Looking Back on My Time at Pioneer
By Maxwell Moiseff
By Maxwell Moiseff
As my time at Pioneer comes to end and I prepare to enter the adult world, I have taken some time to reflect on how my four years at Pioneer have shaped me as a person. Pioneer, especially the drama department, has been a part of my life for a long time. I was in sixth grade when I saw my first Pioneer musical and throughout my time in seventh and eighth grade I was confident that I wanted to attend Pioneer and be a part of the drama department.
Certainly, nothing was as important to me in high school than the drama department. I have spent countless hours in the PAC rehearsing, performing, and watching numerous performances, including “Guys and Dolls,” “12 Angry Men,” and “You Can’t Take it With You.” Nearly all of my friends today are people I have met and gotten to know through drama, and although I did not choose to make a career out of theatre, it has been a great influence on my hobbies and the things I enjoy. I owe my love of music and musical theatre to my time in Pioneer’s drama department, and for that I am thankful.
Beyond drama, several of my academic classes at Pioneer have taught me important skills and life lessons, especially AP European History with Mr. Burrell and AP United States History with Mr. Glasser. These two classes taught me so much about writing, reading and critical thinking that I know I would have struggled much more in other academic classes if not for the strong foundation those two classes gave me. Although I did not end up majoring in history, these two classes taught me to love analysis and writing, which has helped me decide what I want to do in life.
Furthermore, my time writing for the Pony Express made a significant impact on me as a person, although I was only on the staff of the newspaper my senior year. As soon as I started writing for the newspaper, I fell in love with the process of interviewing, investigating and writing, and although I am not yet certain that I want to pursue as a career as a journalist, I decided to major in journalism and San Francisco State University, and I am very excited for my future as a reporter.
In conclusion, I cannot deny that the last two months of high school were not at all what I had hoped they would be. Although I am grateful not to have been personally impacted by COVID-19, I am disappointed that I was not able to perform “Newsies,” in March as it had been originally scheduled, and am sad that I have not seen my friends in person for over ten weeks. However, despite this unfortunate end to my time at Pioneer, I am very grateful for the things I learned and the things I experienced while at Pioneer, and I cannot wait to begin college and my adult life.
Certainly, nothing was as important to me in high school than the drama department. I have spent countless hours in the PAC rehearsing, performing, and watching numerous performances, including “Guys and Dolls,” “12 Angry Men,” and “You Can’t Take it With You.” Nearly all of my friends today are people I have met and gotten to know through drama, and although I did not choose to make a career out of theatre, it has been a great influence on my hobbies and the things I enjoy. I owe my love of music and musical theatre to my time in Pioneer’s drama department, and for that I am thankful.
Beyond drama, several of my academic classes at Pioneer have taught me important skills and life lessons, especially AP European History with Mr. Burrell and AP United States History with Mr. Glasser. These two classes taught me so much about writing, reading and critical thinking that I know I would have struggled much more in other academic classes if not for the strong foundation those two classes gave me. Although I did not end up majoring in history, these two classes taught me to love analysis and writing, which has helped me decide what I want to do in life.
Furthermore, my time writing for the Pony Express made a significant impact on me as a person, although I was only on the staff of the newspaper my senior year. As soon as I started writing for the newspaper, I fell in love with the process of interviewing, investigating and writing, and although I am not yet certain that I want to pursue as a career as a journalist, I decided to major in journalism and San Francisco State University, and I am very excited for my future as a reporter.
In conclusion, I cannot deny that the last two months of high school were not at all what I had hoped they would be. Although I am grateful not to have been personally impacted by COVID-19, I am disappointed that I was not able to perform “Newsies,” in March as it had been originally scheduled, and am sad that I have not seen my friends in person for over ten weeks. However, despite this unfortunate end to my time at Pioneer, I am very grateful for the things I learned and the things I experienced while at Pioneer, and I cannot wait to begin college and my adult life.