{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-story-js","path":"/story/studying-around-the-kids-b/","result":{"pageContext":{"data":{"id":"-6cd7c159-ca99-584e-bb04-ecfaa326569b","authorFirstName":"Bryan","storyTitle":"Studying Around the Kids","photo":{"asset":{"url":"https://cdn.sanity.io/images/nr9digz2/production/0f175c860ed7274fcfa0e3dca969e75601c85ab7-1500x1000.jpg"}},"audio":{"asset":{"url":"https://cdn.sanity.io/files/nr9digz2/production/17c286fd89ad7d620d6cc592d693485228d17f20.mp3"}},"secondLanguageAudio":null,"school":{"name":"Granger High School","city":"Granger","location":"Washington"},"tags":[],"_rawText":[{"_key":"68aa956c13d5","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"c5d4058418ce0","_type":"span","marks":["strong"],"text":"It was 2022, the year my older sister graduated from high school and decided to move out. Since we come from a Mexican background, she was the person who would take care of me and my four younger siblings while my mom and step-dad went to work in the fields. I'm sure it was hard to babysit and do schoolwork at the same time; soon enough, I would find out how hard it truly is."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"277c4372d5fd","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"d6ee48a6a6dc0","_type":"span","marks":["strong"],"text":"After she moved out of the house, I was appointed as the new babysitter since I was the second oldest. This was a huge responsibility which I now had in my hands. The summer of my freshman year was spent babysitting, from 8 am until 3 or 4 pm during the weekdays, and many times even on the weekends. Once school started, the load got lighter. I would only watch the siblings who were old enough to go to school; this included my younger brother who was eleven years old and my little sister who was seven. This meant that I had to go home right after school to look after them, giving me no time to participate in any extracurriculars. It upset me that I wouldn't be able to participate in sports throughout my high school years. Despite this, there was one sport that caught my attention, track and field. A sport that requires a lot of running, which to me is no problem seeing as I love to run. Unfortunately, participating in this sport requires after school practice, which was a problem considering I was needed at home to attend to my siblings. I’ve always wondered how fun it would've been to be a part of the track team."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"e3c38308eec6","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"d58f9b7ba2fe0","_type":"span","marks":["strong"],"text":"Even with the responsibility of babysitting my siblings, I still decided that I wanted to take more rigorous classes in school. I started off by taking a more difficult math class than most of the students in my grade. At the time, I was a sophomore enrolled in Algebra II with juniors; spending the nights studying, while spending the day babysitting. Sometimes I even had to study and do homework while watching the kids. The next year, I decided to take two college classes, Central Washington University Pre-Calculus and Eastern Washington University History. Now that my two younger siblings were a year older, it made watching over them a lot easier. Although I still had to come home right after school, I had more time to study and do any work I had from school."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"9faedaf64014","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"6e8b754ff5a40","_type":"span","marks":["strong"],"text":"Now, it's my senior year. My siblings are old enough to take care of themselves and my grandparents have moved into our garage that we turned into an apartment. This means I now spend less time babysitting, giving me more time to study and join after school activities. I loaded my schedule with four college classes, CWU Calculus, EWU U.S. Politics, University of Washington English, and CWU Finance; I also became President of Chess Club. The gift of time has presented more opportunities for me to help out my community by volunteering with a number of organizations in town."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"a55b0f52f742","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"0a33b24a14120","_type":"span","marks":["strong"],"text":"Overall, being tasked to watch over kids throughout high school was no easy task, but I am thankful for it. If not for being bestowed the responsibility, I wouldn't be where I am or who I am today. It has also taught me how to handle kids when I become a parent in the future. It has shaped me to be a leader who can handle tough situations. I hope my sacrifices teach my siblings that no matter the situation we are placed in, there is always room for opportunity to strive for success."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"}]}}},"staticQueryHashes":["3309388390","890781507"]}