What Are Three Artifacts That Describe Me?

          In 100 years, if a historian was looking for information on high school students from 2012 I would give them three artifacts to describe myself. I would give them a dance shoe, a picture of me and my best friend, and the key to my house.

          The reason I would give them a dance shoe is simple. Dance is my "thing" shall we say. I've been dancing since the age of three when I took my first tap class at Kathy's Tumbleweeds in Salisbury. My dance career took off from then. Ever since I was three the amount of classes I take has exploded. I began to add classes such as Jazz, Ballet, Tumbling, Lyrical, Contemporary and Pointe as I got older, and every time my mom would ask me what class I would give up to add another I would have an answer. I loved them all too much. Then this past year as a Freshmen I decided to break out of my one studio and I joined Center For The Performing Arts in North Andover. I signed up for the ballet intensive program which has a history of sending students to the Joffrey Ballet School in NYC. I also took Jazz and joined the Performance Team. Last year the performance team performed at a Celtics game and it was by far my favorite experience. Last year I also performed my first solo. As we get older a lot of students don't know what they want to do when the grow up. but even from kindergarten when I said I wanted to dance mine has never changed. Dance has always given me something to strive for. Its given me goals, discipline, and has built me as a person.

          Why would I give the historian a picture of me and my best friend you ask? well, without her, freshmen year, and my high school career would be much different. Haley Crowley, a senior at Triton and I met in 6th grade when we did a show at the Firehouse in Newburyport together. After the show we talked a little but basically parted ways. Last year during auditions for the fall play, we immediately picked up where we left off and became really close. Anytime someone would ask where she is, most people would answer "I don't know.  Probably with Sarah" She certainly helped me adjust to high school better than anyone. she showed me how to deal with studies, difficult teachers, auditions, schoolwork, and always gave me someone to talk to. When I doubted my abilities as a dancer and struggled with the ideas of my future she was always there to pick me up and remind me to keep striving. I can absolutely thank her for one of the most amazing summers ever, and for telling me to "be quiet and calm down" when I started worrying about sophomore year. Once she graduates I know my life here will be a lot different, but I know I have her to thank for my experiences at Triton. 

          I would never be the person I am today without my family and that's why I would give the historian my house key, which represents home. Home is where you make memories, eat at the kitchen table, open presents at Christmas, and always run to. At home I have my mom Sue, my dad Mike, and two siblings. My sisters name is Erin. She's 27. she graduated from Triton in Mr. Colby s class actually! She went to college at Northeastern and is now a nurse at Elliot Hospital in Manchester New Hampshire. My brother Mike is 24. He went to high school at Pingree, and graduated with a business degree from University of Richmond in 2011. He lives in Manhattan in NY and works at Credit Suisse as a financial analyst. I have absolutely no idea what that means. Having siblings that are so much older than me helped me to grow up a lot faster than most kids my age. The idea of college was introduced to me much younger than most students my age. I've always been thinking about it. This year when teachers ask what my plans are for the future im proud to know that I have an idea of what I want to do and I have my siblings to thank for that. Having parents that have already gone through high school and college with two kids is always reassuring too because they know what they're doing especially with college. my dad is always on my case about getting good grades but hey, it pushes me to be better all the time and I wouldn't be the student I am without him. My mom has always supported my dancing whether it be by giving me a ride to class, taking me to buy new pointe shoes or sitting in the audience through my shows. She knows its my dream and is always helping me to achieve it. My family's the reason for me being who I am today, and I believe that my home represents my family.

          Well, now that I have written a blog post that is way long than it ever should have been, there is is! my three items. these three items would give the historian a good idea of who I was in high school in 100 years.