Genuinely Giancarlo

Tonight, I was informed that I have been chosen to serve as the Bingham High School's senior class president next year, and I could not be more thrilled. I am so grateful for the chance that I'll have to serve my school next year and be an influence for good in the atmosphere there. I'm so pumped for all the exciting things happening next year, and I can't wait to get going. The crazy thing is, this whole thing almost didn't happen. I almost didn't even run to be a class officer next year, and I'm so grateful for all the people who encouraged me to do so. Their words of kindness and motivation ultimately will change my life in so many ways, and I can't even express how thankful I am for that. The craziest part about this whole thing? I wasn't even a student at Bingham 365 days ago. A year ago, I was a student at West Jordan High School, contemplating the theoretical possibility of switching to Bingham High School. I never could have...

This week, I ran to be a student body officer at Bingham High School for the 2016-2017 school year. I didn't make it. The thing is, I wanted to be an SBO more than I have ever wanted anything else in my life. And while that may sound overly dramatic, I mean it with every ounce of my being. I had the most intense desire to serve as an SBO next year, and there are so many reasons why. I can't quite articulate how much serving in student government would mean to me. And I don't mean to write this post in hopes of pity or sympathy, because that's not who I am. I just really really really enjoy serving my school. But now I have a dilemma. To understand, you'll need some context. When I was in the seventh grade, I ran to be an SBO. I can't tell you why. I was a twelve year-old kid with few friends and no experience or even a basic understanding of what I was doing. But I really wanted to do it, so I went for it. I took a leap of faith, and I hoped for the best...

AS A NOTE: I wrote this post yesterday and intended to post it yesterday for "Best Friend Friday" but the spacing and the formatting of the pictures were both way off so I just decided that rather than waiting for a full week, I'd just post it today. As you'll remember, a few weeks ago I tried to institute something new into this blog. I called it "Best Friend Friday", generally meaning that I would simply write a post about one of my friends each Friday. Clearly, my follow-through on that idea has fallen pretty short. From now on, Best Friend Friday will not be an occurrence that repeats each and every week, but something that happens every once in a while at my own judgment. That way, I won't feel like I've failed if I miss a Friday, and I won't rush and post something lazy just because I feel like I have to. Cool? So this edition of Best Friend Friday is pretty special. It's special because I'm not highlighting any one person, but...