I had the opportunity to go to today's Key Club meeting and at the last minute decide to run for one of the positions for Key Club office, such as treasurer, secretary, president, vice-president, or editor but I chose not to, and decided to simply vote. I am aware that a position like that is looked at very highly by colleges but part of the reason I chose not to run is that this weekend, I thought long and hard about my own limitations and my priorities, and I came to the conclusion that I am not sure how much more I can handle.
I already have a full plate in terms of activities, homework, work, etc. and I am always overwhelmed and stressed, and I feel like if by some chance I actually had won a position, it would be too much for me to handle on top of everything else I have. I know this makes me sound weak or like I am afraid to take risks but that's not it at all. I have pushed myself very hard so far to participate in as many activities as I can, join two school clubs (Key Club and Prom Committee), and to do my absolute best on every homework assignment and put in my best effort, and I still attempt to maintain a part time job on the weekends. The difference is that running for office for Key Club requires tutorials and attending meetings and giving it much time and effort, and it is not an easy job from what I hear, and I just do not think I would be able to balance that and my other priorities and still be able to get everything else done that I need to, because I am running out of available free time to fit other things into my schedule.
I acknowledge my own limitations and I am still going to try and push myself to do more and more, but something extremely professional and VERY important such as Key Club I don't feel should be put in my overwhelmed and temporarily stressed hands, and I felt as if the positions should be for people who truly want them and will do a better job, so I chose not to run.
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Monday, February 8, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
Key Club - should I run for a position?
At this week's meeting, I found out that it's coming time for the Key Club office positions (treasurer, president, vice president, secretary, editor), etc. to be switched up, and we were told to write our names on the board under the position we might want, and next week a ballot will be made so that the rest of the members can vote for who they would like to see in that position. I am aware that all of those positions require A LOT of serious work, and that Key Club is quite official and important and accurate figures and information must be taken, and just about every one of those positions entails that level of responsibility. In addition there is some kind of tutorial/program in the next few months that has workshops to teach people how to correctly fulfill the positions.
I would like to volunteer, however I am not sure what it entails and I am not sure if anyone in Key Club would vote me into the position I want. First, I need to figure out what I want to volunteer for, and I am going to talk to Ms. Vari about each position and see which one I find manageable. I want to volunteer for three reasons; one, so I have some experience as a leader of a group and so I can build my own leadership skills, two because I was told it looks excellent to colleges, and three because I know I am capable of whatever I put my mind to and I do not want to waste opportunities I have to do something good and beneficial, and help the group as a whole. Even if I don't get chosen, I will feel good to know that I put myself out there and took a risk, and that I always have another chance in the future if I'm not chosen.
I will need to think about this further, talk to Hyanna and Ms. Vari, and then I will be able to make the right decision. I talked to my mother and she thinks I should volunteer and look into it more, and I want to, but first I would like to know the responsibilities that I will have and see what is required of me. It's possible I might not even get chosen but if I was to, I'd need to know what I was chosen to do. I still need to decide what I want to volunteer for, so I will give it some thought and post an update here once I decide.
I would like to volunteer, however I am not sure what it entails and I am not sure if anyone in Key Club would vote me into the position I want. First, I need to figure out what I want to volunteer for, and I am going to talk to Ms. Vari about each position and see which one I find manageable. I want to volunteer for three reasons; one, so I have some experience as a leader of a group and so I can build my own leadership skills, two because I was told it looks excellent to colleges, and three because I know I am capable of whatever I put my mind to and I do not want to waste opportunities I have to do something good and beneficial, and help the group as a whole. Even if I don't get chosen, I will feel good to know that I put myself out there and took a risk, and that I always have another chance in the future if I'm not chosen.
I will need to think about this further, talk to Hyanna and Ms. Vari, and then I will be able to make the right decision. I talked to my mother and she thinks I should volunteer and look into it more, and I want to, but first I would like to know the responsibilities that I will have and see what is required of me. It's possible I might not even get chosen but if I was to, I'd need to know what I was chosen to do. I still need to decide what I want to volunteer for, so I will give it some thought and post an update here once I decide.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Key Club service as of January 5, 2010
I attended the Monday meeting and Hyanna asked for volunteers to stay after on Tuesday to help take down the Christmas decorations that still lingered around the school, and I volunteered to help. I didn't know how much would need to be done but I wanted to help because not many people were volunteering and I want to do every little bit I can to help the group as a whole. I wouldn't have minded taking down all of the decorations myself and when I showed up on Tuesday outside the room we meet in after school ended, no one else was there. I was standing there waiting for ten minutes and I wondered if anyone else was going to come and help and eventually, they did.
