The reason my academics aren’t going well as you or I would like is because of the several family issues I’ve had to face during my high school career. It began my Sophomore year, I found out my mom needed surgery in her arm so the chances of her cancer spreading would be reduced. I was under a great deal of stress worrying about my mother, taking care of my four siblings making sure they knew everything was going to be okay, even though I wasn’t sure myself. It was all up to me; while my other brother worked to help with bills, my mom being in the hospital, and my dad working. Taking care of my siblings consisted of cooking, homework, cleaning, nightly routine, and putting them to bed. When the work was done it would be around 10 o'clock. It was already tough to buckle down and focus on homework without all the stress. With all this my first semester grade was less than great.…
I learned a lesson all the way back in first grade, and that lesson has stuck with me ever since. I was coming in from recess, and I was talking to a friend of mine off to my left. Unfortunately, I was not watching where I was going. I kept barely taking glances of what was in front of me, and that was a huge mistake. Someone was running behind me, and wasn’t watching where they were going either. As I approached the building I heard yelling, but thought nothing of it. After all, recess had just finished, so obviously kids would be yelling, right? It turns out some kids had been playing tag, and decided to play until they got inside. One that was still running away, because God forbid he’d be “it,” was Nick.…
Don't be afraid to start over it's a new chance to rebuild what you want. Three changes. That's all I have for the new year. These three changes I won't want to make, but will make. One I will work harder in school to get the best grades I can. Two I will work on my attitudes towards my peers teachers and family members. Three I will focus on one thing at a time.…
My metamorphosis came about when I entered high school. My English teacher assigned a project in which we began mapping out our high school experiences so that they attract the attention of our desired colleges. After class, I opened up to her about how I did not have any direction in life. I had no clue what I wished to be or even why I was going to school. To my surprise, she didn’t ridicule me. She simply asked me to recall a time that inspired me when I was a child. It could be anything from a superhero movie to the first time I learned about the planetary system. Out of habit, I claimed that I was never inspired by anything. She then retorted that if that were the truth, why was I still being driven to exist. Without purpose, creatures lose the will to carry on so something had to have incited my passion to keep me active for all these years. To this day I am amazed by how a simple phrase could move…
I’ve always had lofty, perhaps unrealistic. In middle school, I naively assumed that I would be in top 12% of my class, by simply making A’s. I tried my hardest in every classes, but still wasn’t enough. I never reached my goal of being in top 12%, as a result my self-esteem plummeted. I started high school with high hopes once again. Perhaps even more naively, I pursued the goal of being ranked number one. I was too young to realize the concept of “realistic” goals. My biggest obstacle was my state of mind. I brought my self-down. I told myself the only way to be the best is to be better than everyone else. Setting such a high goal did help me in the end. After the second semester of freshman year, I received my rank. I was ranked number 10;…
It was my first day of practice for high school swimming. There I was- a scrawny freshman, idolizing these upperclassmen who towered above me. Being the only freshman in my class, my coach had me train alongside these giants. I remember the countless morning practices, which always involved grueling endurance sets, where my teammates lapped me constantly while I struggled to make the intervals; feeling disappointed in myself, but determined to continue working hard in order to catch up to my teammates. However, even those grueling workouts could not compare to Christmas break that year. A whole week of practices that were near impossible for my teammates, and absolute torture for me. I will never forget one set from that week. It was a set of 32x150s with a descending interval every four. By the last eight, I was no longer making the interval and struggling to keep up with my teammates, who ended up lapping me, as usual. But I still put every ounce of effort I had into that set, and swam every lap long after everyone else had finished. I challenged myself with a fierce determination to…
As a student I have fears and the fears an average student has at this time of the year is indubitably the worst. I unlike other kids have the fear of losing others, with graduation coming up, my biggest fears came true. I am a band kid, a person who gets close to others fast, and makes friends after only a few words with them. Most of the time I don’t realize it but, I am slowly losing my friends, slowly but surely I am becoming the last one, even as hard as it is to get close to people due to the age difference , everyone is leaving me, and then I will be alone. As the seniors leave I can tell you that, well, that is my last circle that was my last hope of having a fun summer. Their summer will only consist of filling out job applications…
