My Experience At Niles West High School

A time I had to overcome adversity in my life was when I became injured during the middle of cheer tryouts. At the time I was very passionate about competitive cheer, and my goal was to make the junior five team. When I got to tryouts everyone was tumbling, stunting and doing the dance routine. My adrenaline was pumping as I went to warm up my tumbling and throw a roundoff, back handspring, layout. I was determined to accomplish this for tryouts and impress my coach, but I was still very nervous. As I was running into the roundoff back handspring, I knew something was bound to go wrong. The next thing I knew I was in the middle of the air and suddenly landed on my knees, with my ankle twisted under me. My face got bright

I have overcome lots of obstacles in my life. They weren't the easiest to overcome, but I did it. There is one obstacle I had to go through which made me a strong individual mentally and physically. I lived in New Jersey for my entire life. I grew up there, I had all of my family and friends in Jersey. I was sure my future was going to rely in Jersey. During 7th grade, I got the news that we were going to move to North Carolina. I was thrilled to move to another state. As each day passed, I thought how I would have to start in a new school and make new friends. Every time it struck me knowing that I would have to start a new life. I was nervous not knowing what would happen to my future. I wanted to stay in New Jersey because I was scared of

Getting the ability to interview one of my past teachers was an awesome experience. I had the luxury of talking to one of my former high school teachers and Student Council advisor Tessa Gargano. We have a great reputation together and basically know each other like the backs of our hands.

From what I have been through, my current high school experience has not been meeting my expectations. After speaking with friends and parents, I believe that Archbishop Mitty High School can provide the experience that I am seeking. One aspect I am looking for is a larger campus, school community and a safer environment. I feel that the size and location of Archbishop Mitty will help enhance my learning experience. Something else I am looking for in my new high school experience is more school spirit and camaraderie. I have attended many sports events at Archbishop Mitty and I have thoroughly enjoyed the enthusiasm and spirit of the environment. One last reason is that I am looking for a school that can provide a larger class selection with

“Success isn’t just about what you accomplish in your life; it’s about what you inspire others to do.” Throughout my four years at Sartell High School, I have tried to do what I can to help others and inspire others to be better people and do great things. I have worked to do this through many aspects of my school life, whether it is through Student Council, on the soccer field, or in the classroom. I have also taken the time to mentor a student in Sartell Middle School through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, and it not only made an impact on his life, but it also changed mine for the better. My experience as a mentor at Sartell Middle School has been long and enjoyable, and I believe that it has allowed me to grow into the person I am today.

In December of my freshman year, we moved into town and I transferred from Alisal High School to Everett Alvarez High School. I was confronted with a significant challenge that tested my ability to adapt to a new environment. The move had social and academic implications that I have confronted and gradually overcome. I know today that I am a better person for having gone through this challenge and that I am a resilient young woman. I am very proud to have overcome this challenge and now I am surrounded by great friends and have improved academically.

Spending time in Ms. Gibson’s 1st grade class at Birney Elementary School in the Long Beach Unified School District presented many fascinating learning opportunities. Prior to my experience at this school, review of the STAR report and the School Accountability Report provided interesting background information on the school. While background information set a certain expectation at a school level, it did not offer any insight into my classroom experience. Consequently, I did not have any expectations on what I would learn by working with an experienced educator. Even though I did not have any specific expectations, I did learn a few tips on classroom management and teaching that I plan to take forward. Additionally, my early fieldwork experience assisted in helping me discover my weakest areas in respect to teaching, to focus on in my education.

Over the course of my life, I have incurred numerous challenging situations. Although most challenges are short term in in the grand scheme of things, my longest and ongoing challenge would definitely be attending Cedar Hill Collegiate High School.

