Personal Narrative: My SGA President

During my freshman year of high school, I didn’t even know what the Student Government was. I had no idea that, three years later I would be elected as the first one year SGA President (this means I was only in SGA for one year before becoming president, previous presidents have had two years of experience). I started off high school lost and afraid of the world in front of me. Like many students, I struggled to keep myself together mentally and physically. I didn’t really know what I liked or what really interested me. It wasn’t until my junior year that I found something that I connected with. I’ve always been in love with my school and its spirit. Every year I would go all out for spirit week, and I was that one kid that stood out from everyone
I became confident because the student government members are all about positivity. No matter how many or what mistakes I made, they built me up. Becoming the president changed my whole perspective on the students at our school. I realized that sometimes the way we make ourselves seem to others, isn’t always who we really are. I used to pretend I didn’t have any worries but it became tiring to keep things to myself all the time when I didn’t have to. I’ve gotten the pleasure to meet many student government members who have turned my life around and shocked me. It taught me to never hesitate to go out of the way to do things for people because they will appreciate it even if their pride won’t let them show it. Sometimes saying a small, yet nice compliment or giving someone a part of your lunch can make their whole week. I don’t know peoples stories and it’s not my place to assume anything. Having fifty members under me has made me understand that in more ways than I can think of. Being a part of this association hasn’t just made me a better person, it made me into who I am today. Someone who is always optimistic and always willing to try again and again even when it seems like all else has