How do you write in high school? – STRESS-SWhen I ask people what their most memorable moments are, most tell me that their most memorable moments happened in high school. I started high school a year ago and it was fun, but very, very stressful. I try to stay organized and make time for everything I'm assigned, but still everything seems to pile up and become overwhelming. Sometimes I just want to give up and stop trying so hard. I not only feel the pressure from school, but also from my family and society. Since I am Hispanic, I am expected to challenge all those stereotypes that people might have about Hispanics. Some examples of these stereotypes are that Hispanics are not well educated, that they are always loud, and that pregnancy occurs at a young age. I might be loud sometimes, but I'm very educated and I'm not thinking of having a baby anytime soon. But my parents still expect me to exceed all expectations and be the best, which is quite difficult. Since second grade I have been in the Gifted and Talented Program, which is a program for students who are a little more advanced than their grade level. I was in that program until the fourth grade and then I entered the Delta Program at Booker T. Washington MS 54. The Delta Program is also for students who are a little more advanced in their grade level, and in that course I found it very difficult be the best. In the four years I spent at that school, the best I could do was get on the Honor Roll, and the last two years that hasn't been very easy. My parents always told me that I had to have good grades and get a scholarship to a good college and that would be it. Before it didn't bother me and I just did everything I was told to do, but now it's getting very stressful because the work is getting harder and I find myself with more responsibilities. Some studies show that many Hispanics drop out having finished high school or never going to college. For this reason, he is expected to do very well in school and get into a good college. I'm not saying it's not something I want, but this goal seems very difficult, because the stress I'm experiencing is working against me and slowing me down instead of invigorating me and encouraging me to move forward.