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  • Introduction: Here are the four so called semi-long, semi short chapters layered out of every single class of my high school career. It’s sort of a mashed up, roll of emotions and genres filled with facts and expressive thoughts. You got the comedy, the horror and of course, the drama. There’s laughter, cries and everything in between. Everyone has gone through the experience as I did but of course, it’s not particularly the same story. This is the story of my life in San Gorgonio High School. Author’s Notes: Due to technical and physical difficulties, I cannot recall, relive, and remember every moment of every year and I will try my hardest to remember the best that I can. There might be insults that I’ll say but know that they are all of no offensive meaning interpreted towards them. In other words, no offense. To them, I mean. Chapter One: Freshman I was 15 years. Like all freshmen, I was nervous and excited at the same time. I had seen all my friends from my schools and even the ones that I haven’t seen in forever. By that time, I was more relaxed but still nervous. It took me a while to find my schedule and when I did, it looked like this: 1) P.E. – Mr. Clark 2) Cadet Corps – Lt. Ryan 3) English – Mr. Carranza 4) World Geography – Mr. Amos 5) Physical Science – Mr. Reisenhoffer 6) Algebra 1 – Ms. Martinez Freshman year marked the first time I actually had P.E. since elementary school. In Serrano middle school, for both years I was in cadet class and so for my second period, at least by then I have had two years worth of experience, which is no big deal. The rest of my schedule looks like easy cake but it’s the teachers I was wondering most about. I was greatly disappointed when I saw that we had no lockers, except in gym. I’ve seen in media that all high school has lockers but unfortunately, San Gorgonio is not one of them. First Period Let me tell you something. I’m not exactly a fan of it but only because of the fact that for some oblivious reason, teachers are mean. I’ve seen it in movies, shows and books and I never thought it is actually true in real life which sucks because no offense, but Mr. Clark isn’t exactly an easy teacher to get along with but nevertheless, the activities that we did over the year have been easy. In fact, for the rest of the half year, we just went swimming. I ended up getting a “C” which is fine by me but seriously, I thought I deserved more than that. Sure, there are times that I don’t do every activity-like soccer, and such-but still, I have done everything I was assigned to do. Second Period Cadet is basically just like a military version of P.E. It requires no discipline. Does it make you strong or army strong? Sarcasm. Like first period, I’m not a fan of this class either. In fact, it’s probably the most boring class in my freshman year. I have my reasons but I think I speak for everybody when I say that the uniforms are not only embarrassing to wear but also, it’s kind of unnecessary, you know? What I do like about it however, is that it helps you become more motivated and have greater strength and knowledge of the corps. I got an “A” from the beginning to the end of the year. Third Period English is my best and favorite subject. Has been ever since, but do I like the teacher himself? Short answer: Kind of; So-so. Mr. Carranza is exactly a good looking teacher. He looked nerdy and bizarre. But despite this, he was a good cop, bad cop type of teacher. He was often nice and often mean but at most times, he was sarcastic. For example, when asked by his students if he had food, he replied, “Yeah, go look under the desk. There’s all kinds of flavors in there.” I wound up getting an “B”. After then, I found out that he longer teaches at San G and now teaches at a different school for a higher raise. Fourth Period By far, my most favorite class taught by my favorite teacher, Mr. Amos. World Geography is ironically, my favorite subject but the class itself was convincing enough for me to change my mind. We would watch Globe Trekker, which is a very interesting educational show because whatever country the hosts go, we would learn and observe what they are experiencing. I have first lunch as a freshman and me and my friends would go get our lunch and we were allow to eat inside Mr. Amo’s class as long as we clean up our mess. In the class, we watched whatever Mr. Amos had rented. Fun time, I tell you. Fifth Period Mr. Reisenhoffer is arguably the best teacher I’ve met in my freshman year. I’m not too big on science but he teach it in a way where we became so captivated by science. He was a young looking teacher, in his late 20s presumably but what I like about the class is that we would watch Ghostbusters and like my third period, we would learn and observe. One time, he had this electric ball looking thing that when you touch it, you get shocked. So when he asked all of us to connect our hands, we all got shocked. Sadly, he no longer teaches the class. Sixth Period Math is actually my second best subject but the truth is, it depends on what kind of math it is. If it’s geometry, I’ll hate it; if it’s algebra, no problem at all. Luckily, I got algebra 1. This is the class where