Deadlines and due dates

Since the time we enter high school, we reach a point where deadlines are required more of us than before. To add on to that, as we keep getting older, they get more serious and frequent, almost becoming part of a routine and even an expectation. Even as a write this, there’s a loose deadline attached to it. If you’re reading this, the majority of you are considering K as a choice for college, so you’re obviously familiar with the college application process and how serious those deadlines are. Miss one essay, transcript, or letter of rec, and you can kiss most chances of entering any school good-bye. And the same thing will happen as we proceed along all walks in life.

A day in the life...

With so many Visit the Zoo events during spring quarter, it reminds me when I visited two years ago now. Looking back on it, though, it feels like decades since then. One thing visiting high school students want to know is the obvious, “What is there to do?” What is there to do…? Well, I figure the best way to go about this is to just give you some details of my days here in spring quarter of my sophomore year. As I am writing this, it is a Sunday night, and I have a clear mental agenda of all the craziness I expect tomorrow, so here is what a typical Monday might look like:

When disappointment comes

One thing you frequently hear around campus is how many events are going on and how successful they are. Rarely do you ever hear that any event was a total flop. Even if the event did not go exactly as planned, we students do a pretty good job of adapting on the fly to make sure we deal with any unforeseen changes. This is simply due to the fact that we’re all dedicated to the clubs and organizations we join, and seeing an event fall into pieces hurts us personally.

I am currently Co-President of the Latino/Latina Student Organization (LSO) here at K. In recent years, the Latino student population has seen a sudden increase, and because of this there have been many changes to the LSO to meet the needs of the Latino students here on campus. We’ve gone from a club that meets to relax and de-stress by sitting and talking in Spanish in a family-like setting to an organization that has a set agenda for topics that need to be covered for the week (event planning, assigning tasks, meeting with community members, etc.). No one way is better than another, but with a changing population, our needs are changing as well. This year, we have instilled a new cabinet system, created a more powerful mission statement, and are currently in the process of developing a proper constitution. Through these changes, we have become a strong family and are beginning to see ourselves in a professional light.