During my freshman and sophomore years I struggled to say the least. I was told that I needed to get my shit together and I believed them, but I didn’t care too much. The first day of my junior year came after a fast summer. However, I was not the same, I had developed some great habits: waking up early, going to juggling club, and how to drive on my own. I attribute becoming a morning person to my success at Rockhurst, as it helped me succeed junior year. It helped me to complete all of my homework and get help with what I didn’t understand. It took this random act of becoming a morning person for me to become better. Just like how it took Don McLean the random death three of the times greatest musicians to reach his full potential. Before this I didn’t enjoy school. I showed up and just ran through the motions to get home as soon as I could. Much like Holden, in The Catcher in the Rye, I had the potential to be great and was not applying myself. Over the years just like Rockhurst, I have changed as well. Rockhurst is changing as to be able to reach its full potential. One of the Most recent changes that has come about to rockhurst is the introduction of iPads. These devices, make our days easier and our backpacks lighter. While some teachers do not like the distraction this adds, Mrs. Gansner admits that “Technology is now …show more content…
Today we don't give them a second thought. Them being the traffic lights going both ways on the state line side of Rockhurst. The reason behind the lights were to warn the drivers that they were in a school zone, because it is not immediately apparent. Earlier that year Sion had decided to add in similar signs, therefore Rockhurst decided it was appropriate to do the same. The fee to build the light was 7800$ and we only had to pay half of