About Me

My name is Jasmine Lissette Castro and I am currently a junior at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. In my family, I am the oldest child and I have six younger siblings. The older three live with me and the younger three live with my dad. I will be turning seventeen on September 15th. I have a cat named Patsy, which I have had since I was one. I also have a big,black Labrador named Oso. Music is an important part of my life and when I'm not listening to music, I'm probably singing in my head. I took piano freshman and sophomore year and it actually wasn't as bad as you might think. I actually enjoyed the class and feel like I learned a lot. I am not a morning person...at all. Which is why I am so quiet during English first period. People think that since I am quiet, I am shy, but I'm really not. I really like football and hockey because they are such aggressive sports, they are very entertaining. I get really into the games and I am a Blackhawks fan. I am also a Bears fan because, in the words of Mrs. El-Amin, I just love to have my heart broken. I love nature and I really enjoy going camping or to the forest preserve. I like to read so I am very excited that Mr. McCarthy likes to read also. I hope that means we will be reading many books this year. I am a little nervous about this year because last year I had Ms. Graf, who is an amazing English teacher, but she gave us more freedom and less structure when it came to analyzing so I am hoping that I will be able to analyze the text in the way Mr. McCarthy wants. I am excited to see what this year will be like and all that I will learn from Mr. McCarthy.