A Week In the Life of Annie Coyne

LAST WEEKEND
I can't even remember what happened at school on Friday. But after school I had soccer and my coach wouldn't let me practice because I forgot to wear shin guards. I wear shin guards every practice and Friday was the one day the coaches went berserk on us. Then Molly, Megan, and I went to the away game in North Olmsted. We ate at the mall before and I of course had the most food. Then after the game I hung out with Greg, Tommy, and Josh and we got Las Caz. Saturday I helped out with the car wash for the Senior class, then I had a soccer game. We tied Slyvania which is pretty cool because they were state semifinalists. Then I hung out with Ali and Marisa and we went to a bonfire and then watched movies with people in my basement. Then Sunday Kay (my mom) and I went to Costco which was fun and then I did nothing for the rest of the day. I had a pretty good weekend overall.

MONDAY
I woke up pissed off Monday because I hate school. It was just like any other day. Soccer was kind of dumb that day because we did these stupid games that won't benefit us for the Midpark game. I ate a lot of hummus that day. And I got really emotional when I wrote my speech for my senior night.

TUESDAY
School was the same as it always is. Dumb, repetitive, and me questioning why do I have to be here? I honestly feel like a caged animal in this high school. One of my teachers treats me like a 5 year old. Hello I am 18, I'm applying for college. There's no need for you to tell me to ask my parents if I am going to college. Then soccer was dumb again. We watched our Amherst game and it was awesome watching 15 minutes of my playing time in the first half. But after soccer we had a team dinner which was delicious. And I went to the volleyball game with Molly and Megan.

WEDNESDAY
It was like any other normal school day, the only thing exciting was the adorable sign I got on my locker from the underclassmen. Then I took a nap before my game, I came to watch JV earlier than usual, and then began to warm up for my senior night game. I still couldn't believe it was already here. I still feel like a freshmen. Hearing Erin and Tori read all 7 of the seniors' speeches really made it seem real. I was disappointed only 2 people thanked my dad for being their coach when we were younger (2 other people should have said something), but it was whatever. I was the last senior to walk out and Erin only read one speech and it was mine. I walked out there with my mom and Kiko (because my dad couldn't make it), and as soon as I saw Ali and Karen coming towards me to give me my sign I started to cry. It was an emotional experience in a good way, and I wish my dad was there to see all of this. So the night seemed to be going well, all the seniors started including Megan (tore her ACL again!), I was actually playing my position, and we were doing awesome the first half. Then at about the 30 minute mark I was taken out for no reason. I didn't understand why. I thought to myself, "Was I playing bad?". But then I soon knew the answer because it was a person whose parents are politically involved. And it only got worse I did not start the second half. I was infuriated even our assistant coach didn't understand. I don't get it I am one of the better players on my team, and it was MY senior night. I didn't go in until about 20 minutes into the half and we were tied to MIDPARK. And I did not even play my actual position. We ended up playing horrible the second half, we lost momentum, possession of the ball, and the desire to win. This all happened because of one little substitution. My whole entire night was ruined by this. But I couldn't let it bother me anymore. I know that everybody else but our coaches and the parents that are politically involved know what I actually deserve.

THURSDAY
I got to sleep in because I had the dentist. And the dentist was much better this time because they didn't have to scrape my teeth as much. I was happy to have my teeth cleaned before my senior pictures. Then I was at school for only an hour. I went to soccer practice and it was totally pointless because the coaches don't even care anymore. And after soccer I went to go support the boys team on their senior night with Emma, Marisa, and Ali. Thank god one soccer team won on their senior night. My senior year season is an embarrassing joke and it sucks.

My beautiful locker decorations

Interesting sign my underclassmen friends made me

My club coach and my teammate from my club team

Plans For My Senior Year

Everyone has big plans for their senior year: applying to schools, having good sports season, ETC. My senior year has been off to a great start already. Soccer is not the way I was hoping it to be, but that is not what my whole entire year is going to be based off of. I want to have more fun this year than I have any other year in my life. I want to look back on my senior year being my favorite year of high school.

