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![“The most stressful thing going on in my life is grades. Teachers put a lot of pressure on me, and they constantly challenge me with homework. I do track currently, and I did cross country during the fall and swimming during the winter. So just all of that can be stressful. There’s a lot of pressure on me from my parents because I feel like they compare everything I do to my [older sister]. Lexi was the first child, [she] was like their norm, and I have a completely different learning strategy than her. She gets things done five months ahead of time. Her room is always tidy and clean, and shes just on top of it all the time. I am the complete opposite. I do things at the last minute, right before its due. I dont keep [my room] clean until I have to. Like my life is unorganized but organized in my way. I’m happy I have my friends and family to help me with all the stress.”
— Sydney Etchason, 9](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/image1-6-900x600.jpg)
![“The saddest moment in my life was losing my great aunt. [On the] day of her death, I was at school, and then I went to my friends house. I remember asking my dad for a sleepover. My dads like, ‘youre not gonna want to have a sleepover tonight.’ And I was like, ‘oh no,’ and thats pretty much the moment I knew that she didnt make it, which was sad. It was hard for my family and me because we always went over there for holidays, her house was the house everyone went to for the family gatherings and holiday parties. It was hard because she died from COVID. It was really sad because none of my family knew how to act. It was just hard to comprehend. It still hasnt hit me.”
— Lydia Moellering, 9](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/image3-4-900x600.jpg)
