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I now realise that the Arts, including music, creates opportunities to engage, inspire and enrich our lives. Music making and responding can challenge, provoke responses and enrich our knowledge and understanding of ourselves, our communities and the world.

“How are you feeling?” She asks. “Okay.” I answer with every bit of energy I have left.

c. And you? d. Are you? B: a. Very well, thank you.

Before my freshman year at South Cobb HS was over me and my friends (who I grew up with) were very excited for our sophomore year. That’s because we were all planning to do many things like all of us join a sports team and clubs that year. But one Saturday night my parents told me and my brothers “We will be moving soon, well next month to a house in Powder Springs that we’ll be buying which means you Karla and Joshua will be going to another school next school year” they said. My first response was “I don’t want to move schools.” Hearing this

“Where the hell is Flower Mound?” I’d usually respond with, “Somewhere around Dallas I think.” I didn’t want to say anything about it, so I only told my closest friends and kept it a secret at school. After hearing about us leaving, I gave up on school. My straight A’s eventually ended up turning into F’s. “You realize that the whole point of this is to give us better opportunities, and one of those includes your new school?” I responded with, “Yeah but it doesn’t matter because we’re moving.” I could see the utter disappointment in her face. I was too ignorant to realize Flower Mound would be a better place for us. I was too hung up on the fact that I was forced into making a new start for myself. I just started seventh grade, which in California is the start of middle school. I felt that me having to move when I just started making friends, and adjusting to a new atmosphere, was selfish. Then again that was just me caring about

B: Well, you know, I'm in my last year of high school now. I'm so busy preparing for the university entrance exams in June.

Person A: Hey, I have not seen you in a while. What have you been up to?

In 2015 when i was in 5th grade i changed schools to lafayette parish school and the food was BAD.And the kids were mean well alot of them.The wait for our parents and the long line of cars,and they made us pay alot of money.So we moved to scott middle and i liked it some of my friends were there and the gym was fun the food was good unlike the other school.But it changed my life because i used to be like a little trouble maker well not that much but until i came here i was not so much trouble.I was happy and i loved the teachers and it made a change in my life i dont really like the teachers that much over here i love them,and the work may be hard,but i know it no matter how hard it is i will get

I. Attention Getter: (Start speech by playing music, turning lights off, dancing a little?) So we all listen to music, it’s apart of our everyday lives. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who said they cant stand music.. and if I ever did I would call them out for lying.

Well.. it's fine now, I finally got to see you guys like how you were before...*smiles brightly*

The next day we had a pretty chill day because seniors are just taking pictures for the yearbook. We were just in the auditorium until lunch. They also remind us to start applying for college. Alicia and I already applied in UCLA, USC and UCR. I totally want to go to UCR because my friends there told me that it is very fun there but UCLA and USC are both felicitous universities as well. We’ll just hope for the best, we just certainly want to go to college.

“The best music…is essentially there to provide you with something to face the world with.”

I am sure you are not surprised to find that I think our talk was useful as I am sure you get that reaction frequently. You confirmed what I already knew, every little bit more I learn about your wonderful school, the more my Early Decision choice is confirmed.

“I’ve written so much music and found my style and I can put my experience in my music now there's so many things that go into it that people don’t know and it’s made me grow as a person,” B said.

SWI: Well I haven?t seen you around the facility in a long time and I wanted to see how you are doing with everything?