My high school graduating class consisted of 66 students, so obviously everyone knew everyone and unfortunately everyone’s business. When I was a junior, a well-known and liked senior boy had a very public breakup with his girlfriend of 3 years. They had met as freshmen and were expected to marry after finishing school. The next day he drove his car at what police estimated in excess of 100 miles per hour into a concrete railroad bridge that crossed the main road out of town. After that, the bridge became known as Burkett’s bridge and I was never able to drive through it without getting a chill and goosebumps on my arms. It’s been over 40 years since high school, and it is amazing how often I still think of Bobby and his…
The biggest commitment that I have ever made so far was when I was in the high school, that commitment was challenging and difficult for me. It was graduating from the high school a high grades. Why it was challenging and difficult was because before that commitment I was the laziest person in my family, I didn't care about school and believed that getting high grades in school wouldn't change my life as long as I moved from level to the next but my intuition was wrong. My father tried to change my perspective, he had done many thing to me by enrolling me with a tutor, talking to my instructors in school to help me. However, all that things didn't work. He didn't see any change. As a result, he tried to convince me that affect our family’s…
I have changed through Middle-school-High school is during middle school my voice was squeaky, I was a nobody, a nerd, sometimes misbehave ,but in high school I got taller , my voice got deep, passing most of my classes. And being kind to teachers, doing my homework, wearing my uniform. This year I want to accomplish is to pass all my classes, pass all my stars, and get into a sport like baseball.…
I start my daily routine by waking up at six in the morning. I slowly get out of bed and stand up to stretch to help myself wake up. I then lay out my clothes for the day on my bed and walk to the bathroom to take a shower. I wash my hair, body, and face in the shower then get out and dry myself. I comb out my tangles while my hair is wet and apply product for my curly hair. I then brush my teeth while my hair air dries. After I finish brushing my teeth I return to my room to put my contacts in, put my clothes on, and get my bag ready for school.…
Three goals I have for the year are getting good grades, improving in tennis, and getting my license. In school, I want to make honors. To achieve this, I should work hard to make up any missing work and try to get decent grades on things. I want to work hard to achieve this and do any necessary work that is needed for me to do. I want to see my grades go up since the beginning of this year. By checking my grades daily, I can see how much I have progressed in school work. In tennis, I want to make varsity before I graduate. To achieve this goal, I must practice hard, exercise accordingly, and play well in matches. Tennis requires a lot of practice to become great. I want to see improvement in my game play strategies. My wins for each match…
Last year had to by far be the toughest year for me in high school. I grew away from many people that I considered some of my closest friends. I also suffered academically because I began to spend less time doing work and being focused on less important things. I got caught up in unnecessary drama, went on my first college visits, and met new people in the matter of one year. Not only did I grow as a person, I grew as an athlete, I grew as a sibling, and I grew as a young woman. My junior year allowed me to develop my expectations for myself in life and my expectations for the people who I choose to surround myself with. This was the year that I decided who I would want to become in the future.…
Coming to the end of my middle school career, I have noticed myself beginning to change. Some are noticeable, others are very subtle. The more noticeable changes are the changes that occurred physically. Since 6th grade I have gained around 50 pounds. I have grown about 8 inches. And I have lost the chubbiness that used to surround my face and stomach. Another noticeable change that isn’t all that physical, is my care about the way I smell. I get really self conscious if I smell bad. I wear cologne, deodorant, and shower two times a day. I also care about the way I look. I try to match my clothes the best I can. I take the time to style my hair in the morning. The less noticeable changes would be with my grades and choice of friends. The transition of having little to no homework in elementary school, to almost…
The changes I will make this year is that I am going to start raising up my grades but, I am going to try my best not to get in trouble. Because, last year I had a 2.0 and right now I still have a 2.0 and I am going to start to study more harder. The thing I did not do last year was write down my assignments. Why? Maybe I was to lazy to do my assignments. The other thing I was not doing was my homework because homework is the main thing that is important because it’s the main priority I should be doing good at. Not doing homework can make my grade go down and in English I’ve had a F. But, I got that grade up to a C- and I know that I can do better than a C-. I just hope that grades goes up to a B or B+ Or maybe a B-. What you can do now is…