the best pet I have ever had, and that my family has had over the years. His name is Rusty, on account of his brown furred face, while the rest of his fur is white with brown spots. He is a Jack Russel, Australian Sheppard mix; he came into my family when he was just 2 months old, where I could barely see him when he was right in front of me. He was a very small dog, was only a little heavier than a Chihuahua, but now he is about 30 pounds or more. Without him my family would be pretty dull, he puts a smile on my face. Without my dad and my dog, I wouldn’t have a reason to be here, they make my life worth living. Sure my family may be hitting some rough waters, but we will pull through it, the Keefovers always have.

This semester has been pretty good so far, better than I expected, the only thing I was disappointed about was the fact I let my grades get low. My original goal was to have straight A’s and B’s, but now I’m about a C average. Foothill is an amazing school, the students and staff are accepting of everybody, and I feel like I belong here (even if I may not be the brightest tool in the shed.) What I hope to see out of myself in the next semester, and the following years here at Foothill Tech, is me getting good grades, not just to make my parents proud, but to make myself feel good about myself. I hope to continue seeing the “Foothillians” getting along, and the teachers continuing to be awesome. And so far, it looks like that’s how it’s going to be for many years to come.