High School Career

The middle of one’s high school career is an important time to look back on the ways he has grown and ways in which he can improve in the future. Jesuit has developed a student profile which contains five main areas in which a student should be competent in at the time of his graduation. This profile is a great way to help students stay on the right path and it begins to pave the way for future success. In my three years at Jesuit, I feel that I have progressed most in the areas of becoming more open to growth and becoming more loving towards my family and friends.
I have become more open to growth in a few important ways during my time at Jesuit. Throughout my three years here, “I began learning to accept myself, but most importantly I

While at Jesuit, I have “contributed to my school community quite a few times.” An example of my contribution to the community was when I helped with building a house through the charity Habitat for Humanity. The baseball team was given the opportunity to work on building a house, and it sounded like a fun thing to do with my friends. My friend Quinn and I were assigned the task of nailing the siding to the back of the house. We had to climb up to the top of twenty foot ladders in order to reach the top of the house, which was very scary. Then, while balancing on the high, unstable ladder, we had to nail four nails into each piece of siding. Even though the work was not easy, helping those less fortunate gave me a sense of pride in myself and my school. Also I feel I have become more capable of “putting myself in another’s place and understanding what that person is feeling”. Jesuit has taught me that everyone is different and has a unique situation. Before Jesuit I was quick to judge others, but now I am more understanding of what other people feel. When I saw a fellow student being bullied, I felt the same pain as him, because I had been in the same situation. Because of my experiences, I no longer laugh at kids when they are bullied and I stick up for them where possible. Finally, I am learning the harsh truth-- “not all friendships are long-lasting”. An example of my better understanding and of friendship and its unpredictable ways occurred as soon as I arrived at Jesuit in 8th grade. In 8th grade I was bullied for reasons that I am still not aware of. The people who I thought were going to be my friends until at least the end of my high school years had turned on me in the blink of an eye. It was a terrible feeling, but everything happens for a reason and some good came from this bad situation. I began to make new friends and sit with new people at