“All of middle school, I was just trying to pursue friendships that weren't good for me. But I think that eighth grade was the worst because I was just so dug into a hole of a friendship that I didn't...

“I'm working towards being a good person where I'm nice to everyone and everyone enjoys me being in there presence. Its going good, obviously I know I can't get everyone to like me, but as long as a...

“My favorite part of school has been volleyball. Volleyball plays a big part in my happiness. I'm very interested in it, and I get excited every day that we have practices where I get to see everyone....

“My favorite thing to do outside of school is cheer. [I love] the community that it builds. With stunting, you have to trust each other, and if you don't have that trust, it can go bad quickly. Recently,...

“[I wanted to quit] baseball, I wasn't really in a good mindset, I was doubting myself. I was flipping out on everything, bringing my anger onto my teammates, my coaches, and the field. My dad told me...

 In elementary school, when I just started to understand how school works, I would crawl around the library under the shelves and stuff. I wasn't super loud. I understood the requirements. I just didn't...

“I play volleyball on the freshmen team. I’m a defensive specialist. I don’t have a particular reason why I like volleyball so much, it’s just really fun to play. It’s always a good time with...

“I wanted to play varsity so bad that over the summer between my freshman and sophomore years, I gained 50 pounds. I was hoping that I was big enough to play varsity. As soon as I found out, I went home...

“Two years ago, we were assigned several group projects. In one of them, I was partnered with a kid who [initially] contributed very little to the project. However, I didn't really want to make it seem...

“My dad [is my biggest influence] because he's been my coach [my whole life]. [He’s] always there even when I [don’t] think I can't do it. One time we were in this big tournament, State Cup, and...