I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

After a very long hiatus, here I am again, ready to share my thoughts with the world. Over that time period, many things have happened so I think it's appropriate to fill everyone in!

#1: I'm halfway through the first semester of my senior year.

WOW, it has already been going by way too quickly! I swear I was a little and very lost freshman just yesterday! Regardless, I've been having a blast. 

I love all of my classes! :) I'm taking AP Government, Journalism I, Teacher Assistant for the Photo teacher, and Yearbook. 

Government is hard, but I'm really learning a lot!

Journalism I is my favorite class. I get to write so much!

Being a T.A. is so chill. I just roll film and cut photo paper. I just mostly get to read in that class.

and in Yearbook....I'm the Photo Editor! I wanted it so bad, I could taste it, and luckily I got just what I wanted :) 

#2: I'm registered to vote!

Yep! A representative came to our school this past week and registered 47 students, including me. I am SUPER excited about this. I've been looking forward to voting since I was probably like, 10! I'm registered as a democrat, and I do believe I am able to vote and the upcoming midterm elections :)

#3: I'm in the top 10% of my class.

I had absolutely no idea about this until this past Thursday! I went in to see my guidance counselor to discuss college and he was telling my gpa and all that and happened to mention my ranking. Honestly, I was shocked! I thought I was just in the top 25%, so hearing this was a pleasant surprise. SOOOO I'm 38 out of 382 and totally happy with that :)

#4: I decided I want to go to NAU

Just decided a week ago, and this past week, I submitted my application :)

I want to go to NAU because it's not too far from home, but it is. And not that I'm completely dying to get away from my family or anything, but I can definitely say that I'm just ready for some change. It's something different

#5: Dance Marathon Club is really taking off!

For those who don't already know, Dance Marathon is a club that fundraises over the course of a year. At the end of the year, when we've raised as much money as possible, we give all of it to the Phoenix Children's Hospital. To celebrate all of our hard work and the major contributions we've made, we have a dance marathon: a big dance party with music, food, games, and lots of fun! We've already done a couple of fundraisers and so far we've made about $800. We're off to a very great start! 

#6: Possible career path?

In the aforementioned club I'm in, I am the Chair of Public Relations. I chose it because it just sounded interesting. Well a few weeks ago, my best friend's sister had a baby and I went with her to see the baby at Banner Estrella. Well when we were walking to her room, we passed by a room that was labeled Public Relations. Well, it really got me thinking. Then to add to that, Dance Marathon had a representative from the Phoenix Children's Hospital come talk to us. I started to think about how cool it is to be able to represent someone that way. So I'm now thinking about majoring in Public Relations!

Public relations (PR) is the practice of conveying  messages to the public through the media  on behalf of a client,  with the intention of changing  the public's actions by influencing their opinions It just sounds like something that I would want to do.  And I am getting some experience from my club:) I previously wanted to major in journalism, but if I did do PR,  there's already a journalism aspect to it, so i'd get that from it too! :D NAU has a great PR program, so that works out great! #7: Speaking of careers.... As everyone knows, I still want to be a photographer.  Well what I was thinking of doing is  majoring in Public Relations and minoring in Photography.  And here's the plan: If I minor in  Photography, I'll have some sort of degree in it.  With that degree, I can do some  sort of freelance thing with it.  Basically, it'll just be a little extra money on the side for me!  Or at least that's the plan! I also just want to add that I would also like to be a fashion photographer :P So many options! Well in a nutshell, that's what has been going on with me!  Sorry if it was kinda all over the place,  but I had a lot of catching up to do!  I'm going to try to keep up with my blog again,  so stay tuned and see you next time! Love, Alexis :)