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The Senior Retr吃 (held at Montgomery County 社区 College) began with guest speaker Alex Weber, who was a former NCAA Division I lacrosse player and American Ninja Warrior, 在许多其他成就中. He was animated and passionate in his lessons of perseverance, hard work, and grit. I resonated a lot with what he shared with us about overcoming obstacles in order to achieve goals. 作为一名高三学生, I have to make a lot of decisions about the future (where I’m going to college, 我想学什么专业, 我将来想从事什么工作?, which can be very overwhelming and confusing. Weber’s words and stories inspired me to think about what I really want to do in the future and what I want out of life. He told us that it is all within reach as long as we chase the fire within ourselves that is motivating us to keep moving forward to achieve our goals.
The next section of the retr吃 was divided into three activities: mindfulness with Dr. 拉奇和先生. 麦克莱恩女士和他一起做瑜伽. 弗雷泽，和他一起呼吸. 格雷迪. 每个活动大约有10-15名学生. 正念专注于如何坐, 清空你的大脑, and br吃he to fully be present in one moment. Dr. Latch shared a lot about different research and scientific studies that prove mindfulness to be a useful tool for everyday life. We began doing our own mindfulness exercises and were given the choices to either sit, 躺下, or draw to accommodate everyone’s level of comfort while relaxing and centering ourselves. Then, we switched it up and did yoga with Ms. 弗雷泽，超级有趣又傻傻的. My group was able to laugh and bond during this activity while we attempted to stretch and do handstands. Mr. 格雷迪 talked to us about br吃hing and how br吃hing techniques can improve the immune system, 减轻压力, 增加体力, 而且这并不需要太多的努力. So, combined, all three activities were definitely fun and lighthearted. I wish there was a bit more time for them because they were all so engaging and interesting, 但一天之内有很多事情要做.
在这些活动之后, we were all provided lunch from Wawa and given time to roam around, 吃, 和朋友聊天. Lunch was followed by two informational sessions. One was about financial health and the other was about consent, led by Ms. 詹宁斯先生. 丹斯. The finance session was a lecture-like structure, where we listened to a presentation about good and bad saving habits. 我觉得这很重要, 尤其是在上大学之前, because it is crucial to have a good savings account for future success, and it is most beneficial to set it up now. The consent talk was mostly a reminder from what we had previously learned in our health & 健康类, but it is always helpful to refresh these lessons because they apply to every situation in life. 整体, while there wasn’t as much bonding happening during these times, 这两次会议很重要.
Altogether, the Senior Retr吃 felt very well-thought out, and it was really fun. We got a day away from classes to come together as a class, 从我们的演讲嘉宾那里得到启发, work together with volunteering faculty members, and prepare for a healthy future with financial saving and consent lessons.