The items that needed to be taken down to the basement were;
- All of the decorations in the front display window in Ms. Messersmith's room (consisting of wrapped boxes and other wooden decorations, the artificial Christmas tree in addition to lights)
- The Christmas cards made by French students that were on a bulletin board the front hall, as well as the wrapping paper covering the bulletin board
- All the decorations in the very front of the school where the chairs and tables are, which were lights and boxes.
As a group, approximately ten of us got everything taken down and brought to the basement and stored in boxes within a half hour, and I did the most I could to help - I did about ten trips to the basement and carried as much as I could each time, and I continually asked Ms. Vari if she needed help with anything else. I enjoy helping other people, and contributing to a greater good and that is one of the things that Key Club has given me the opportunity to do. If something needs to be done I like to offer to do it to eliminate other people's workloads and to also get the job done and it wasn't until recently that I felt this way. I used to only look out for my own interests, and seeing how tired I was that afternoon, a year ago I would have thought ' there are enough people volunteering that my presence shouldn't matter, I can just leave and go home and nap', but tired or not I made a commitment and wanted to follow through. I also appreciate how we got the task done as a group in a relatively short amount of time and teamwork was not one of my strong areas until high school, so I appreciate the opportunities I have to work collaboratively with others to get a task done.
I plan to offer my assistance in the future wherever it is needed and continue committing myself to the group, and I hope that I will become closer with some of the other Key Club members - none of them are close friends but we all have a common interest - community service - so it might provide opportunities to build friendships in upcoming months.
The items that needed to be taken down to the basement were;
- All of the decorations in the front display window in Ms. Messersmith's room (consisting of wrapped boxes and other wooden decorations, the artificial Christmas tree in addition to lights)
- The Christmas cards made by French students that were on a bulletin board the front hall, as well as the wrapping paper covering the bulletin board
- All the decorations in the very front of the school where the chairs and tables are, which were lights and boxes.
As a group, approximately ten of us got everything taken down and brought to the basement and stored in boxes within a half hour, and I did the most I could to help - I did about ten trips to the basement and carried as much as I could each time, and I continually asked Ms. Vari if she needed help with anything else. I enjoy helping other people, and contributing to a greater good and that is one of the things that Key Club has given me the opportunity to do. If something needs to be done I like to offer to do it to eliminate other people's workloads and to also get the job done and it wasn't until recently that I felt this way. I used to only look out for my own interests, and seeing how tired I was that afternoon, a year ago I would have thought ' there are enough people volunteering that my presence shouldn't matter, I can just leave and go home and nap', but tired or not I made a commitment and wanted to follow through. I also appreciate how we got the task done as a group in a relatively short amount of time and teamwork was not one of my strong areas until high school, so I appreciate the opportunities I have to work collaboratively with others to get a task done.
I plan to offer my assistance in the future wherever it is needed and continue committing myself to the group, and I hope that I will become closer with some of the other Key Club members - none of them are close friends but we all have a common interest - community service - so it might provide opportunities to build friendships in upcoming months.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Update on Key Club contributions
I have continued to attend every Key Club meeting, and I have to say that I enjoy being a part of Key Club. Of all my CAS activities, I feel that it is the hardest one to maintain commitment to, but I have made sure that I have continued to do so, which is helping me to achieve learning outcome number 5 - to maintain commitment to the activity and do my part.
Often times, on Monday I want to go out to lunch, and sitting in a classroom for my lunch period is not what I want to be doing, but I have been putting aside what I'd RATHER do and instead, attend every meeting. Each week I look for opportunities to contribute to the group and to do my part, and last week I did this by selling tickets during Friday's lunch period to the semi-formal dance. Volunteers were sought out to take their turn selling the tickets and I wanted to make sure I contributed one way or another, and I did. I made copies of the flyer advertizing the dance and hung them up around the school in different places, hoping that people would see the flyer and buy a ticket. I also sat at the table, with a couple of other people, to collect money for the dance which would then be given to Hyanna so she could keep track of it. It's still been difficult for me to find time to participate in activities over the weekend due to my busy schedule with work and other CAS activities, but I plan on making the time in the future and as of now I am looking for opportunities to participate during the school week in any way that I can, because I want to make a difference.
