Karina Cuevas

3rd pd
What pivotal or life changing experiences have you had?
During my four years of high school I have had my best
yet worse experiences ever. My freshman year was
okay went through some changes and had to adapt to
my new environment. My sophomore year was
probably the most normal one yet dramatic. My junior
year was extremely crazy. School got cancelled for the
last quarter. Before the school year was over I had to
leave on an emergency trip to Mexico because my
grandma was sick, sadly a couple days after we arrived
there she passed away. Everything was going good
until October when I lost my uncle. In less than a year i
went through the worst experiences ever. The
experiences that changed my whole perspective on
life. I have now learned to hug and show my parents I
love them every single day.
 Who are the people who have most influenced YOU?
My parents have definitely been the one who have
influenced me. I admire my mom so much for being so
strong. She lost her mom and brother in the same year
with a four month difference. My parents have the most
influence in my life because I see how hard they work
every day so I can have everything I need. They have
always found a way to spend time with my siblings and
I and have always had full support on my life decisions.
Everyday they make sure Im doing good and that means
the world to me, knowing that they care. I honestly
don't know what i’d do without them, ever since last
year i've gotten super close to them and I wouldn't want
it any other way.
What are you most looking forward to in your future?
I am most looking forward to slowly accomplishing my
dream life. I am most excited to start my dream career and
make my parents extremely proud of me. I look forward to
starting my own business once I am doing with my career. I
look forward to traveling as much as I can with or without
kids. There is so much I look forward to but there is some
things I would like to keep private. I have many goals I plan
to accomplish and one of them is becoming a homeowner
before the age of 25.
 What is your biggest regret over the last four years?
My biggest regret during the last four years was to
not being involved at all in school activities. I
didn't join a club or attend sporting events. I was a
very shy person and would stick to the same
routine every day. I was a very boring person which
I now regret because i would always say “I'll do
that senior year or senior year I'll go to every
football game. That for sure took a big toll because
I didn't have a normal senior year or any senior
year experiences. So being a boring person is
something I regret.
Who or what will you miss most in your years ahead?
What i will miss most in the years ahead will definitely be my high school
student life. Although I hated waking up early I’m going to miss that. I don't
think I’ll miss someone specific because I still see my friends every here and
there. I think I’ll just miss going to school and walking around the campus. I
never took pictures while I was on campus, super lame I know!
 What favorite memories will you take with you?
The favorite memories I will take with me are so much. I
will defintely take the ones where i would spend my 5th
period in the library with my friends. Where we would
spend the whole period laughing and not knowing what we
wrre laughing at. I will take the ones in my history class
from junior year, where I would also spend that period
laughing and making dumb jokes with my 3 freidns. There
is many good memories from my four years of high school
but the library and Mrs. Pettys class are the classroom s
that hold my favorite ones. I would love to add picture but
unfortunately I dont have any and my videos are to long
and arent able to be added.
Of which accomplishments are you most proud of?
I don't think I have one specific
accomplishment I’m most proud of. Im pour of
all of my accomplishments because only I know
how hard I worked in order to accomplish
them. There is one specific one I’m proud of
because i proved my family wrong and they
could have swore I wouldn't be capable of
accomplishing it, my parents where the only
ones who supported me. I am proud of myself
because I have decided to not give up even
when there was times where I was more than
ready to say “I quit”.
 What do you want others to remember about you?
I want my teachers to remember as the dedicated
students. The one who was quiet in class. I
personally think I've always been a good student. I
have always shown my dedication and especially
during distance learning. There's times where i
don't understand what we're working on for some
of my classes so I either ask a question in private
chat or email that teacher to make sure I
understand or do the work correctly. I just want to
be remembered as the quiet girl who once broke
out of her shell was outgoing.
 What was your favorite thing about high school?
My favorite thing about high school was meeting new
people. Throughout my four years i made new friends I
can't say I still have all of the friends because I don't. We
all grow apart or some just turn top show their true
colors. High school definitely taught me many things. I
matured and definitely learned that there is gonna be
more than many times where youll be your only friend.
There's things you can't tell everyone you think is your
“friend” because not everyone is going to be happy for
your successes. My favorite thing about high school was
becoming better person, I definitely changed a lot. In
middle school I was a completely different person. All
changes are good. High school was a good experience and I
can't wait to see what college has in store.
What was your least favorite thing about high school?
My least favorite thing about high school was the amount of stress i would get. I would hate the
amount of projects and homework I would have for my classes. I would also hate having to go to
school early. There would be days where I would have to take bus meaning I would have to wake
up around 5:30. There isn't many things i hate about high school but I know the stress was
definitely what i hated. Something that was also my least favorite was my sophomore math
teacher. Not saying names but I just disliekd her and her class.
Favorite Quote
This is very relatable because you
never realize the good moments until
someone is gone or that time is lost.