Part 1: Favorite Quotes |
Carmen Simon is currently a senior at Ripon High School. He has attended Ripon Elementary School in the past. At Ripon High School, Carmen is involved in many different clubs, activities, sports, and more. She is a member of Renaissance, Block R, Pride Tribe, Leadership, and so much more. Leadership is the best class period of her day. Carmen is ASB President this year. As ASB President she runs the tri-tip fundraiser, puts on events for homecoming, and leads her class. Carmen also does cheer where she bases and flew in the past. Her favorite part of Cheer is hanging out with her friends. She also chooses to take Advanced Placement and Honors courses to learn and prepare for college. Carmen is ranked third in her class for GPA. Carmen’s favorite activities in her free time are watching movies and stand up comedy routines. She watches a movie a day when possible. Contrary to popular belief, shwe is kind of a homebody. Yes she enjoys going out and partying, but she believes in a healthy balance. She needs her sunday recovery! She loves to spend Sunday straight up chillin. Her biggest question in life right now is what is ahead after highschool? She has literally no idea what she wants to do and it is starting to stress her out. She knows she is equally good at most things, but what is she great at? She hopes to find out. |
Ghost Town by Kanye West
[Shirley Ann Lee:] Some day, some day Some day I'll, I will wear a starry crown [PARTYNEXTDOOR:] Some day, some day Some day I wanna lay down, like God did, on Sunday Hold up, hold up Some days, some days I remember this on some days Back way, yeah way, way Some day, mmm, mmm Some day, I wanna tell everybody, some days I wanna hit the red dot, I'll never find Some days, some Smokin' marijuana Now that I'm livin' high, I do whatever I wanna, some day [Kid Cudi:] I've been tryin', to make you love me But everything I try, just takes you further from me [Kanye West:] Some day we gon' set it off, some day we gon' get this off Baby, don't you bet it all, on a pack of Fentanyl You might think they wrote you off They gon' have to rope me off Some day the drama'll be gone, and they'll pray, no, oh, no Sometimes I take all the shine, talk like I drank all the wine Years ahead but way behind, I'm on one, two, three, four, five No half-truths, just naked minds, caught between space and time This now, with the world in mind, but maybe some day [Kid Cudi:] I've been tryin', to make you love me But everything I try, just takes you further from me [070 Shake:] Oh, once again I am a child I let it all go, of everything that I know, yeah Of everything that I know, yeah And nothing hurts anymore, I feel kinda free We're still the kids we used to be, yeah, yeah I put my hand on a stove, to see if I still bleed Yeah, and nothing hurts anymore, I feel kinda free We're still the kids we used to be, yeah, yeah I put my hand on a stove, to see if I still bleed Yeah, and nothing hurts anymore, I feel kinda free We're still the kids we used to be, yeah, yeah I put my hand on a stove, to see if I still bleed Yeah, and nothing hurts anymore, I feel kinda free We're still the kids we used to be, yeah, yeah I put my hand on a stove, to see if I still bleed Yeah, and nothing hurts anymore, I feel kinda free |
I would not exactly say that this reflects the best things about me but I think it is better, because it better at representing things about me as a whole. This is one of my absolute favorite songs of all time because it sounds good, but also because it is about so much that I relate to. He talks about the relevance of our lifetime. He does not care about having a legacy, but enjoying the present. This is something I try to do because it I think it is a happier way of living, as simple as that sounds. The song encompasses a mix of anger towards the world, but a clear desire to be loved by everyone. There is a heavy theme of drugs, pain, and painkillers. Sadly, painkillers have had a big impact on my life and I truly believe that the pain is better than what the painkillers will do to you. I want all of my feelings to be real. He describes the feeling of being ostracized and how it feels like it will last forever. I deal with long and dramatic moments of feeling so incredibly lonely that I feel like nobody else experiences, but the lyrics and the way this song sounds perfectly describes the way I feel. It makes me feel like my feelings are normal. The end of the song assures everyone that we can still be kids at heart. The characteristic of kids this references to me is not being mentally stuck in society. Kids are young and dumb and they haven’t learned about societal norms. Life without the respect of societal norms is the one I live because I believe it has been morally skewed and denaturalized.
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What I Love About Leadership |
Peer shoutout |
RHS PRIDE |
Letter to Mom |
Dear Mom,
Thank you!! As I am writing to you in April I guess I have already completed high school which is so weird but I guess it also means that my time as a kid should probably be up, but I know it will not be. You are my mom and you have provided me with endless support, advice, examples, and most of all love. I am so grateful that you have always done so much for me!! And I know that you will always be there for me in the net stages of life. Thank you for supporting me in all four years of my leadership endeavors. Thank you for buying all of the supplies that I needed or driving me to my interviews. Looking back I realize that you did all of that because you believed in me and it means even more thinking back on it. And thank you for supporting me through all of the tears and sweat that is cheer. Thank you for encouraging me to try it and to let me get better even when you feared it’s danger. Thank you for leaving me alone when I was being totally rude to you because I was studying! I am sorry I totally regret all of my outbursts now. Recently I am more and more grateful of the freedom and open mindedness you have shown and given me. My plans for the future are ones we never really discussed but the second I said I wanted to go to junior college in San Diego you bought us plane tickets to go see it. I really appreciate that and everything else you do!! I love you!! |
The Professional |