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Each year we take the children in the foundation, alumni from the foundation in college and some children from the community to play tennis in Palm Springs right before the winter holiday. This is often a reflective time and we have a tradition if sitting around the fire pit and asking the children important, meaningful questions about their highs and lows for the year and desired areas for improvement. Here are some of their answers.
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Aspen Minden
1. Biggest regret of the year- Growing apart from my old friends.
2. Highlight of my year- Becoming sophomore class president and many many more!
3. Who or what am I grateful for? - Friends, family, health, and happiness.
4. Improve on/ do this year ? My attitude towards my parents, my attitude towards my schoolwork, Improve grades, Improve tennis/ Come out of my shell more.
Victoire Saperstein
1. Biggest regret of the year-Grown apart from my family, not enjoying and loving them as much as I should, taking tennis/ family for granted.
2. Highlight of my year- Tried to become a better person (still haven?t succeeded, but getting there)
3. Who or what am I grateful for? ? My Father!
4. Improve on/ do this year- Making better life choices, improving in tennis, having an amazing attitude.
Clayton Alenik
1. Biggest regret of the year- Letting my grades drop and not having the effort and motivation to get them back up.
2. Highlight of my year-Going to the NJTL camp in Denver.
3. Who or what am I grateful for? ? Ryan and Hilliary for picking me to go to the camp or letting me come on this trip.
4. Improve on/ do this year- I would like to improve my social skills and this trip will help me achieve my goal.
Kimberly Yee
1. Biggest regret of the year- Dating someone when I shouldn't?null have.
2. Highlight of my year- East Coast Trip
3. Who or what am I grateful for? ? Anyone who has made me smile or gave me some kind of advice.
4. Improve on/ do this year- Speaking my mind, not being so shy.
Kristofer Yee
1. Biggest regret of the year- Going to a party.
2. Highlight of my year- I have no highlight for this year.
3. Who or what am I grateful for? ? My mother
4. Improve on/ do this year- Win winter nationals. Do better at Kalamazoo.
Max Novak
1. Biggest regret of the year- Letting my grades go down.
2. Highlight of my year- East Coast Trip
3. Who or what am I grateful for? ?The Foundation, Ryan, and Hilliary
4. Improve on/ do this year- I would like to improve on my grades this upcoming year.
Ozzy Abraham
1. Biggest regret of the year-Talking bad to Anita and having to do Ryan?s work because of it the whole East Coast Trip
2. Highlight of my year- East Coast Trip
3. Who or what am I grateful for? ? My Parents
4. Improve on/ do this year- My tennis
Fernando Garcia
1. Biggest regret of the year- Dating someone when Ryan told me not to because something bad would happen. He was right something bad did happen, I got bad at tennis.
2. Highlight of my year- I don?t know probably getting my grades from D?s to A?s.
3. Who or what am I grateful for? ? I?m grateful to Ryan and Hiliary because they let me come to Palm Springs.
4. Improve on/ do this year- I don?t want to have a girlfriend and focus on my tennis.
Erika Mauban
1. Biggest regret of the year- I honestly have no regrets what so ever. I believe that everything happens for a reason and shapes the person that I am. No matter how consequential my decisions are, they have formed who I am and who I will become.
2. Highlight of my year- Receiving 3 academic awards. Everyone underestimated me and I felt the need to prove them wrong while improving myself.
3. Who or what am I grateful for? ? Close family relations and a good environment to grow up in.
4. Improve on/ do this year- Last night I had an epiphany which gave me a new outlook on life. What makes us judge each other? Is it envy? Is it low self esteem? I have to set a goal to make no assumptions or judgments on 1st impressions or the exterior. Also to stop talking about others negatively.
Ed Ureta
1. Biggest regret of the year- Going to the UNLV basketball game and lying about it which made me miss going to Indian Wells and meeting Fernando Gonzalez.
2. Highlight of my year- Clinching Division 1 tennis, getting the Rudy award, getting scholarship at Hartford, and making the impossible possible.
3. Who or what am I grateful for? ? Ryan Wolfington
4. Improve on/ do this year- Grades, consistently staying on top of my work, training year around, and play # 4 singles at the University of Hartford.
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