“Take away my good name‚ take away my life” This is a quote that I’m sure everyone in this room can probably relate to. We all remember our high school days‚ we wanted everyone to know our name. We wanted popularity and our reputation meant the world to us. What we do and how we act reflects directly on our name. For Shea Simmons what happened to her name was not her fault. Shea spent countless hours practicing and working on Mock Trial‚ working towards getting the scholarship from the Metropolitan
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alone in this world of people I had never seen before. Leaving my old friends and classmates behind‚ little did I know that sophomore year was the year my education was going to be more than just textbooks and novels. From kindergarten to my freshman year of highschool‚ all I did was keep my nose in the books or eyes on the computer screen. Going to a public school forced this competition on me; the only way to stand out and prove myself was by getting good grades. In order to get good grades meant
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The most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my life thus far was taking Spanish in my first two years of high school. Throughout my whole scholastic career‚ I never really had to try. I came to class‚ did the work‚ and then aced the tests. This history of nonexistent challenge was interrupted by my enrollment into foreign language. For some reason the ideas taught within the class never really resonated with me and for the first time ever I was no longer an “A student.” This took a huge hit to my
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“You need to leave‚ it’s his time‚” says the doctor. Shreveport‚ Louisiana‚ innocent six year old me strolling away from the hospital room which I watch my grandfather unhurriedly lose his life in. As I walk away in desperation of wanting to see my grandfather one last time I turn my head back to see his wrinkly‚ run down face and he cracks his last smile at me and attempts to lift his limp arm to wave and be strong for me‚ the door closes. When the doctors closed the doors my mouth felt dry‚ my
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always had to be an overachiever. My mind was encrypted with a code of excellence and nourishment. As the years passed and I grew older‚ this code has also grown with me and directed me to the right path of achieving my goals and dreams. Not only that‚ but this code also navigated me through many obstacles in life and helped me to achieve excellence wherever is possible. As my middle school years came to an end‚ I am enveloped with a sense of sadness that I had to leave all my friends and most of my
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I threw my books on the bed and approached the jacket slowly‚ as if it were a long lost brother who I had been dreaming about meeting. I touched the smooth leather sleeve‚ the popped collar‚ and stared at the brown leather lining in disbelief. My mom’s voice echos through the house‚ “Your jackets in the closet” My heart sinks as my mother’s words process in my brain and as I slowly walk to the closet where soon I’ll find the jacket that actually belongs to me. I rummaged through the small space hoping
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My Freshman Year This was my first year at Sublette High School‚ and I can not believe that it has already flown by like the wind blows the leaves. I remember someone saying to me when I was starting high school that it will go by so fast‚ and it has. I seems like school just started not that long ago‚ but at the same time it has taken a long time to get to summer. But I am also excited for next year and what it will bring. Next year‚ I am going to improve as a student and a musician. As a sophomore
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Relationships My irrational dream has stopped and I am awoken by the irritating sound of my sister’s alarm clock that wakes us up for school. I tell myself “Five more minutes‚ or maybe ten. Ten sounds acceptable.” A few minutes pass and my sister sees me enjoying my extra minutes of sleep and must think‚ “I shall destroy that.” “Get up already. It’s 6:20 or something. The bus will be coming soon‚” my sister yells all the while roaming around aimlessly around our room. I respond with a grunt and
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describe the quality of your high school’s educational resources (such as teachers‚ counselors‚ assistance with course selection and college admission planning‚ books‚ facilities‚ size and location)? Faculty often discouraged students to have curriculum that they deem to competitive. Red Bluff High is the only local public school in the area. The teacher to student ratio is about a 30 students to one teacher. Too many of the students are dropping out well before high school graduation. As students
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hurried towards the field house at Glenbrook South High School. For the first time since late March‚ frost dusted the grass‚ turning it an icy green. Although I was wearing three layers of clothing‚ each thicker than the previous‚ every breath I took sent shivers running down my spine. How I would survive two miles of this wearing only a singlet and short-shorts was beyond me. Running had only become a part of my life since the start of the school year. Hesitantly‚ I joined as a way to stay in shape
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