The "Future" Issue - 99 Volume 2, Issue 4

Matthew
Matthew Lebrecht is a junior here at Juan Diego. He is
a lifer and is involved with the baseball team. He grew
up in Draper and when he was a kid, he had dreams
of what he was going to be doing in his future.
“I envisioned my future as me playing on the baseball
team in high school,” Lebrecht stated. “I also saw
me having fun with my friends and enjoying my high
school experience,” Just like most people, Lebrecht
had dreams about high school. High school is made
out to be this amazing and fun thing, so when people
are growing up there is always this vision in a person’s
head about what their high school experience
would be. Matthew has been at the school for a long
time and went to football and baseball games and
just like most of us wanted to be part of that student
section and out on the field.
“I am living the life I dreamed of, which was playing
baseball and having fun with my friends,” Lebrecht
said. “I did want to play professional sports, which
seems amazing but is really hard to do,” Lebrech
finished. Another dream a lot of people have is to be
a professional sports player because they grew up
watching it. Playing in high school may not be the big
leagues but it is still a good experience, and having
fun with friends is really the best part of high school.
GRACE
Grace McGowan-Jackson is a senior here at Juan
Diego. She is involved in art and student life. Grace
started her life in London, England and then moved
to Utah when she was four. As a young girl, Grace
envisioned her future and all that she wanted it to be.
“I always envisioned that I was going to look more
and more like my mom,” Jackson said. “I also envisioned
that I would be doing a lot of art,” Jackson
finished. As kids we all saw our parents and had expectations
that we would look like them more as we
grew up. Some people look like their parents when
they are younger and as they grow they come to look
more like their own person. A lot of people also see
themselves going into a profession that is related to
the hobby they enjoyed as a kid.
“Now that I am going into college and have chosen
not to major in arts, but in human psychology and
biochemistry, my views have obviously changed,”
Jackson stated. “My views weren’t unrealistic, but my
life did go down a different path,” Jackson finished.
It is very common for people to go off the path they
dreamed of. Grace has chosen something out of the
realm of art, which is totally normal and people make
choices like that everyday. Dreams change and people’s
lives go on just as well as those who made their
dreams come true.
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