My name is Ezriah Edwards, and I also go by Ezzi or Ez to friends and family. I
was born in Potsdam, NY, and have lived in the same house there for my entire life. I
have an older brother who moved out a couple of years ago, so now it’s just my mom and
me living in the house. Something that not many people may know about me is that I
technically have eight siblings, but it’s very confusing to explain because not all of them
are my blood-related siblings. In high school, I was never really interested in anything; I
always just did what I could to get by and support my friends as much as I could. I did,
however, end up joining both the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) and Yearbook club in my
high school during my junior year. Those two clubs allowed me to form some of my
closest relationships during high school, which was what I liked the most. They allowed
me to build my confidence and meet the most amazing human beings that I have ever
met. While I’m at SUNY Canton, I want to continue to learn how to help both myself and
those around me. I tend to struggle with procrastination, and I’ve been working on that
amanagingage my time better. Something I’ve learned about myself is that I tend to get
overwhelmed with my assignments easily, and that is what leads to a majority of my
procrastination issues. So, because of that, some advice that I would give to the
freshmen in my high school this year would be to do your work whenever you have any
sort of free time. Even if you don’t finish it, at least you’ll have it started and understand
what it is that you need to do. And if you’re struggling, please do not be afraid to ask for
help, whether it be from your peers, upperclassmen, or an adult. It’s always better to get
the answer to something as soon as you can then to wait or assume that it will just
magically come to you. Every staff member in school is there to help you in any way that
you may need.