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when i was born
I was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 4th in 2000. I was born in Philadelphia children's hospital at 2:18pm. I was then adopted by my current family a little while later. From there i came to New York to begin my life. I weighed 7 pounds and 11 ounces and was 21 inches. -
starting elementary school
I started elementary school at a small school in pawling called Mizzentop Day School. I was so excited to finally be a "big boy" and get on that school bus and go to school. I woke up that morning jumping out of my bed unable to control my excitement. I put on the school uniform of a blue polo and khaki pants happy as could be. My mom called me downstairs for breakfast making sure i started school of right. Then it was time for the bus. My mom followed the bus all the way to school that day. -
the day i started soccer
I started soccer at the age of 5. I had never really played an organized sport before so i guess this was a big step for me. I remember that morning putting on my cleats and finding the shirt i thought was the coolest to try and impress the other kids. I got into the car with my mom and we set off for George Fischer middle school. When we got there,there were many kids all in different lines getting told which team they were on.I was picked for the rhinos and would play for them for years -
middle school
I started middle school at the same school of MDS. The fifth grade at the time seemed like it would be the biggest obstacle i would have to face in my life. Little did i know it wasnt that big of a deal. Me being at the same school i had many close friends. Our class was very small maybe 10 or 12 people so i was very close with all of them. This made it easier for me to just focus on doing work instead of worrying about making new friends and stuff like that because i already had my closest ones -
playing football for the first time
Football was a sport that ever since i was young my mom dreaded me playing. Simply because it was too dangerous and was a risk for me to play. I was in the seventh grade at this point and had been wanting to try it for years. Since my school didnt have a football team the coach of the Carmel Rams allowed me to join the team. I then went on to play running back for them and had a great season. Although i lost interest in it the next year i was still glad that i was able to, -
8th grade graduation
After many many years of being in the same school with the same people i was finally leaving. Realizing how small the school was about halfway into the eighth grade i couldnt wait to leave. So on that day of my eighth grade graduation me and my friends were not too sad as the others were. the tears didnt come to us as they came to the others. We just wanted to get this over with. As for me and my friend chris we were going to kennedy catholic and trust me, we were ready to get out of there. -
The summer of football
It was the summer before freshman year and as if i wasnt stressed about it enough my friend had convinced me to play football again. me and my friend we were ready for the season to begin. But before we got to the season there were summer workouts. These workouts were made this summer the hardest summer of my life. From 7am-6pm we would do an assortment of drills in the hot august heat. This was a time when i wanted to give up on everything but instead me and my friend made it through. -
starting freshman year
Here it was, the start of highschool. I was nervous to say the least but since i had gone through that summer of football, I had a few friends of the bat. Still that didnt ease my nerves very much. I woke up that morning and went back to the same uniform as my middle school, polo and khakis. I got on the bus, this time my mom didnt follow me and i got to school. The day went smoothly and i began to gain confidence as i realized that this may not be as hard as i thought. -
leaving kennedy after sophomore year
Sophomore year rolled around and in the beginning it wasnt too bad. i had many friends and was on the varsity basketball team so i could not complain. As the year went on i started slacking on my school work. Not handing in assignments or just doing poorly on tests because of lack of preparation. Eventually it caught up to me and i was doing so poorly that my mom decided to pull me from kennedy. It was one of the toughest things i have had to face. Leaving my friends and going to somewhere new. -
Coming to BHS
Coming to BHS was and in some ways is still a big challenge for me. I left my friends from kennedy to go to a new place junior year. A place where everybody already had their friends. I came in feeling out of place and sort of alone. I made the varsity basketball team so that was really the only high part about my experience. to this day i still feel out of place as if i dont quite belong. This just comes with being in a new environment but overall im glad the change was made.
