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The transition from middle school to high school is what shaped me the most and this adjustment has changed me in both good and bad ways. As a freshman, I enrolled in a private school, called Bridgemont High School. It was a very small school and did not have the same help as the public schools offered. I didn 't have an ELD class and classes providing extra help were limited. Eld means einglish language development, these classes are classes to help develop your english speaking skills even though i can speak english i had poor grammar.
As enormous as Duncanville is, there are many places in this high school that will leave behind precious and unforgettable memories. For someone that has spent their whole four years here, I’m pleased to say that I have enjoyed myself and strived to my fullest. I strived to my fullest but, I am not what you would call smart or popular. I’m just a student that attempts to make decent grades and get by. I wasn’t active in after school activities or events as much as I wanted to be.
Before I was completely cleared to go to Northern, I had to appear before the school board and tell them why I wanted to got to Northern. When I arrived to the meeting, it seemed that the hallway stretched out as I walked towards the door. Soon enough, I made it to the door and made my appearance. This is just one of the few obstacles I faced to get to high school.
Since my fourteenth birthday my life has been a series of perfect catastrophes. An outsider would unquestionably deem my life desirable, although nonetheless average. Since fourteen I’ve appeared to have it all; and if you look the part you’re halfway there, right? I say this because people who don’t know me very well will likely describe me as “pretty, popular, and smart,” which are all great attributes to have, but the outside doesn’t always match the inside. I’m not going to tell you I was utterly miserable from the day I entered teenhood because if I did I’d be lying, and wouldn’t that be an awful way to introduce myself to the individuals who hold the power to better my life for the next four years?
Now I say this because it is a bunch of mean, angry, young adults in high school and most of them will want you to feel how they feel. Whether it 's because they are angry, mad, depressed, or they are just feeling crappy that day, most will try to drag you down to the place that they are at. You will have to learn how to ignore the ignorance of a lot of people and try not to let them take you out of you character or talk you out of your place of tranquility. I remember one time i was at the bus stop headed to school i had not even made it to school yet. It was this girl and she just started playing with me
Newton was a town just east of the coast Ceils. The people were nice and friendly, it being a small town everybody knew each other. Maddie, Zach, Cody and Karen are all good friends. But ever since last year Maddie, Zach, Cody, and Karen noticed that the town has been becoming strange. The people were acting weird and bad things kept on happening.
Let’s move on. Moving to high school, this is where it becomes permanent. Between the ages of 13-17 I had figured out for certain who I was and what I wanted to become. So I did it. The first two years were a bit rocky, I’ll be honest.
Whoever said, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," must not have gone to high school. As a high school cheer captain, I have developed a vocation of leadership, compassion, and confidence. I walk through the halls of my high school with my head held high. However, I haven 't always been the confident young woman I am now.
Hello Mrs. Kim. I hope you had an amazing summer. I can not believe how summer has gone this fast. And I never really expected high school to come this early. It is as if middle school was still on its way trying to find ways to squeeze in my life, or at least that’s what I feel.
I wish I could go back to kindergarten. “The same boys who got detention in elementary school for beating the crap out of people are now rewarded for it. They call it football.” Laurie Halse Anderson. High school is a rough place like elementary with testosterone and steroids.
Thomas Moore has been my top high school choice for the past two years and I was elated when I found out that I got accepted into the school. I’m getting more and more excited about highschool as the months pass and I’m glad to know that academic success is put in the hands of a school such as Thomas Moore. This high school is the perfect fit for me. It has everything I believe I need to be successful in my work and even more.
Change is my greatest fear, I have always been afraid of going out of my comfort zone especially if it is a big change, like leaving high school. I would like my classmates to remember me as a person they had a great time with in high school and remember me as someone that made their high school experience memorable. I want my classmates to remember me as their friend. I want my teachers to remember me as a hardworking student who was both, respectful and responsible. I want them to remember all the effort I put into my work and remember me as a caring
Throughout my four years of high school, my life has changed drastically. Not only have I matured and grown as an individual, but I have met new people, and experienced new events. By far the most life changing event in high school has been my girlfriend, Kaitlyn. Through my first three years of high school, I struggled with motivation. I attended classes regularly, but lacked in effort and ended up barely passing or failing most of my classes.
“Today I shall behave as if this is the day I will be remembered,” Doctor Seuss once said. How do you want to be remembered? What will your legacy be? Do you want to be known as the kid who never did their homework and always got in trouble, or the kind hearted, hard worker that always tried her best. In just a few short months, I will be graduating middle school.
The day of my first ever high school XC meet started out like an ordinary day. I woke up at 6:50 and went downstairs to the kitchen for breakfast. I had a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch(my favorite cereal). I’m Usually the first one up so as I was eating the rest of the family started to make their way downstairs. Once I was ready for school my mom offered me a ride to school which does not normally happen.