The way that this activity is helping me is that it is teaching me that sometimes, how we want to spend our time is not how we should be spending it, that is instead of going out for lunch with my friends on Mondays or last Friday for instance, I give some of my time to benefit the group as a whole and do my part, so that the work and effort will be more evenly divided and so that I will have done my part. I am learning to put first what is most important and give up my time where need be, and it's teaching me to be less selfish and to be committed to activities and tasks that I commit myself to. A year ago I probably would have gone to every other meeting so that I wouldn't have had to give up my lunches and I probably would have sat in the back and let everyone else take responsibility for tasks that need to be done, but now I want to step up and say I will do this or that, and that I will take responsibility for my share of the work and that I will volunteer when volunteers are needed. I'm learning to be less selfish with my time and put others and good causes first, because I KNOW that Key Club is a good cause and that everything we do is benefitting other people, and that's what I want to do. I want to make a difference in other people's lives and by maintaining commitment to the activity, I am hoping that somewhere down the line I will have (and will continue to) make a difference.
Often times, on Monday I want to go out to lunch, and sitting in a classroom for my lunch period is not what I want to be doing, but I have been putting aside what I'd RATHER do and instead, attend every meeting. Each week I look for opportunities to contribute to the group and to do my part, and last week I did this by selling tickets during Friday's lunch period to the semi-formal dance. Volunteers were sought out to take their turn selling the tickets and I wanted to make sure I contributed one way or another, and I did. I made copies of the flyer advertizing the dance and hung them up around the school in different places, hoping that people would see the flyer and buy a ticket. I also sat at the table, with a couple of other people, to collect money for the dance which would then be given to Hyanna so she could keep track of it. It's still been difficult for me to find time to participate in activities over the weekend due to my busy schedule with work and other CAS activities, but I plan on making the time in the future and as of now I am looking for opportunities to participate during the school week in any way that I can, because I want to make a difference.
The way that this activity is helping me is that it is teaching me that sometimes, how we want to spend our time is not how we should be spending it, that is instead of going out for lunch with my friends on Mondays or last Friday for instance, I give some of my time to benefit the group as a whole and do my part, so that the work and effort will be more evenly divided and so that I will have done my part. I am learning to put first what is most important and give up my time where need be, and it's teaching me to be less selfish and to be committed to activities and tasks that I commit myself to. A year ago I probably would have gone to every other meeting so that I wouldn't have had to give up my lunches and I probably would have sat in the back and let everyone else take responsibility for tasks that need to be done, but now I want to step up and say I will do this or that, and that I will take responsibility for my share of the work and that I will volunteer when volunteers are needed. I'm learning to be less selfish with my time and put others and good causes first, because I KNOW that Key Club is a good cause and that everything we do is benefitting other people, and that's what I want to do. I want to make a difference in other people's lives and by maintaining commitment to the activity, I am hoping that somewhere down the line I will have (and will continue to) make a difference.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Key Club/Turkey Drive/Food Drive, November 19, 2009
I have consistently been going to Key Club every week, and I am determined to find time to do some of the weekend community service work as opportunities present themselves in the future. So far I have not been able to attend many due to a packed schedule, with other CAS activities over the weekend (such as bowling) and work, however I did trick or treat for UNICEF for Halloween and this week, I helped to coordinate a food drive for Thanksgiving. It is by the Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands, and it is where food items such as canned goods, frozen turkey, or a gift card for $25 can be brought in as a substitute for the frozen turkey.
My job was essentially to spread the word to the different advisories and encourage them to participate. On Tuesday during advisory, I went to each advisory and checked to see who was participating and to encourage advisors to participate, and I made a list so that today, I could go from room to room and remind the advisories that said they were participating that on Friday, canned items can be brought in and on Monday, any perishable items can be brought in no later than noon. I made that much clear, and I also said that items were to be brought into the supply closet near the front office by Monday, but they could also be brought in on Friday. I went and talked to Ms. Carman after I did this, she asked me if I told the advisors that their advisory's collection of food items needed to be placed in a box specifically for their advisory's items before being brought to the supply closet. I forgot to do this, and I had 5 minutes before class was to begin and advisory to end. In a flash I ran to each advisory a second time and checked to see that each had their own box or bag so that their items could be kept separate and not mixed in with other advisories' items, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that this was already taken care of.
