sports
... Although in the summer there are a lot of things I would rather be doing besides working out, I still managed to do it four times a week. By the end of the summer I was excited for soccer and wrestling because I knew all my hard work was going to pay off. The first improvement I noticed was going from being a junior on junior varsity soccer to starting in every game for varsity as a senior. At the end of the season I was awarded the most improved player and received a plaque. Another reward of all my hard work is being named captain of the varsity wrestling team. I have been a member of the team for four years and have worked hard all of them. This year I have high expectations and I know it will be my best season because I have worked hard all my previous years and I am in better shape than ever before. When it comes to sports I know the harder you work the better you get. I have always want to be the best athlete I could be so I continually worked hard and got the results I was looking for. The second area in which I feel I have improved a lot is socially. Entering high school I was kind of shy and the majority of my friends were white. The first week of school I quickly realized the diversity of Marlborough High School. In the halls I noticed the large amount of Hispanic students and saw that they mostly stayed away from the white kids and only socialized with each other. Once I tried out for the soccer team I saw that the team was mostly Hispanic. During my first season I developed a lot of strong relationships with ...