Although some students may view the first week of school as the dredged ending to summer vacations, extra hours of school, and most of all the lack of homework, I must admit I was rather overjoyed at the thought of coming back. Through the course of that one week, I faced the challenges of getting to class on time, becoming acquainted with new teachers, and getting adjusted to a new schedule. Yet, during that week a learned two exceedingly valuable things, this year I have great teachers that will help as much as needed and I also learned that I must be flexible and able to balance my education with my athletics. Furthermore, as I met my teachers on the first day, I was struck with an overwhelming sense of their individual dedication to give their students the best possible education and to help every single student succeed. They seem to fully comprehend and display the various ways to teach subjects that students may have difficulty with. With that type of dedication shown in only one week of acquaintance I am convinced that throughout this year I will succeed with the guidance of such amazing teachers. In addition, during the first week of my sophomore year, I also learned that to truly succeed I must be able to have a reasonable balance between my education and athletics. Although my school work is more important, to be an athlete I must be able to schedule in time for workouts so that I may perform at the best of my abilities. Overall, looking back on my first week of sophomore year, I realize that I have teachers dedicated to help me achieve success and for me to be an accomplished student and athlete I must be able to reach a balance of home work and workouts.