During my service learning hours I had the privilege to be part of Mrs. Martell’s kindergarten classroom. Since I am going for my degree in early childhood, the principle thought placing me in my area of interest would be just right. As I began to help out the teacher, I realized that she had been teaching for more than twenty years and thought she’d be perfect for my teacher interview. Mrs. Martell is a teacher at Cutler Ridge Elementary school, she has been teaching for twenty-four years at this same exact school and in the same exact classroom. She has always stayed in kindergarten grade level but is soon thinking about maybe trying a new grade level. She has obtained her masters degree in reading for kinder through twelfth grade. She always knew that working with children was her passion and loved helping them out in many areas. As I was interviewing her I truly noticed her love for the children’s mental, physical, intellectual, and emotional development. She not only cared about the work part, but also really cared about the entire child. As an educator for early childhood, that is an essential and critical thing to have. In her perspective, individualized teaching means teaching to children based on their needs. She understands that each child goes at their own pace, have different abilities and interests and tried her best to establish an atmosphere where each child has the ability to learn and be part of the activity. She has first hand experience on different

I completed my practicum at West Middle School in Taylor with Mrs. Kline, a Social Studies teacher. I had a wonderful time and gained some experience that will help me develop into an efficient teacher. Mrs. Kline is a great instructional teacher full of knowledge and wisdom but it’s the way she managed her class that really grabbed my attention. For this reflection, I want to focus on how she managed her class and why she was so successful.

I would love to attend this year’s leadership camp as a representative for Mariner High School. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience last year, however, this time my goal is to further my involvement by reaching out beyond my comfort zones to meet different people instead of sticking with people who I am familiar with. Also, everybody on Exec Board happen to be the ones who I am exceptionally interested in developing closer bonds with to be able to work with them effectively and learn of their goals for the coming school year and as everybody in leadership I believe should be able to view each other as a close-knit family. During my time at camp I wish to learn more concerning myself and how I can improve to become a stronger leader. With knowledge from camp, I will promise to come back to school and influence others to be leaders through their own unique, individual ways.

Such as, when I found out I had 2 ovarian cyst and 1 had already burst and had one left. It was hard to overcome this obstacle because not only was it painful but I had to learn to not let it bring me down. And just move forward and grow from one of my biggest obstacles. I know that I have grown and learned from my obstacles because not only have I not let all of this get to me but god has brought me closer to the real world filled with obstacles that come out of nowhere. I will no longer let anything bring me down to my lowest points because I know I can make it throw even at the hardest times in life. I feel that we all in this world can overcome obstacles even at the hardest times. We just have to talk and learn from each others mistakes. A large amount of people have gone through their own obstacles and have achieved their goals from overcoming there obstacles fears. For example, a US navy seal said, “ make your bed in the morning to look forward to a better day.” All though making your bed every morning may not sound like it would make your day any better. But look at it this way if your having a ruff day at school or at work you get to come home and not stress over something else. For example, like Rosa Parks in 1955 a

When work began on this I wasn’t sure of it’s purpose. Would I tell a grand story about how growing in a prep school can change someone for life? Would I illustrate the benefits, and shortcomings of this education; or, would it present itself as something entirely different? While unsure of direction, an obstacle formed. I spoke with friends of my idea to capture this journey we had shared and looked to them on guidance in ways to poise this account. During winter vacation of my sophomore year of college I was sitting with two of the greatest friends I’d met from this school. Sitting in my quaint colonial house a moment which was similar to many others swirled around us. Us a group of young Alumni were sitting in a round table laughing and crying over memories of our mysterious congregation across the brook. With these women I began to realize what this book would be. I set out to write a tribute and collection of wisdom and lessons I had collected during my time at Wooster School. The journey shared by my classmates is unique, and treacherous. Our stories should be looked at through a lens of humor and met with questions. We’ve had experiences unheard of amongst college peers. For this reason. I am choosing to share what went on beyond the cloistered moments of private schooling.

For my field placement, I had the chance to go to Hixson High School. I was in a business/computer application class and even learned some more shortcuts from some of the students! During my time at my field placement, I had the opportunity to interact with many different types of adolescents. It allowed me to understand that schools are a huge importance to an adolescents’ life. Even though it’s hard to wake up in the morning to go and learn, the students that I interacted with were very happy to be in a place where they are safe, get an education, have friends, and meet lifetime mentors. Adolescence is a time where each of these things are important because they are trying to figure out exactly who they are or who they want to become.

Through my time at Groveland Park Elementary I have been able to observe two classrooms that each offer a number of students. I have been enjoying the opportunity to observe and help out in a fourth grade class, taught by Ms. Hammes, and a second grade class taught by Mrs. Hyatt. All of the students vary in academic levels and abilities, some having exceptionalities or needs have to use resources that are offered by the school. I have been able to observe students with learning disabilities, physical challenges, gifts, and language barriers. I have also been able to reach out and gather information about another school, Medford Public School, and see how their school system works to support students with exceptionalities.