A great closing to a great year

Caitlin Starks

 10^th grader

Caitlin Starks a 10^th grader at Akins High School has kept her head held high all school year and ready to let go this summer.  She gets her work done and in her free time she relaxes by playing computer games.

Caitlin has worked hard all year, kept up her grades, it has paid off and shown with a Trustee award; “If you’re in the top ten percent of your class, the school sends you a paper in the mail,” Caitlin said of how getting a Trustee award works.

Starks has had a good year with her grades, she’s gotten an award for being in the top ten percent and the top three of her class. Her parents have helped her keep her grades up, she said.

“I have so much pressure from my parents, they tell me I’m going to be the kid to go to college,” she said.

Starks had a special saying that helped her through the year. “My self motto for the year would be keep your head held high and don’t get in over yourself.” She said it meant be yourself and don’t act like something you’re not. Her motto has helped Starks keep focus and stay true to herself all school year.

Starks has good grades and is prepared for her classes, but in her down time, she lets go by playing computer games.

“ My version of fun is sitting at the computer playing games,” she said.

 Caitlin thinks it’s not the most fun thing compared to others, but it matches her personality, which she described as laid back.

Caitlin is definitely ready to end this year, she has plans of going to New Mexico for an art show, and she’s already excited for what the next school year has in store.  “I’m going to be in NHS, newspaper, and a bunch of other things,” Starks said,

“I’m most excited to be doing newspaper next year,” she said.

Starks said newspaper is the most exciting because she’ll be able to write, which is what she likes to do. 

10th grader Caitlin Starks

interview questions

1. What about this school year are you proud of?
2. What are you're goals for next school year?
3. What is you're favorite or funniest memory from this year?
4. Any moments you regret from this school year? Why?
5. How did you make it through your first year of high school? (friends, favorite teachers, etc.?)
6. Do you think the friends you've made this year, changed your behavior from last year?
7. What are you looking most forward to next year? Why?
8. Who are the closest friends you made this year, how have you become so close with them?
9. Who is one teacher you'll miss most next year, why were you so fond of them?
10. If you could go back in this school year to an exact moment, where would you go and why?
11. What were somethings this year has surprised you with, why? (good things, things you weren't expecting, etc.)
12. If you could advise someone in high school on how to have fun, would you tell them how you went through this school year, why?
13. If you would give yourself and award of a moment you're most proud of from this year, what moment would that be and why was it so special?
14. Any moments that were difficult through the year, how did you get through them?
15. Did you have any firsts this year? How did you feel on them?
16. What are your plans for next year, sports, clubs, grades?
17. What are you most excited about to end this year? What?
18. Do you have any big plans to finish out  this year? What?
19. What would be your self motto this year? ( anything you kept telling yourself this year of encouragement)
20. Who or what gave you encouragement to do this year right, (good grades, good behavior)?

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