Brooks County High School: A Short Story

Growing up in Chicago, I attended a neighborhood school from preschool through first grade. Although it was an exceptional school for elementary kids, the education for middle school and high school students was not as adequate. Seeking a better place to raise their children, my parents were faced with a tough choice. When I was in 2nd grade, our family made the decision to move to the suburbs. On July 3rd, we all packed into our Honda minivan and drove 45 minutes to a new home in the town of Winnetka. Within my first year at Crow Island, my new school, I learned so many new things. I started playing the violin and speaking Spanish, neither of which were offered at my old school. I met my best friends that I'm still close with now. Over the

At the end of my first grade year, I moved away from the small, rural town near Vienna where I had lived since I was born. On my first day of school at Lincoln Elementary, I quickly made friends with two girls in my class named Pam and Kelly. Pam and Kelly introduced me to their group of friends that were all in our second grade class. For the rest of the school year, this group of friends was who I played on the playground with everyday and talked to in the classroom. After a great first year of school in Marion, the time came for my third grade year. Every year at Lincoln, there is a day that is close to the beginning of the school year where the students can come to the school to meet their new teacher and look at the class list to see which of their friends is in their class. On that morning, I went to Lincoln to find out who my new teacher was. To my dismay, I found out that all of my friends from second grade had a different teacher than I did. After finding out that I was not in class with any of my friends, I knew that I would have to find a new friend to talk to in my third grade class in addition to having all of my friends from second grade. At the beginning of my third grade year, I hung out with two friends I met named Phyllis and Erin. As the year progressed, I started to hang out with Angela who would soon become one of my best

It was the year 2008, I had just graduated from St. Michael’s School located in Los Angeles, CA. This year was quite exhilarating for me also scary because I was going to attend an all-girls high school. Los Angeles was my birth place also a place where I called home. One day, I came home to hearing my parents talking about moving to Mississippi. I remained devastated, not only we were moving to the south, I’m moving away from childhood friends. I was worried I wouldn’t see them again and I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to make new friends in Mississippi.

It was a complete transition from inner city schools to the rural countryside, this school was a turning point on respective of my previous school's education, the school curriculum was alien to me as was agriculture, school sports, cross-country running, the teacher that taught Agriculture, also taught Physical Training. It's hard to explain, coming from the inner city, and all of a sudden you’re plowing your first furrow with a cultivator, this was a totally new concept for me, the school had a snack bar that opened twice a day, and all in all, school was not too bad after all.

Before my freshman year at South Cobb HS was over me and my friends (who I grew up with) were very excited for our sophomore year. That’s because we were all planning to do many things like all of us join a sports team and clubs that year. But one Saturday night my parents told me and my brothers “We will be moving soon, well next month to a house in Powder Springs that we’ll be buying which means you Karla and Joshua will be going to another school next school year” they said. My first response was “I don’t want to move schools.” Hearing this

Fear. As I walked into the huge, unfamiliar building of Gibson Southern High School on my first day of freshmen year, I shook with terror. New teachers, new people, new classes, and a new environment that I yearned to explore, but anxiety filled my body. I had previously attended Haubstadt Community School, where I finally felt comfortable and now everything seemed frightening and different. Although my body told me not to, I forced myself to push through the day with a positive attitude. After all, this would be my home for the next four years.

I have been able to spend the past four years of my life learning and exploring at Belding High School. The teachers have done a wonderful job doing more than just teaching an obscure algebra equation or history fact, but about life and how much those four years are going to affect my future. Belding has a few areas to touch up on, but overall it has a positive influence on my decisions and emotions.

The warm breeze blows past me as I open the door to the Sweetwater Middle School. Shouts and hoots of excitement about the New Year came from behind me as I speak amid my social circle. It was going to be a wonderful year with delightful students and teachers. By the end of the year I knew to have been mistaken to think it would work out for me.

I’m going to start by saying we have some very good educators at Durant Public School that, make sure we are well prepared for college. Here at Durant Public School have been wonderful, exciteful, and delightful, I completed ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade here at Durant Public School. I’m currently attending the twelfth grade. Now I’m about giving you a brief summary of my experience at Durant Public School.

Looking back at it, moving from the Rockwall/Rowlett area to little Caddo Mills was a major culture shock (even if it was only a 30 minute drive). My 5-year-old, carefree self had no idea though. My first day of Kindergarten, in August of 2003, is the day I met the people who are like family now. I didn’t realize it then, or even in middle school with all the dumb drama, but my peers are some of the most amazing people I

The first 9 weeks of my sophomore year I started out Marion High School. I did not like that school very much because the kids were always fighting in the halls and smocking in the bathrooms. It was very hard to make it to class on time because the school is so big. I ended up moving back to Mississinewa.

I visited Nora Sterry Elementary School on Friday and had such an awesome day with Miss Reese and her first grade class! I could tell you all about it in an email, but I would rather tell you in person tomorrow!

Byron High School has been a great place for me to grow and complete my high school education. With it’s wonderful staff and positive learning environment this school has helped me reach my highest potential. I believe with the education I have rechieved I will be able to reach my goal of becoming a kindergarten teacher.

County Prep high school has always had my interest. With all it has to offer, I’ve decided to make it my high school of choice for several reasons. There are things like the extracurricular activities they offer, the amount of AP courses they have. They are also offering vocational programs and LEAP courses. County Prep gives me the resources I will need to

I graduated from Houston County Career Academy in Warner Robins, Georgia. I am very thankful that I was accepted and able to attend this school. HCCA allowed me to obtain my diploma by using an online program. I was required to go to school everyday and use the same schedule used by the other houston county schools. I was able to graduate three months early because the online program allowed me to work at my own pace. I appreciate that I was accepted at this school because I have ADHD. ADHD is a learning disability which prevents me from being able to focus and properly control my moods. ADHD has also given me an auditory processing disorder. Therefore, it is easier for me to learn visually rather than listening to a teacher. There are only