Missed opportunities

“I wish I had been in something I was not good at, like a fine art, because if I had taken a class I wasn’t good at, I could have gotten better at it instead of just being bad at it forever. I also would have met a lot of new people since I would have been involved in something new. I didn’t have that opportunity though because I was so bad at it, so I didn’t give myself the opportunity to ...

“I regret moving schools because I grew up going to Lovejoy, I’ve been here since kindergarten, so it kind of sucked going to another school and starting off new instead of being with all of my friends so that’s why I moved back. I wanted to be able to graduate with everybody. I moved at the beginning of my junior year and came back the second semester. I moved originally because I just wante...

“I quit gymnastics right before the second semester and I regret quitting because I lost some friends I have been training with ever since I was about 5 years old. I don’t miss the environment though. It was super serious and that's not something I was into. I like a more laid-back and positive environment. During training with gymnastics it was constantly being serious and having to push hard...

“I regret taking WHAP just because it’s a lot of work and I don’t have time to do all of the work. So then I get behind and then it stresses me out. But I feel like it is an unnecessary stress because I don’t think I will have to take it in college at all and I don’t think I will pass the AP exam.”

“The biggest regret I have in high school is not taking my freshman and sophomore year classes more seriously. I didn’t realize how much of an impact they have on my GPA and also how they looked on my transcript going towards college.”

“I wish I would have put more time into track. I could have been one of the top runners for track as well and not just cross country. If I did put more time into track it would maybe help me get a scholarship at the end of high school. Going forward I think I will hopefully try harder and put more effort into it.”

“I regret not trying out for cheer sophomore year. Because of that I didn’t meet my friends until a year later. I didn’t try out sophomore year because I didn’t know I was moving until right before school ended but I wish I would have known. I had tried out in middle school at Allen and I didn’t make it but I decided to take a leap and try out here at Lovejoy. I’m glad I did.” ...

“I regret taking and playing volleyball my freshman year. It felt like a waste of my time. I wish I would have put my time into something that I enjoyed more.”