I learned something very important today. READ THE HANDOUTS I AM GIVEN VERY CAREFULLY before spreading the word. Of course, I did not pass on any inaccurate information but because I was in such a rush because of the time constraint of advisory, and the fact that some advisors kept me longer to ask questions so I could clarify, I was in a rush and forgot to mention about the boxes. Next time I volunteer to help plan something important, I will make sure I am 100% informed before I attempt to spread the word, to prevent any confusion for the people I introduce ideas to, and to save myself time so I don't have to explain more than once or go back and add in points that I forgot to mention the first time. It was a careless mistake on my part but luckily this time, my mistake didn't have any impact on any of the advisors or the good work their advisories have done - there were A LOT of people participating and items have already been brought in. I will just make sure that I read the handouts more carefully in the future, to increase my own understanding of the event in question so that I can pass on accurate information to others.
One of my learning objectives is #5, which is to maintain commitment to the activity. I have been trying my best to do this with Key Club, which is difficult at times because often times on Monday, I'd MUCH rather go out to lunch than go to a Key Club meeting, but I have not missed one meeting yet and I don't plan to. I have a busy weekend schedule and I cannot always participate in weekend activities, but I make sure I do as much as I can during the school week which is why I volunteered to help with the food drive. I wanted to make sure that I'm not a useless Key Club member and that if there's any way I can help, I will. I will try in the future to find a way to fit the weekend activities into my schedule, which is difficult, but it will help me in the end in terms of how I prioritize and can fit a lot into my day to day schedule. Learning objective #6, which is to engage in issues of global importance, is carried out here because the food drive is helping the less fortunate, and I want to do as much as I can to help those less fortunate. I take for granted all I have and I feel that I should be more sympathetic toward those in need, and what way is better to do that than to help them as much as I can?
My job was essentially to spread the word to the different advisories and encourage them to participate. On Tuesday during advisory, I went to each advisory and checked to see who was participating and to encourage advisors to participate, and I made a list so that today, I could go from room to room and remind the advisories that said they were participating that on Friday, canned items can be brought in and on Monday, any perishable items can be brought in no later than noon. I made that much clear, and I also said that items were to be brought into the supply closet near the front office by Monday, but they could also be brought in on Friday. I went and talked to Ms. Carman after I did this, she asked me if I told the advisors that their advisory's collection of food items needed to be placed in a box specifically for their advisory's items before being brought to the supply closet. I forgot to do this, and I had 5 minutes before class was to begin and advisory to end. In a flash I ran to each advisory a second time and checked to see that each had their own box or bag so that their items could be kept separate and not mixed in with other advisories' items, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that this was already taken care of.
I learned something very important today. READ THE HANDOUTS I AM GIVEN VERY CAREFULLY before spreading the word. Of course, I did not pass on any inaccurate information but because I was in such a rush because of the time constraint of advisory, and the fact that some advisors kept me longer to ask questions so I could clarify, I was in a rush and forgot to mention about the boxes. Next time I volunteer to help plan something important, I will make sure I am 100% informed before I attempt to spread the word, to prevent any confusion for the people I introduce ideas to, and to save myself time so I don't have to explain more than once or go back and add in points that I forgot to mention the first time. It was a careless mistake on my part but luckily this time, my mistake didn't have any impact on any of the advisors or the good work their advisories have done - there were A LOT of people participating and items have already been brought in. I will just make sure that I read the handouts more carefully in the future, to increase my own understanding of the event in question so that I can pass on accurate information to others.
One of my learning objectives is #5, which is to maintain commitment to the activity. I have been trying my best to do this with Key Club, which is difficult at times because often times on Monday, I'd MUCH rather go out to lunch than go to a Key Club meeting, but I have not missed one meeting yet and I don't plan to. I have a busy weekend schedule and I cannot always participate in weekend activities, but I make sure I do as much as I can during the school week which is why I volunteered to help with the food drive. I wanted to make sure that I'm not a useless Key Club member and that if there's any way I can help, I will. I will try in the future to find a way to fit the weekend activities into my schedule, which is difficult, but it will help me in the end in terms of how I prioritize and can fit a lot into my day to day schedule. Learning objective #6, which is to engage in issues of global importance, is carried out here because the food drive is helping the less fortunate, and I want to do as much as I can to help those less fortunate. I take for granted all I have and I feel that I should be more sympathetic toward those in need, and what way is better to do that than to help them as much as I can?
