This girl’s really going to miss Track&Field. Once an eagle, always an eagle.<3
HELL YEAH. Let’s go long jump on the grass lol… I don’t think I will ever use these neon green spikes again. Those field events are only meant for high school. I can’t just call a couple of friends and compete against them in long jump at the park……. Only sport where I can not continue </3
HIS DESKTOP WALLPAPER IN HIS OFFICE <3
Wow. Who would have known that I was going to become this close to my mean looking counselor.. I don’t know what happened. Maybe I realized that it was going to be my last year and I’m not going to waste any time by just being a wallflower. I began to joke around with all my teachers and my one and only counselor; that is one of my proudest decisions. Joking around and just being myself with GHS staff members. I didn’t think I would create these one of kind relationships with all these wonderful Gabrielino people. I remember when my cousin Shirley always said how much she loved Mr. Saporito and I was so shocked because he never really reached out to help me with my classes and whenever I asked him for help he kind of scared me off as an underclassmen so I was not very fond of him.
Then.. senior year came and those dreadful personal statements really brought me close to Mr. Saporito because I constantly kept going back to his room for about 2 weeks. He learned a lot about me and I became really comfortable talking to him about anything. It took me 4 years to actually take advantage of having a counselor.. and going to him for help whenever I needed it. He’s a really different counselor because he doesn’t make choices for you.. he wants you to TRY to find your answers first then gather all your questions and then go to him for help. He expects you to be a highschool student not an elementary school student. He may be intimidating but he’s a real softie and cares for all his students.
Today.. I really didn’t have anything to do after I got my FIRST AND ONLY highschool yearbook so I decided to go to the main office to ask Marnell about track and I saw Mr. Saporito! I sat down, showed him the yearbook and started blabbing about random stuff. Then I asked him about UCSB and how I’m a bit nervous just because UCSB is a crazy party school. He gave me three important rules to take with me: 1. Don’t get a tattoo 2. Don’t get pregnant 3. Don’t get STD’s Ironically he was like TATTOO a stop sign on your chest so that’ll prevent rules 2 and 3! But he meant get a henna tattoo haha. Then he said “Yeah.. you’re gonna meet a lot of new people and a lot of new boys who you will have special relationships with” THEN I told him that the guy I’m dating is also going to SB then he straight out said it’s not going last LOL.. I was like OMGAH. SO BLUNT.. only because the environment will be different because of the independence and freedom we’ll be getting. But he was only saying that in general terms because he just doesn’t think highschool sweethearts will last in college.
But he said something along the lines of “well the most important thing is that you’ll do things because you’re ready and because you want to; never earlier.. nor when you’re not ready.” That really hit me hard because I realized that I never really do things according to how I feel and what I want.. I always go with the flow and maybe that’s why things always end the way they usually do. He also gave me a brochure on STD’s and birth control haha so prepared for UCSB now thanks to Mr. Sap!
I really wished I joked around more with Gab staff earlier in my highschool career so that I’d be sharing a lot more great memories with them and learning a whole lot more about life from their experiences. Because of them… closing this chapter in my life and entering a brand new chapter will initially be emotionally difficult for me.
Senior check day is in two days, I am sure not ready for that day but I know I will be a walking waterfall.. WATCH OUT.
I wish I could just leave the house and go out on an all night adventure with someone who can make me smile, laugh, and just forget everything. I want the chance to create a memory that I can think back on the rest of my life and remember how incredible it was…
oooh another adventure day sounds niceee…
