Marisa Rodriguez:  

School As far as growing up i used to live on the Southeast side of San Antonio and went to Kate Schenck elementary. If you went there then you probably knew my mom as well, Mrs.Rodriguez. She is a teacher assistant. Elementary was wonderful. Playtime, reading, mommy. The greatest time growing up with no worries. I still can probably name the kids in my class from kindergarten to 5th grade. Best teachers, maybe thats because i was teachers pet for all my classes.Best memories in elementary is probably all the great extra credit projects i did with my best friends Angela and Kaitlan. I guess you could call us nerds but i prefer eager to learn. I do remember being in my 1st grade play and having a lead part reading about pilgrims and Indians. So i wore my pretty white dress. Unfortunatly,it was enchilada day and i don't know how to eat with those cheap plastic utencils. You can guess what happened. I moved my 8th grade year to to the northeast side of San Antonio but finished my middle school years at Rogers Middle School. What I can remember about Rogers is that i thought i was so grown up and stupid at times. I stress the words "at times". I do remember all the great memories though. Like all the sports I played. In fact if i can remember correctly I played each and every sport. Classes were fun because there was no pressure of SAT's or getting a high GPA. Great times at Rogers. I just wish that i wouldn't of let someone write something profane on my hand to have Ms. Gately find out and call home. Or also wouldn't of ran off the time my best friend and i decided to leave campus during practice. And of course all those horrible dreaded regretable days when i wasn't allowed to wear makeup of anykind and had friends put that dark maroonish-brown cheap lipstick on my mouth. Never again. But all in all i met some great people in middle school. In fact the first person that i didn't know and was introduced to me turned out to be my best friend still to this day in middle school. You may know her too Erica Esquivel. In elementary we played softball together and hated each other but middle school became great friends, and to this day she is my best friend and sister. High School was a blast. I was the new girl at school and didn't really know anyone at all. So it was a change. Especially the diversity or should i say lack of. In many of my classes i think i was the only hispanic girl and thats hard to come by even though you l...Expand for more