Mary Yang Monologue

Getting to know Sydney made me realize a lot more about life. Going into college I felt agitated because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with my life, and maybe moving here was a mistake, but Sydney reassured me. Although tomorrow is a mystery, we need to have faith that it’ll bring us exactly what we need. Her story of having a youth full of uncertainty and now having a life of complete sense has given me hope that I will be okay, and to just enjoy today and it’s opportunities.

I am Amber Bradshaw, daughter to wonderful parents, younger sister to the bane of my existence, and current student at Rome High School. At Rome High School, I am an active student. I have maintained a 4.0, become 5th out of a class size of approximately 330, and have taken many rigorous courses, including APs such as AP Physics 1, AP Statistics, AP US History, AP Language and Composition, among several others. For that, I have been awarded the status of an AP Scholar with Distinction.

To begin, I would like to tell you a little bit about myself. I live at home with my twin brother, Peter, and two parents, both of whom are very supportive and intelligent. My mom works at our family winery, Ovid Napa Valley, and started a community arts center, and my dad is a programmer, and in the process of starting a new company focusing on quantitative analysis. I love to play soccer, read, travel, and to be outdoors. I am also immensely interested in science and medicine. As I am very involved in soccer, during the fall my schedule will be more tight, so I will have to work around that.

Hello my name is Andrea Mangrum from Virginia. I am an Instructional Assistant (SPED) in the public school system. I am pursing a degree in Special Education here at Liberty University. My plan is to eventually get my Masters in Education and become a License Special ED teacher. Married for twenty-one years, two children Walter and Mercedes. Three awesome and beautiful grandchildren. This is it, my last class before graduation going to finish strong and it was all worth it class of 2017.

Hi, I'm Grace Grothe, I'm a junior at Danville High School, and I live in Danville, Iowa. I currently work at Dairy Queen in Burlington. I am the youngest of three kids, but I am the only one living with my parents currently because my brother is married, and my sister currently goes to the U of I. My sister and I barrel race throughout the summer, and we have had horses in the family my whole life. After high school I plan on going to college at the U of I like my sister, and I would like to go into dentistry. I am in three sports, which include basketball, volleyball, and track, so I spend most of my school year in the gym, or on the track.

I am a graduate of Pope John XXIII Regional High School. I graduated with my involvement in the National Honor Society and Italian Honor Society. Currently, I go to Rochester Institute of Technology for Software Engineering. I am a part of Women In Computing and am helping run the all women's hackathon, WiC Hacks. At RIT, I am currently a notetaker for the deaf and hard of hearing students in my classes helping them succeed in the classroom. In the past, I have worked for Cora Hardware as a cashier for various summers.

Hello my name is Hannah Hagen, I go to Saint Rose Catholic School. In less than a year I hopefully will be attending Paso Robles High School. I want to participate in the magazine club; I always have loved to interact with others and I love to do creative writing. In my school I give input on each subject, I’m a very vocal person. While others might view that as a negative trait but I think that it is very good to speak your mind and voice your opinion. I volunteer at the local food shelter and feed the hungry. I also participate in volleyball and basketball. I’ve been playing sports my whole life and plan to play different kinds. At my school I participate in the technology program; it is one of my favorite

Hello I am Samantha Kennelly, I go to St. John XXIII College Preparatory, for high school. Through out my high school career I discovered three important characteristic about myself: humility, creativity, and leadership. I discovered my humility in my acts of kindness towards others, whether it is raising money for a disabled child to have a semester free of therapeutic horse riding or teaching summer school students how to read, write, and do math. Creativity in my love and appreciation for the arts and being in an independent film along with being accepted into distinguished art for my last year of high school. Lastly, leadership because I took initiative and I went to my school administration and requested a math teacher when we had not

Throughout the years my siblings and I have been in many different performances, whether for dance, tumbling, or acting. Now, with all these performances there have been at least a few mishaps. One particular incident I remember quite well happened when I was playing the role of Jo March in the play Little Women.

I remember walking through the doors of my high school and feeling a mixture of dread and excitement settle heavily somewhere between my throat and my gut. This was not the first time, nor the last time that I experienced what most people would call butterflies, except in my case it felt more like the butterflies were nukes playing tag, and the aftershocks were giving me the shakes. Due to my inability to talk to my fellow classmates without feeling like a leaf in the middle of a hurricane, I came to the conclusion that the only way to get rid of this fear was to face it head on, so that’s exactly what I did.

Hello my name is Angela Wang. Next year I am going to be a grade 9 student at Oak Bay. During me course selections, I do not think I put band as one of my electives. I would really like to do band. I have played flute in band since the start of grade 6. If possible, is there a way to sign up still?

“I think you owe it to Jefferson,” Vivian told me one out of the blue, “He’d want for you to read it. He told Paul to give it to you on that day.” We had been sitting in sitting room, watching the kids keep to themselves on the floor. I knew what she was talking about. She wanted me to read Jefferson’s journal.

A is for ACCIDENT- On her way home from a track meet a truck smashed into the bus causing injuries and death. B is for BRAVE- Jessica was very brave about going back to school and wearing the track uniform even though the uniform showed her leg. C is for CRUSHED- Jessica thought that her future was crushed because she couldn’t run anymore.

Hello this is Michael De Falcis I am a current 8th grader at MMS. I am an athlete. I have played soccer since I was three. I am a loving and caring person. I say this because if I see someone in need I try to help. I believe that I am helpful, because I always help around the house. I am a devoted christian because I attended church and youth group every week. I’m really good at time management because I'm always buzzy. I have good organizational skills. I am the youngest of four. My sister is a current student at the high school. Next year she will a junior. I have been in this school district since kindergarten academy.

I don't want your love, we've talked about this. Jesus didn't die for your love, geez. Jokes aside, no matter how much I yell at you, no matter how many times I ignore your love, no matter how many times I've laughed at you for the stupidest things. I care and love you. You've kept me on my feet when my jokes got terrible, brought a smile or a laugh to my face when I was sad, and you're a great person to just have conversations with. Have a great summer. Don't die of heat exertion. And can't wait for next year with you. Love you a lottle.