gonzalez...

A: I belong to a class by the name of IV-Gonzalez in UP High School in Cebu.

B: Yeah you belong to Gonzalez, so what?

A: Well, let’s just see how interesting our class is.

It has been a tradition in UP High that the top 5 students in the third year level will be placed in one section, the pilot section. This year, Gonzalez is the pilot section because Tan was the pilot section in the previous year. You would conclude from what I said that this section would be a very studious section. But I am sorry to prove you wrong, Gonzalez in general is just like any other section in UP. Gonzalez is also comprised of happy-go-lucky people. I myself am very happy-go-lucky.

Our class is very cooperative. Whenever a long test in physics will come, there will always be groups that would answer the problems in the book together. This is to exchange our ideas and to expand our understanding of every physics concept. This is a way to confirm if what we understand about the topic would be correct.

Like India, our class is a melting pot of social groups. We have the responsible group, the outgoing group, the carefree group, and all other groups that one can think of. One student could be a part of more than one group.

The responsible group:

This group consists of the people who prioritize their studies very much. They are also the people who really do their responsibilities in a very reasonable time. When an examination is near, you can expect them opening their notes and review what they have learned. I am not letting this mean something negative. (It is one of the things that I regret of not doing.) In the end, when their efforts would bear fruit they would receive the greatest awards in graduation.

The outgoing group:

This group consists of the people who have a ton of confidence. They are the ones who are very friendly. They are the ones who bond with their friends very much. If one has a problem, friends will surely come to comfort and to lend a helping hand to let them stand. For them, their friends are their jewels.

The carefree group:

This group consists of the people who cram when deadlines come. I am truly a member of this group. Being carefree does not necessarily mean being lazy. (I am not being defensive!) For us, the deadline is the best appetizer to do our responsibilities. We do our responsibilities when the deadline is so near. When a deadline is still far, we are very relaxed. Even in problematic times, we still relax every once in a while. For me, a break once in a while can lead a long way. It is because when you are stressed and still continue to work, your output would not be so good. The output of a break-filled process is good considering the lesser time of work.

There are a way lot more group categories in the class. We are all distinct. We are all different. We are all unique. In spite of these, we melded together and formed one of the best classes in UP. Being a member of the class is something that I am truly proud of.