Seventh Grade Influence

Seventh grade, I was going into the year not so confident. New teachers, new hallways, and hopefully a lot of new friends. Through the years I have came across many people, some have influenced me in a very good way, and others have not. Because I do good in school, stay out of trouble, and have a positive attitude, one important friend has made a positive influence on me. To begin, I was right about making new friends in seventh grade, I had made a ton! One new very close friend had stood out to me though. In sixth grade, I was with the wrong crowd with some of the wrong people. I thought that school wasn’t important. I didn’t fail all my classes, but there were a couple I didn’t care about. Come seventh grade I had the same outlook. In
my social studies and language arts class I had started to talk to new people. I started talking to a girl I never really noticed. Through the months of seventh grade we got closer, and if she caught me not doing what I was supposed to she would put me back on track. My grades started to grow tremendously. She always did good on her school work, and that’s who influenced me that I should as well. I stayed out of the office in seventh grade. It was one place that I never wanted to be in unless it was for something positive. She had gave me an outlook that there’s more to life in school rather than worrying about the social all of the time. Get your priorities straight, then have fun. That became a motto I always told myself before I got off track. In addition, this new friend kept me out of a lot of trouble. When there was drama or different things going on, she kept me out of it. She thought it wasn’t cool, so I went in her direction and thought it wasn’t either. She was more of a leader instead of a follower. If there was a fight in the hallway, she went the other direction to go to class. While everyone stood to watch the commotion, she took herself out of the trouble. I started to do the same. I started to think, is the fight going to get me a good grade in my classes? Is this drama going to matter in a year or so? And with that, it drove me away from those type of situations. It helped me a lot. Finally, this new friend had influenced me to have a positive attitude on mostly everything. Before I met her, I did not have a confident outlook on a lot of things. Which is why my grades didn’t grow the year before. She now influenced me to have a better outlook. I started to care more than I usually did about certain things, such as grades, family and friends, and what I wanted to with my future. Instead of not having real friends who didn’t care about what direction I went in, whether it was good or bad, I had finally found someone who always influenced me to give everything my best. In conclusion, I am very grateful for the friend I have now. Without her, I have stayed out of trouble, gained a better attitude, and did my best in school. It always helps to make new friends and be a leader instead of a follower.