Reaction to a Quote by Cara Olson

"I cant believe it was only a year ago that I was following tour guides footsteps across campuses across the nation." Cara Olson

I completely agree with this statement. It seems as though my high school years just flew by. Those were some of the best times of my life, and as much as I am loving being here, I can't help missing high school just a little.
I can still remember walking in to Millard South High School my very first day as a terrified little freshman. I had pictures ingrained into my mind of what it would be like, you the stereotypical high school settings you always see on TV. I had pictured all of the different cliques having there own hang out spot, and never mingling with those outside there cliques. I, of course, placed myself with the nerds in this picture. I was just waiting to picked on by one of the upperclassmen.
I discovered very quickly that I was wrong. Of course, high school had its cliques, but they were not nearly as defined as the are on TV and in the movies. You could be a jock and a musician, a nerd and prom queen. I however had a hard time finding the groups that I fit in best with. I tried to play basketball, but it just wasn't the same as it was in middle school. It was too competitive now. If you missed a shot or screwed something up, you let the whole team down. Plus, I really didn't get along with the rest of the girls on the team. I tried student government, but not enough people knew who I was to get elected. So I gave up for awhile, just hung around with some of my friends from middle school.
It wasn't until sophomore year that I finally found what I loved to do, as well as a really great group of people to be around. I signed up for Junior Varsity Choir, and absolutely loved it and was good at it too. As an alto, I loved just belting the parts. Not only was it fun, but it became a great stress reliever.
When it came time for the all-school musical, a few of my choir buddies convinced me to try out. I didn't make the cast, but decided to do tech crew instead. This was one of the best decisions of my life. During the run of that show, I discovered my passion for music and theatre and made some of my very best friends. I continued to do music and theatre all throughout high school and grew closer and closer to these people everyday. The performing arts department was not just a group of friends to me anymore; they were my family.
They are some of the nicest people you will ever meet in your life and I owe everything to them and our art. They truly made me the person I am today.