Maya

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Hi, I’m Maya. My favorite color is blue, I love music, movies, good books and playing sports. Freshman year of high school I started on   the junior varsity basketball team. The coach was really intense and I remember practices where he would make us run so much that we cried; however, it was so worth it. The friends I made and the memories I   have from the experience will last me a lifetime. As a freshman I was really shy and awkward. I was nervous to start high school because practically no one from my middle school went on to Green Hope. Sophomore year was a little different since I had established my group of friends the previous year. I did basketball again where I met my   best friend JoJo. JoJo and I like to sing and play guitar, and actually sophomore year was the first time I decided to take guitar… I   still play guitar today. By the time junior year came around I was already pretty comfortable at Green Hope. The only thing I was a   little wary about was starting my AP classes. In the end, I enjoyed my AP classes the most and I was glad I took them. Junior year was also the year my basketball team made it all the way to the state championship. We didn’t win it but it was really awesome to be a part of the team that made it all the way there and was 31 and 1. The summer after senior year was one of the most rewarding experiences of   my life. I worked at a camp in Minnesota for people with disabilities. This experience really taught me to grow up and become more independent… I also made a few friendships along the way which I   still maintain. After summer I was excited to start my senior year of   high school. On the first day I realized how different I felt since the first day of freshman year. I felt so confident and comfortable, and it felt good to see all my friends again. Even though my senior year is not entirely over with yet, I am starting to feel a little bit sentimental about leaving high school. Even though some points in   high school were pretty stressful, I always had the good times to   balance them out.