Memories

Name:Virana Mahadeo
Major:Nutrition/computer science
Quote:"Life is full of roads, so choose the right path"
Goodbye Message:I would like to say congradulations to
all of the graduates of the class of 2000,also goodbye to my
friends.I wish you all success in your life ahead and hope
that the future takes us all into the right path.

School is like a second home for most of us,the time we spend there are the most memorable ones and most of it will be with us for a lifetime.I did not attend elementary school in the united states but those were the best days,I could remember playing game,drawing,and learning my ABC's.If I could go back and do it all over again, I certainly would.School has always been fun for me from the time I entered elementary until now.

I attended junior high school and one year of high school in callahan,Florida.It was a small town and there was not a lot of excitement and there were not a large amount of kids that attended the schools,but it was always fun to meet new people and discover new ideas.In junior high life changed for me being that I had just come from another country and didn't quite adapt to my new life,but most of the kids were nice to me because the majority were not foreign they were born americans and I guess they were sort of fascinated about where I was from.When I entered callanhan middle school,I was placed into the eighth grade.And that is where I learned the value of a good education.

Like many of the kids,I must say I was different,I never tried to fit in with a certain crowd or did things just to be "cool",instead I expressed kindness because being someone that you know you are not can cause harm upon yourself and during my years of schooling I must say I have seen it happened quite often.Although my junior high school was fairly small I was happy because there was no outside influences or distraction.In junior high I was a honor student,everytime there was a test the kids would all sit close to me so that they can copy,but I was just trying my best to succeed.We also went on field trips to the capital of florida,the submarine base in georgia,and the most exciting and thrilling one of all disney world.Junior high was an experience for me it opened me up to a new life with different aspects and dreams of graduating and becoming someone that others can respect and most of all myself.

Being in a school and knowing that you are the only different one can cause someone to change the way he/she looks at life,I realized that some people have lived their whole lives in one place and never wondered about the world around them,that is waiting to be challenged,to be seen,and to learn about things we never knew.When I was in the situation where I was the only different one in the entire school I though that was very interesting because I am now having the opportunity to learn about someone other than myself and where I come from.

In 1997,I entered West Nassau High School in callahan,florida it was the most exciting moment of my life,I remember staying up late the night before of the first day of school getting everything in order for my big day.That night I must have asked my cousin a millon questions about what high school was like seems that she was already attending high school and about to graduate,but then I went to bed so that I can be there early and maybe get aqainted with my my new teachers and peers.

The first day came and everything went well,but I was still excited because this was high school and I thought by being here I would feel older.I met most of my friends from junior high,so that made me feel better because I was among my people my own age who were just as scared as me.High school was great I enjoyed everyday,but then I had move,this time to new jersey.I was very uncomfortable with the decision but I had no choice,I had finished 9th grade and was giong to start 10th grade in N.J,the following school year.I said my goodbyes with tears in my eyes but with hope of keeping in touch with some of my close friends,whom I still talk to often

September came and there I was in school where I was not known ,it's name was Irvington High school,the school where the celebrity queen latifah attended and she often visited.The first day I enterd the classroom everyone stared at me,as they would to any newcomer but I just ignored the stares and took a seat.As the days went by I met some new friends but it was hard getting use to a new system of schooling everything they did was different from what I had learned previously.After a few months I started to actually like it and by then I must have known half of the school,it was pretty amazing because to see myself adapt to a new school so quickly,but I still kept my beliefs of not being "cool" but just myself.

My favorite classes were engish and science,and there was one biology teacher who taught honors biology and I was in his class,he always gave me the confidence that I can do better things,so one day he asked me if I would like to do an internship at Rutgers University that was like music to my ears,I was stunned but gladly accepted the offer and the following summer I spent working a a laboratory with profesors and scientists from all over the world it was vey excitng and educational,and I thank that one teacher for giving me the experience that I will always cherish.Although I had doubts about this school,it became my favorite place and also the students and teachers became the closest people to me.

Then came the news again I had to move,this time to new york a place I only visited.It seemed like everytime I fially found friends and people I enjoy being with,I had to move.I moved to new york in the summer of 1998,I said goodbye once again to my friends and teachers.I never really kept in touch with any of them,but often wondered what would have happened if had I stayed there one more year.When I started Jamaica High School,I didn't really like the environment but this is where I was going to spend the next two years of high school.The school was very different for me it seemed like the students didn't care about eduation,only having fun with their friends outside school.So I decided to keep to myself and just continue to try my best so that I can graduate and go on with my life.

I can remember walking into Ms. Bidierman's english class the first day,I was sort of scared and sad,but I didn't let that come in the way of my education,I took seat and did the work as everyone else was doing.There was a person who coincidently had the same last name as I did and he was actually the very first person I met since I had entered jamaica high school,his name was kampta(vinod)everyone thought that we were related,but the truth was I had never seen him and so did he.After this I met a few people and didn't really think they would like me seemed that I had just come from a different school and they were already here prevoiusly,so I mostly said hi and bye.High school seemed like a journey for me because I had already been to three different high schools, in three different states,and each a different grade I never stayed to see what it would have actually turned out to be.

people may think of this as an experience,but its actually difficult to get adapted to a new palce when you just thought you were settled in one.Now that I look back on my years of high school I wish I could go back,because it went by so fast,I always dreamed of going to my prom and graduating but never actually realized that four years went by so fast and we are all on our way as young adults to start a life of our own,I have now been attending jamica high school for two years and have met new friends, the time we spent seemed endless until now,I watched them grow and also myself I can now say that school in general has been a experience that I will always have in my heart and the people I have met and left behind has also been an experince.

I would like to say thanks to Mrs.Mayo for giving us this opportunity to write about our years of schooling and our experiences,I had fun and there were times I felt like giving up but,I did not because I knew one day I will have my reward for my hard work and so will everyone else.Although I have not been in this school for four years,I met alot of teachers who seemed to enjoy their work and they made it confortable for learning.I am glad I had the opportunity to attend jamaica high school,this is where I met leon,the person I love the most in my life and who comforted me when I was down and know will alaways be there for me when times get tough.As the time gets closer to leaving I feel sad I never imagined that I would be sad to leave school but it was like a home to me and leaving seems so soon,I guess the time went by and all we did was wondered when are we going to graduate,and now it only two weeks away and the time we we have left seems to go by even faster.As we end an episode of our lives and begin a new one the memories of school will always be in our hearts for us to cherish forever.


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