Final CAS Reflection

The goals I set at the beginning of senior year are in the link below:
http://thofto.blogspot.com/2012/08/cas-goals-for-semester-one-of-senior.html

Looking back over my goals, I realize they were very general and not directly linked to the 8 learning outcomes. I still feel like I have fulfilled the 8 learning outcomes, while using the goals I had made to pursue personal goals.
In general, my goals such as blogging once a week and including a photo per post were difficult due to the time required and that there wasn't always a photo or creative evidence (another goal) of the activity.
I fulfilled my goals of perseverance and commitment to activities and bettering myself through my continual involvement with Hope for Kids, volleyball, track and field, and outside training. Through this commitment I also fulfilled my original goals of taking leadership roles more often and balancing in-school sports and out-of-school training. Having been made track and field captain and one of three seniors on the volleyball team I was required to take a leadership position which was a new challenge for me and allowed me to develop new skills in working and leading the teams. I also developed new skills in terms of pushing myself further - with an increasing awareness that my determination to push myself to the limits is a strength of mine and that an area of weakness is motivation, which I can address easily and grow through - managing to run further and faster in track and becoming one of the most solid and reliable servers and libero for volleyball. Being captain was a challenge for me as well as I was required to be a role model outside of track as well as during practices and meets, I also had to plan and initiate activities such as warm ups and drills while maintaining control of the team.
Overall I feel I fulfilled the goals I have set and the goals of the 8 learning outcomes, while enjoying the activities I have participated in.

SAISA Track

My final SAISA competition was the best one yet for me. I feel so lucky to be able to have been a part of the OSC team and SAISA Track and Field team from all schools. The dedication, perseverance and commitment people had to to their events, their teams and themselves was obvious and I hope that others could see that in me as well. It was lovely to be able to see people such as John (both of them), Forrest, and Caleb again as I had met them at last year's SAISA.

As one of the few seniors in all of the SAISA Track and part of the home team, I understood the need to set an example for others, while recognizing that I had to collaborate with the officials (who were difficult at times), my teammates (who I love dearly but occasionally want to yell at), and other teams (who were fantastic). I worked collaboratively with others as well, as we had to take care of the younger people on the team and frequently Dylan and I would be pinning over 10 numbers on minutes before a race would begin. 

I demonstrated good leadership during SAISA as well, initiating warm ups and drills for myself and others who needed it. While I am sad that SAISA is over for me, I am happy to say that I will continue running and training outside of school.