Assignment 24- Brennan Cegelka

           Junior Year is over already? It seemed like just yesterday I was taking my drivers test. So much has changed, so much has not. I joined the swim team on a whim and ended up going to the Regionals. That was probably one of my better decisions I’ve made this year. I hope to make it to State in the sport I started a few months ago next year. As my opportunities in swimming grew I found myself losing my love of baseball. After being threatened to be suspended from the baseball team, I knew there were things more important to my life than that. I quit the sport I had been playing since I could walk. That has probably been the greatest change in my adolescence. I suddenly didn’t wake up sore. I wasn’t rushed. I found that there was more to life than the baseball diamond that had consumed most of my childhood and adolescence. Although I am still adjusting to this change, I feel that my life has changed for the better.
           I plan to work as a lifeguard this summer just like last year. I enjoy making sure everyone is safe although saying “no running on the deck” a million times isn’t the best experience. This summer I also plan to retake the SAT to improve my score. Along with improving my test score I will start my college applications. It is nervous not knowing where I’m going to live for the next four years, but I am more excited about my next chapter in my life as cheesy as that sounds.