Posted by Erin.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Student on team #1, The Juggernauts, from Oakland Technical Center-Northeast Campus and 3-Dimensional Services.
Posted on 4/15/2000 2:57 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: The Transition posted by Beccy Rigden (Duct Tape) on 4/14/2000 3:19 PM MST:
Beccy-
You should be proud that your team has so many talented kids. Everyone does something really well- and just because you aren't the person who does all of those things really well doesn't mean you should down yourself. I bet there are one or more things that you do better than ANYONE ELSE on your team.
Last year I joined my team in the middle of January. Our team normally starts in August, so I felt a little out-of-sync. I wasn't allowed to go to our first regional because the teachers hadn't gotten to know me well enough yet. I didn't do anything that year but make a webpage and take a few pictures. Everyone kidof made me feel obsolete. But I knew that the next year I was going to come back with more force than I did the year before, and now I am team captain.
Look at your situation in a positive light and be thankful that you don't have everything on your shoulders (like alot of people do) and respect those who have outstanding ability to do something. Just don't let anyone lose faith that you are just as special as everyone else is, too.
-erin
'Just because senior year is gone doesn't mean you can't still have a blast.' My friend, Lacey Gray