Author: Maximilian Contreras

Something you should know 

is that as a kid I loved the outdoors.

I ran through the woods on hot summer days

leaving screams and yells in my path. 

I built forts with my friends 

as if we were going to live in them forever,

then everyone was gone. 

When the day was over all I could hear

were the raindrops crashing against the roof, 

the animals speaking to the night, and the chirps

of grasshoppers.

Until the day where I couldn’t hear anything, even

my own heartbeat. 

Perhaps this is why I am so scared to 

go out anywhere. Maybe this is why

I don’t trust leaving my house to enjoy life

like I did when I was a kid.

Hope, Unity, Growth

When I look at what the future holds in 2021 I see a lot of hope. For me personally, I’m hopefully going to head off to college and start an experience that I will cherish forever. The covid vaccine is also giving the world a lot of hope as we try to overcome this terrible virus. We look to get back to regular life and do the things we all love doing as humans; hanging out with friends and relatives, going on trips, going to sports events, and mainly just being able to live life in general. I am hopeful this year will bring us great success and the ability to get back to normalcy.

After all the destruction that has occured to our nation in the last months, we as a country need to unite and come together in 2021. It’s the only way we’re going to be able to move past these issues and rebuild. We are all stronger together than we are separately. The stronger our people and country are, the more stronger and successful our economy will be.

As I enter the adult stage of my life I am growing everyday. I am growing wiser, stronger, smarter, and more successful. I am also growing more mature and realizing how to cope with the things that come with being an adult. I have a lot more responsibility now than when I was just a little kid.

Hi I’m Max, a senior at Okemos High School. I enjoy the outdoors and love to fish and golf during the summer. I like hanging out with my friends and family and meeting new people. Ever since I was born hockey has been the biggest part of my life. One thing I really love doing in the winter is to play pond hockey with all my friends and teammates. I have 2 younger siblings, loving parents, and a dog named Gabby. I hope you enjoy my future blogs.