I recall an experience I had when I was in High School. My PE teacher made me feel inclusive despite of my religion at the time. In PE there is a dress code that consist of the school gym shirt and navy blue shorts. At the time I was in a religion that did not allow women to where shorts or pants. I brought up this issue with the PE teacher and she handled the situation beautifully. She ask me several questions including as to why I could not where shorts. I informed her of my religion and she
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My middle school life was very slow but at the same time it went by very fast. There are several factors that contributed to this. For one‚ middle school was not the best and it wasn’t my favorite‚ although my experiences were very beneficial. I lived in the same house I do today‚ about 7 miles out of town and away from everyone. Which meant I didn’t really get out much and I didn’t talk to very any people. It also didn’t help that I was very shy and awkward; it really sucked. Most of the beginning
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Starting Middle School: Around the time I started middle school‚ I moved to a brand new house. Before‚ I had lived in an apartment complex with all my cousins and their friends. Now I was alone‚ with my books‚ paper‚ and games. On top of that‚ it was going to be my first year at Edendale Middle School. Over those three years‚ I made three mistakes‚ that made me awkward and socially inept. The first mistake I made was that I did not seek out people I already knew. Many people from Hesperian went
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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
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to get the best out of my education for a better future. I realized that the school at my hometown wasn’t going to cut it for me. I made a choice to apply for Mt. Edgecumbe High School‚ which would teach me independence‚ get used of dorm life‚ and take classes I need and want to take that isn’t offered at my old school. I was ecstatic to be accepted into this boarding school and I believe that it is the best high school in the state. It gave me more challenging math classes and the teachers are more
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I am a single mother. Not only is my daughter in school‚ I am in school. I have bills to pay‚ mouths to feed‚ and a job. Yet‚ I am still striving in an educational environment. While my life is complicated at the moment‚ my success in school is due to my strategic balancing of my free time‚ while managing my rigorous schedule‚ giving me hope that I will achieve my goal of finishing school. The financial burden of paying bills‚ school‚ and supporting my child while working a minimum wage job has
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my eighth grade year‚ I set a goal for myself. I knew I wanted to be successful in high school and hoped to be considered for academic scholarships. My goal was to only earn A’s and B’s throughout my high school years; however‚ I had an enormous obstacle standing in my way. Up until my junior year of high school‚ I moved and started attending a new school each semester‚ my current school being my fifth. School has always been a priority of mine‚ and I have never let anything prevent me from obtaining
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bullied in elementary school for being “brown‚” and “poor‚” my parents decided that enough was enough and it was time to move. With my father being a cook‚ and my mother working at the local drycleaners‚ abandoning their small apartment and moving towards a bigger‚ more “sophisticated” town was exceedingly difficult. Neither of them had the proper English-speaking skills or formal education‚ but they both possessed the drive and desire for their daughter have access to a good school with less racism and
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waiting for a beautiful picture to be drawn. Middle school was simple‚ good grades were a habit not a struggle. There have been no major changes ‚ just going through the motions ‚ each day blending into the next. However‚ each year of middle school painless ‚ just a continuation of the last. Cheerfully counting down the days till summer . Then struck with grief‚ I began to realize how rapid days went by . In a panic for the last week of middle school‚ saying goodbye to everything. Even the library
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When I was a sophmore in highschool I made the courageous decision to join my high school musical. To many that seems to be one of the most mundane things a student could do in high school‚ but to me it was a huge step. Being involved in the musical has had a large impact on my life. When I was younger I was heavily involved in ballet and a few one act plays on middle school‚ but high school drama was a whole new creature that I was terrified of. I think that it was the experienced actors and the
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