To the incoming 9th graders.
Starting this speech with a quote. “Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.” F. Scott Fitzgerald.This quote is a reminder of how we don’t need to do anything and let the world revolve around us. But what is life if we let the world revolve around us ?
Don’t stress out. Pre-study your materials and be prepared to class. Don’t be shocked what is about to come at you. You are given a textbook a whole month before school starts. Use this time to preview. 9th grade isn’t tough. As like graduating from 5th grade to middle school it’s not a really a big deal. Like middle school, south high school is a feeder school. So there is more opportunity to meet new people. This is where
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You are fragile . You are capable of failing. It's too dangerous to go alone take this. (zelda reference) Sometimes you must fail to learn how to move forward. Sometimes, you have to laugh off all of the bad things that keep happening. If you let every little word bother you, it is only going to bring you down. You have to remember the people insulting you are doing it because of their own insecurities.
There is always an obstacle in your way. Nothing is free. In Pokemon snorlax block your way getting to you next destination. Until you got the pokeflute from Mr. Fuji you didn't go anywhere. Many of us faced challenges in our formative years and we struggled with them. Some of those struggles might have changed who we are or how we later approached life. Remember Thomas edison didn’t invent the lightbulb in one go.Struggling can be embarrassing. But being embarrassed can help us remember important things. Can you try to think of your most embarrassing moment? If you think that you were never embarrassed you are rejecting or ignoring the fact of what you did wrong. In Torrance there is about 5.8% of high school dropout which ranks us being top 2 by Irvine with a whooping 3.2%. According to times square 9th grade has the most absence misbehavior referrals, lowest average point. 9th grade is a decider of if you will drop out or move