Each year of high school is becoming progressively better. Freshmen year I was awkward, weird, and annoying (in my opinion),and unfortunately I lost some good friends that year because of stupid drama. My sophomore year I kept to myself and my good friends (Erin and Rachael) for the majority of the year. And Junior Year I opened up to more people and had a lot more friends, and I had a lot of fun this summer. So far socially senior year has been great. The football games have never been more fun.

But there is one problem socially with this year. ELE (everyone love everyone) needs to happen; we all need to forget past judgements we've had on people for the last couple of years. Everyone changes by their senior year, I for sure have but I don't think people who do not know me well know that I am a different person than I was 2-3 years ago. I just wish everyone could get along and be friends with each other just for this last year. After this year, I probably will not see the majority of the people in our grade ever again. People do not even realize high school is such a small part of their lives. Many people have fought up to the top of the popularity totem pole throughout high school, but who is going to care 10 years from now? Nobody. If we all could be nice to each other it will make senior year a great memory and experience for years to come.

I initially working towards being the starting captain for my soccer team this year. I worked my butt off during the off season and this summer. But unfortunately my goals did not happen. My teammates, my parents, my friends, and I all knew that I deserved this, but it did not happen. Our soccer program is widely known for being VERY political. With a new head coach the politics have only gotten worse. High school sports should be about the people who are the best should play the most, but not with our soccer program. If you're parents complained enough you get a starting spot on our soccer team. I'm really fed up with all the soccer politics, and I'm glad my high school soccer career is coming to an end. But I am going to miss my friends and playing the game. My teammates are my soul motivation to work really hard this season. I am not working hard for my coaches anymore, because they apparently do not care. I just want to have a fun senior year soccer season, and I am not going to let the politics get to me.

Other sources of the amount of politics involved in high school sports (:
http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/showthread.php?t=135913
http://completetrackandfield.com/1157/high-school-sports-are-dying/
http://www.ihoops.com/training-room/player-psychology/What-to-Do-About-Basketball-Politics.htm


College. The biggest stressor a senior in high school can go through. I am going through a lot of stress in trying to raise my ACT score (which is alright), getting recommendation forms, writing essays, filling out applications, figuring out what I want to major in, and narrowing down my school choices. I took the ACT Saturday and I felt more confident than of my other ACT tests, hopefully my score went up a couple of points. If not I still have the October ACT, but I want to have all of my college applications done by then. I'm working on getting information for my recommendation letters and college apps, but I'm dreading to write the essays. To be completely honest, I am nervous and scared to apply to schools. What if I don't get into the college I want to go into? I have handled rejection before but this is more serious than what I have handled because it involves my future.

 My top choices for schools are Cincinnati, Ohio State, Slippery Rock, and John Carroll. I like Ohio State the best but I am not confident that I will get into the school. I like how Slippery Rock has the programs I want to go into and how no Avon Lake people will go there, but I don't like how small it is. I like Cincinnati, but I am skeptical on who all from Avon Lake will go there and the nastiness of the 'Nati. John Carroll is a really nice school, but it is small. And deciding what I want to do causes me a lot of stress. I am interested in the medical field, but I don't know if I want to become a Physical Therapist, a Physician Assistant, an Occupational Therapist, or go all the way and become a doctor. I also always doubt myself whether I am smart enough to go into a specific field. So I have some big decisions and a lot of work to do in preparation for college in the next two months.

Lastly, for the rest of the year I want to have fun. I might work during the winter as a lifeguard, and I also plan on playing CYO basketball, and getting in shape for track season. I want to be a "FRB" at every football and basketball game, go skiing, have a fun time during the holidays and go Spring Break with my friends.

Despite of a soccer, I am having a fun senior year so far. I hope it continues well and it will be interesting to see what happens with the whole college process!

                                          Shoremen Game

 My Team

                                          Painting for the Boys Game

                                           Seniors 2012

                                                 Emily

                                            Catie