Ghazzal Hammad - Assignment 24

   It goes without saying that junior year was unique -- and not necessarily in the best ways. I, like a majority of my classmates, struggled more in school this year than I ever had before. As someone who has always been very responsible and school-oriented, my lack of motivation throughout this school year caused me a multitude of issues. I stopped paying attention and taking notes (undoubtedly my biggest mistake), my homework was rushed and effortless, and I spent my time doing leisure activities like watching Netflix and scrolling through my phone. And, as you may guess, this caused me to fall behind in half of my classes.

   Regardless of that, I think I did have my fair share of successes, one of which was being able to juggle everything outside of school without too much difficulty. As we move into the next school year, I hope to be able to return to the work ethic I once had. I hope that senior year provides me some solace and peace after the whirlwind that high school -- and especially junior year -- has been. And most importantly, I hope I find a good college to go to that will make the next chapter of my life more enjoyable than this one.