Narrative Essay Examples High School

It seemed like even before I was in high school my future was already planned for me. That I was going to get pregnant and drop out of school at sixteen. I was going to be stuck working at Mcdonald’s trying to feed my family off of minimum wage, but I wasn't going to let that happen. I didn't wanna be another statistic. Growing up, Education has always been a big part of my life. My father never finished high school and my mother passed away before she could finish college. Because of this, I…

When I first arrived at Sanderson High School I was fundamentally flawed in my approach to academics. I was ignorant of how much importance there was in my level of focus and effort. Although my mind was sharp my will was lacking, I still had the mindset that homework and studying weren't top priorities but more something to do with spare time. I would do poorly and then spend much time reflecting why I didn't get an A in an easy class or at least a B in an honors class. Now my GPA is rising…

I entered high school with mega-anxiety. I kept my head down and wouldn’t look anyone in the eye. There was not one thing I didn’t hate in the whole school. I discovered all this on my first day of freshman year. I came home and cried. My mom was extremely worried about me hating high school, and I honestly wish she hadn’t worried so much. I turned out okay, and while I may not have loved my years at Gibson Southern, they made me realize a lot about life. Lesson 1: do not wear floral pants.…

Freshman year I was very nervous to start high school, but I was a little happy to at the same time. It was exciting to move on from middle school. I was nervous because it was my third year in the Brunswick City Schools and I didn’t have very many friends. I was also nervous because there were so many people than I was used to seeing. I remember my first day of 7th grade being scared because I was new and because there was so many people. Going into my first day of highschool felt like…

Introduction When looking back at my experiences from Elementary School to High School, there are always two people that immediately come to mind. These two people are my parents '. They are the reason for all of my success academically and in my life up to this point. I believe the reason why my parents where such an impact on my educational success is since they were so involved in my school and they want me to be as successful as possible. My parents were not crazy dragon parents, but they…

I have personally grow as an individual since I took my first steps into high school, from only worrying about school to becoming more involved in my community. Academics has always and will always be my number one focus, but it will not be my only focus. My only focus fas a freshman was my grades because I did not think I could handle extracurricular activities while maintaining excellent grades; however, I was wrong. As the end of freshman year approached, I decided to try out for volleyball…

The Fall In 2010, I was eight years old. I was a dedicated student, and gymnastics was my passion outside of school. I was a good gymnast but my height crippled me more times than one. I was a gymnast that was five feet two inches at eight years old. My practices were long and usually quite rigorous. It was Tuesday evening when I went to my gymnastics studio. Practice was almost over and our last skill was the beam. I was never fond of the balance beam, I would always be too tall to be able to…

When I first started high school, I truly thought that it would be a fresh start. My previous life in school surely wasn’t the easiest thing in the entire world. Junior High had just been one level of Hell after another. The people I was surrounded by weren’t the nicest. I quickly learned that they would take the side of whoever was stronger, so not me. This created many problems in my life, but the biggest one was named Ashley. Anyways, back to my freshman year of high school. I walk in the…

Transcript Reflective Essay Did you ever just look back at high school, and thought of your failures or success you had. Or what about the journey you had through your high school career. Well I have one quote that some what describes my high school career, “Procrastination is the thief of time”. This quote reflects my high school journey reflects my high school journey by how I act. I always leaved the important thing last. When given homework, I catch myself doing it in the last minute. I do…

Best High school teacher High school was one thing in my life that I did not look forward going to, with boring classes, boring teachers and homework. Every day I would have to be in the same classes for seven hours a day, five days a week, for four years. There was only one class which I looked forward to going. It was a global area studies class taught by Mr. Fields. This subject was definitely not my favorite subject. It did not catch my attention, because I am more of a math student, than…