Monday, November 2, 2009
Key Club update & Trick or Treat for UNICEF
This is my first time blogging about Key Club in a while (although I have attended every single meeting), since I had not been able to participate in any of the weekend activities (of which there have so far been two on two different occasions), but I was finally able to participate over the weekend by trick-or-treating for UNICEF.
The goal was to collect money to send to Uruguay to help underprivileged children, and this money was to be collected in UNICEF donation boxes on Halloween. I took three of the boxes and my goal was to go with my neighbors when they went trick-or-treating and to collect money rather than candy. I figured that it'd have been rude of me to cause my friends to wait, since it would take longer for people to go and get their wallets to get some money than to just hand candy, so I went around my neighborhood by myself before meeting up with my friends, and I collected about $15, plus the $5 of my own money that I put in there before I left the house. I noticed that my neighbors were very eager to donate a dollar or two once I explained what I was collecting for, and it was great to see how eager they were to donate.
Each of my friends who I was going to go trick-or-treating with, donated a dollar and there were 9 of them, so by the time the evening was over I had about $29 total, plus some change that my neighbor's mom had that she wanted to get rid of. The truth is that none of my friends actually wanted to go trick-or-treating as we had originally planned, so that was the extent of my collection for the evening. However the next day at home I looked for change around the house and asked my family (mom, grandmother, aunt) if they had any spare change or money they wanted to donate and between the rest of us, about $20 more was collected, a lot of it was change. I filled all three donation boxes and I was glad that I collected enough money to make a difference, even though some of it was my own.
Today in Key Club, we had the option to make a card for a sick child in a hospital, and the names were written on the board. I decided to make one, because I feel bad for the children who are terminally ill and can't enjoy their lives and time with their friends, and I wanted at least one child to know that there IS someone out there thinking of them and who wants to make even the smallest difference in their life. I decorated my card and made it look nice and wrote a nice message inside for a girl named Heather, and then gave the card to Hyanna so it could be mailed out with the other cards. :)
One of my learning objectives is number 5, which is to demonstrate commitment to the activity. I have been showing up to every meeting, even if I am not able to participate in that week's activity due to a busy schedule, but I am going to make time for future activities, like I did for this one. I was originally scheduled to work on Saturday but to enable myself to have the time to go trick-or-treating to collect donations for UNICEF, I switched shifts with someone and ended up working Friday instead to give myself Saturday off, to have the time to participate. In the future I am going to make time for key club activities the best that I can.
My other learning objective is to engage in activities of global importance or importance to the community, which is objective #6. I did this in two ways (collecting money and making a card for a sick child) but I would like to continue participating in activities in which I am able to either help those less fortunate, or do something that is giving back to the community. I am fortunate to live in a decent community and to not have to deal with some of the misfortunes that others go through in poorer countries (such as Uruguay in this case) and I want to do my best to better the lives of others. I feel so ungrateful sometimes knowing that I have everything handed to me and if I can help to improve the lives of those less fortunate, I will feel good to know that I did the right thing but I will be even happier to know that the other person's life has been improved. I am normally selfish and only worried about myself and by continuing to participate in these activities, I hope to become less selfish and more grateful for what I have, and aware that others may not have as much as I do.
The goal was to collect money to send to Uruguay to help underprivileged children, and this money was to be collected in UNICEF donation boxes on Halloween. I took three of the boxes and my goal was to go with my neighbors when they went trick-or-treating and to collect money rather than candy. I figured that it'd have been rude of me to cause my friends to wait, since it would take longer for people to go and get their wallets to get some money than to just hand candy, so I went around my neighborhood by myself before meeting up with my friends, and I collected about $15, plus the $5 of my own money that I put in there before I left the house. I noticed that my neighbors were very eager to donate a dollar or two once I explained what I was collecting for, and it was great to see how eager they were to donate.
Each of my friends who I was going to go trick-or-treating with, donated a dollar and there were 9 of them, so by the time the evening was over I had about $29 total, plus some change that my neighbor's mom had that she wanted to get rid of. The truth is that none of my friends actually wanted to go trick-or-treating as we had originally planned, so that was the extent of my collection for the evening. However the next day at home I looked for change around the house and asked my family (mom, grandmother, aunt) if they had any spare change or money they wanted to donate and between the rest of us, about $20 more was collected, a lot of it was change. I filled all three donation boxes and I was glad that I collected enough money to make a difference, even though some of it was my own.
