silky feel of your school colors on your sweaty skin. The thrill achieved by that one perfect kick straight into the feet of the waiting teammate right next to the goalie’s box. The skill and precision that goes into one sport that the world goes crazy for. Imagine dribbling across the length of the pitch and passing the ball‚ waiting for that pass back to complete the two-touch the team has been practicing endlessly. The ball is coming straight at you at break-neck speed. It’s too high to stop with your
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First Time Stepping out under the bright lights‚ Crowd roaring with cheer and shouting our names. The feel of adrenaline going through my body is almost ecstasy like. Knowing that this doesn’t represent you‚ it’s for your school and even more your community. This is the kind of things that were going through my mind when I first stepped out onto the field as a Varsity Football Player. All the years of playing the game since I was a little kid had paid off‚ and now it would be time for the big
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As I saw the blood orange track surface that smelled of fresh rubber‚ I quickly realized that I have finally accomplished my biggest goal. I have been dreaming about running on that track since I was a freshman in high school. Being a senior‚ I aimed to run my last race of my high school career at outdoor state. Coach Bell would say to me‚ “Walterhouse‚ I can’t wait to watch you run at state.” “Coach‚ I can’t wait either.” I would say in a reassuring tone. I could feel the pressures and expectations
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Leadership Development Program because I want to be a Mentor once again. I was a mentor for high school freshmen in my senior year‚ but that year was enough for me to want to do it again. Just being that person who they would ask for help or for information made me feel enlightened in a way‚ and certainly made me happier because I knew I was positively impacting their life. And I know that mentoring high school freshmen and mentoring college freshmen is different‚ but I still believe that I can help
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High School Conformism Throughout majority of my high school life‚ I always questioned why things operated the way they did. Being forced to go to a place‚ or my parents could possibly go to jail. To be honest it sort of felt like a indoctrination. Going there I noticed everything was controlled and different social groups where created based on different peoples personalities. The irony of it all is that from a young age school seemed to indorse individuality‚ yet hypocritical policies such
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When trying to design an ideal high school‚ I feel that two important aspects should focus on; preventing violence and bullying and enhancing academic achievement through positive enforcement towards learning. These two specific issues seem to foster each other and by addressing them individually‚ it becomes apparent that one benefit’s the other. The school would first implement a “anti-bullying” policy. According to Lajoie‚ McLellan‚ and Seddon (1997) “Bullying is one of the most underrated and
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ran to when we had our scars and bumps. We knew that they would give us the right things to make us feel better. When we get older we begin to make more risky decisions‚ and sometimes those become bad decisions‚ possibly ending in injury. As a high school football player‚ I knew that I was taking a risk with my safety‚ but I was not worried because football was something I loved. My football team‚ the Cy-Fair Bobcats‚ were on a 3 game winning streak‚ and that week’s opponent was not too intimidating
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booth at Ruby Tuesday’s in Greenville with my group of close friends this past summer‚ I realized that my life will not always be the way it is now. In less than a year‚ I will be in college figuring out the world without my family and the friends I have now; although they will only be a phone call away. I will be leaving many of my younger friends to navigate their last year of high school without the guidance I wish to provide them. I will leave behind the good and the bad to grasp a better understanding
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community many schools across the United States‚ including Roslyn High School have made it mandatory to complete volunteer work during their senior year before graduating. Emily Fried of Roslyn High School said‚ “If it was not mandatory‚ I never would have looked into doing it‚ but once I started‚ I liked it and I have continued doing it because I realize how important it is to help other people‚ it is very fulfilling for me.”[Ain‚ 2003]. Volunteering should be required be all high schools because it
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successfully on planet earth. To be successful in life‚ we need to be ready to educate ourselves‚ and to educate others around us. By doing that the first step is to go to school to learn the basic skills that you need for a life time of education. The meaning of education can be put in many ways like; it provides individuals with information in many different subjects and teaches them different styles of learning. Education unlocks the doors of high opportunities for people. Education is also a collective
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