I laughed a lot and the reason for that is my classmate Anthony who is a jokester. I like the class, I like the teachers (there were two, at the time: Ms. Martinez and Mr. Garcia), and I loved the math problems. This was by far the easiest class for me. I always aced in quizzes and tests. Eventually, I went on to win an award for math: having a solid straight “A” for the whole year. However, sometime in mid year, we’ve been having different subs from time to time. Until Mr. Garcia decided to take over, we learned that Ms. Martinez had become severely sick. She came back eventually but in the end, she was no longer a teacher at San G. So my freshman year was a lot of fun. It was new, exciting and perhaps, memorable. I hated that five of my six teachers were gone. Mr. Amos (and Mr. Garcia as well) remained. Overall, it was a good start to my high school career. Chapter Two: Sophomore Sophomore year is the one year I hated the most. I went from being a straight “A” student to a “B/C” student. I’m not exactly sure what happened but I knew that I had to get back up on my feet, somehow. My sophomore schedule: (NOTE: Due to the fact that my schedule had changed so many times over the course of the year, I just decided to use what I had in the end instead of what I got in the beginning) 1) Cadet - ??? 2) Geometry Standards 1 – Mr. Bancroft 3) World History – Mr. Brock 4) Geometry Standards 2 – Mr. Lee 5) Biology – Mr. Sokeye 6) English – Mr. Hite First Period Ugh, cadet again. At least we only need two years of physical education and luckily, cadet counts as credit. We had a different teacher this year and although I don’t remember his name (probably because I didn’t much for the class) he was a tall skinny asian army man. He didn’t seem like a teacher and at times, it was my classmates who were teaching the class which was complete and utter stupid. I’m not surprised he’s no longer a teacher. He was not a professional teacher. The class felt the same as last year and the only differences was the people and the location of the class. The rest is basically the same. I got a “B”. Second Period I never knew geometry was so hard! In fact, as I learned more about it, the more I started to hate it. The teacher himself was really boring as well as the class. It was a big classroom but yet, there were only fifteen students. And the weird thing is, we all sat in the back. But yeah, it’s not a helpful class at all. I don’t think I’ve learned a lot from the class. It’s sad, because he’s been a teacher for years. Not a fun or particularly exciting class. It could’ve done better though. Because of this, I ended up with a “C”. Third Period Mr. Brock is only one of the coolest sophomore teachers I had. He is a very funny and yet serious teacher and his class applies to his personality. Though again, I’m not strong on the subject but I did learn a lot of the revolutions and historical events. We did maps and worksheets, and we did the daily “P.O.D.s” which was always fun to watch. Though I’ve always worked alone, I didn’t let that stop me from getting an “B”. Fourth Period Damn! Geometry again. Ugh. The difference between this class and my second period was that Mr. Lee was much more enthusiastic on what he was teaching which I preferred but the problem that I had in the class was similar to what I always have. One, I was working alone and two, I hated the subject. There were some times that I did okay but did I survive? Only halfway. I got a “C”. Fifth Period I wasn’t too strong on science but I find that biology was a really interesting subject. With that said, I also had interesting classmates (one whom I went on to be great friends with) and a somewhat interesting teacher, Mr. Sokeye. Mr. Sokeye was a weird teacher, not in a bad way per se but if you notice, he talks slow and he always, ALWAYS uses the phrase, “You’re feeding a dead horse.” I never understood what that meant but we always get a little laugh from it. I got a “B”. Sixth Period This is the only class I’ve always looked forward to. Why? I loved the fact that the location of the class was close to the front of the school (sarcasm), Mr. Hite was a cool teacher, and I met some really great friends. But the biggest reason why I love the class was that English is my best and favorite subject once again. No surprise I got an “A” and during the class, we read some really interesting books like Ayn Rand’s Anthem and the war story, All Quiet On The Western Front. When we read Anthem, it was so confusing and hard to read and understand. But with Mr. Hite guiding us to what’s going on, it all made perfect sense. English, along with World History and Biology, remains as the only classes that kept me sane in my sophomore year. So overall, my sophomore year? Yeah, not as great as my freshman year but at least I managed to survive. Chapter Three: Junior My junior year became a way better year than my sophomore year but, was it as great as my freshman year? Let’s find out. My Junior Year Schedule: 1) U.S. History – Mr. Lambie (now a school librarian) 2) Spanish 1 – Ms. 3) Geometry – Mr. 4) English – Ms. 5) Music Appreciation – Mr. Brandon 6) Environmental Science – Ms. First Period
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