Today in Key Club, we had the option to make a card for a sick child in a hospital, and the names were written on the board. I decided to make one, because I feel bad for the children who are terminally ill and can't enjoy their lives and time with their friends, and I wanted at least one child to know that there IS someone out there thinking of them and who wants to make even the smallest difference in their life. I decorated my card and made it look nice and wrote a nice message inside for a girl named Heather, and then gave the card to Hyanna so it could be mailed out with the other cards. :)
One of my learning objectives is number 5, which is to demonstrate commitment to the activity. I have been showing up to every meeting, even if I am not able to participate in that week's activity due to a busy schedule, but I am going to make time for future activities, like I did for this one. I was originally scheduled to work on Saturday but to enable myself to have the time to go trick-or-treating to collect donations for UNICEF, I switched shifts with someone and ended up working Friday instead to give myself Saturday off, to have the time to participate. In the future I am going to make time for key club activities the best that I can.
My other learning objective is to engage in activities of global importance or importance to the community, which is objective #6. I did this in two ways (collecting money and making a card for a sick child) but I would like to continue participating in activities in which I am able to either help those less fortunate, or do something that is giving back to the community. I am fortunate to live in a decent community and to not have to deal with some of the misfortunes that others go through in poorer countries (such as Uruguay in this case) and I want to do my best to better the lives of others. I feel so ungrateful sometimes knowing that I have everything handed to me and if I can help to improve the lives of those less fortunate, I will feel good to know that I did the right thing but I will be even happier to know that the other person's life has been improved. I am normally selfish and only worried about myself and by continuing to participate in these activities, I hope to become less selfish and more grateful for what I have, and aware that others may not have as much as I do.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Key Club - My first meeting (September 28, 2009)
Today was my first Key Club meeting. I didn't know what to expect. I originally decided to join Key Club because I thought that it would enable me to become a part of something bigger than myself (which learning outcome 6 refers to - issues of global importance), and I want to do something that benefits the community. In addition Hyanna had told me that it would look good on college applications so she thought I should join.
I went into the meeting and Hyanna began explaining what needed to be done. $15 needed to be brought in by next Wednesday (membership dues I believe) and then she said that every weekend, on either Saturday or Sunday, there is one community service opportunity available and that in the beginning of every week, starting with the meeting, she will ask for volunteers to participate.
It was then that I realized that my already packed schedule or so I thought (which consists of Prom Committee and anything related to it, homework, and work on Saturday and Sunday) is going to need to be reorganized if I want to do at least the requested 50 hours of community service for Key Club. Up until this school year, I had PLENTY of free time and was able to work every day after school (at Stop & Shop) and still manage to complete all my homework. This year however it's not that easy - I already work only 2 days at my job (the weekend) and after hearing that the Key Club activities are on the weekend, I realized two things; I need to prioritize (for example, put Key Club and my schoolwork before my job). To keep track of when the different community service activities are on the weekend, I decided I need a calendar of my own where I can write down the dates so I can plan ahead, ask for the required days off from my job, and therefore enable myself to participate.
My first thought by the time the Key Club meeting was over was, can I do this? Do I have enough time? Should I say I can't do it? I came to the conclusion that instead of giving up before even trying, I need to prioritize and make time for Key Club. I spoke to my manager at work and she said if I tell her on Monday what day I need off on the weekend for Key Club, she can work with me on it to find another time for me to work, which I was thankful for. I WILL be able to do it, and I am going to do my absolute best to prioritize, to organize my schedule so I have time for everything (particularly what is important), and show that I am committed to every responsibility that I undertake. Now that I've thought about it, it shouldn't be that hard; I can do Key Club activities every other week AND keep my job, do Prom Committee and get my homework done. I am on my way to realizing what learning outcome 5 requires (commitment to the activity) and I will do whatever it takes, fully acknowledging that it is not going to be easy but will pay off in the long run, for me and for others as well.
By the way when I say that I have a packed schedule, I am referring to the fact that I have homework in every class every night, work on the weekends, and little free time. It's a big change from what I am used to, but that doesn't mean that I can't make time for what is important.
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