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Its about to be my last week of my Junior year. Just... wow. It's kind of daunting to believe how little I have left. I'm not exactly sure of what to think, but I guess I just got to live for the day at this point. It's my last real summer vacation of my high school years coming up, and I think I've got some pretty okay plans.

First off, I'll be going to summer camp for a week. It'll be with my Boy Scout troop. Mostly, I'm going to be focusing on getting the merit badges I need for Eagle Scout, the highest rank in scouting. It looks very impressive on college resumes and scholarships, and I need to get it before I turn 18. But, I'll also be taking some fun classes. I'll be learning how to sail small boats and how to use a shotgun. Last year, I took rifle shooting. All though I'm not really a gun person for hunting and things like that, I can appreciate target shooting as a sport.

After that, I'll be off to Boy State for another week. This'll probably be the biggest thing during my summer, so I'll have to see how this turns out. Unfortunately, I've had to struggle a bit with these people to get my papers so I can actually go... It's been difficult this entire time, unfortunately. But, once I get there, I'm going to make the most of it. I'll aim for all the opportunities I can to push myself ahead of everyone I can, though I realize I face individuals who are as determined, and even more so perhaps, than myself. A lot of them have the natural talents that'll give them the advantage.
To be honest, I don't have a lot going for me that'll push me a head of the game except my own diligence, but I am doubtful that will help with elections if they are student run. Honestly, these are teenage boys. Who are the majority of them going to vote for? I can tell you they aren't going to vote for the introverted nerd, no matter what qualifications... But, even with these doubts, I'll give it my best anyways. Perhaps I'll find quite the opposite and my cynicism will be known as unwarranted.

It's just, I recently lost in the student government elections to a no-brained jock who didn't even campaign in the least bit. Of the three that ran for the position of secretary/treasurer, he was the least qualified for the job. Students I know in the health program I am in and in the upper level classes were shocked to hear that this simpleton had won. Thankfully, though, I still have the upper hand. My friends, and myself, that ran outnumber the rest of the government. If a vote comes up and we all stick together, we can still guide the senior class into the right direction... well, atleast to where we aren't stuck doing absolutely nothing during our senior year. Seriously, all student government has fallen to doing is selling class shirts. Ridiculous...

But, yeah, after Boy State, I plan on doing my best to trying to acquire a summer job just to earn some extra cash and start my preparations for college. With any luck, I'll have my Nursing Assistant certification by then, so I'll be doing a bit better than minimum wage, and if that doesn't work, well, I can always try and get a job at my friend's mother's day care. I'm pretty good with kids, and I'm patient with them, so I don't think that would be too bad of a choice for me.

Well, that's all I've got planned for summer at this point. I'm sure other things will arise, but I'll just have to wait and see.