My high school years attending La Joya High School went by like a breeze. I came across new experiences, friendships and being on sports teams such as basketball and track. I thought my high school years are going to be an enjoyable experience while achieving accomplishments like earning the Most Valued Player award for throwing Shot-put and being voted for Best Junior in chorus class .When I transferred to a new school for my senior year It felt like the year of 2015 changed my Life completely . That's how I found the gateway to my future triumphs.
My “back to school” outfit was not even flamboyant as much as I thought it would be. I had on the black school uniform shirt, ripped light denim jeans and …show more content…
In the middle of typing my story on the class computer I went to the snack closet and pulled out a big bag of Hot Cheetos. While I was eating and trying to type my story at the same time she called me over to her desk. I sat down in the chair right next to her and we started discussing college plans. I told her I want Journalism to be my major. She had this astonished look on her face like I gave her the winner numbers for the lottery. Ms. Mathews was telling me how sophisticated I am compared to the students there in school. I can still remember the exact same word she said to me after discussing college and she told me “You are going to make it in journalism.” Ms. Mathews has a reputation for being a discourteous teacher. Ms. Mathews has 20 inches of grey hair in a ponytail, wears dark color clothing with some flower patterns on them and she looks like she’s in her late forties. The way people were describing her to me made it seem like she dressed monotonously and has a rude attitude all the time. Ms. Mathews and I got along very well and she’s truly an excellent educator. After having a conversation with her for an hour she logged out of the computer, gathered some of her items, told me “I’m getting ready to leave, but please make sure you close the door when you leave “, smiled and