Growing up I was a very shy person. I was the type of girl who hid her feelings because that's just what I was used too. My parents separated when I was only four years old. It was hard for me because I didn't have my parents together. It made me feel like it was my fault. They would argue about who was going to watch me when they went to work or how they couldn't afford somethings for me. I felt like like I couldn't talk to them about how I felt and that's why in school I would always shut people out when it came to my feelings. I remember teacher trying to talk to me but all I would do is shut them out, teacher after teacher. I knew that coming into Pritzker I was going to have a difficult time and I was going to have no one there to talk to.
My freshman year was just what I expected, going through a tough first year and having no one. It was not only hard for me because it was my first year in high school but because this school was so different from my previous school. Going into my freshman year with a mindset that I was not going to show any emotion or have a teachers to trust with things going on outside of school. Everything was just difficult my freshmen year for me.
Sophomore year came around and I expected it to be the same as freshmen year. I was going into sophomore year with lots of family problems and personal issues, typical for a teenager. I was not looking forward for sophomore year. I felt like things were going to be the same, same problems different
A lot have people have been nervous about their freshman year but eventually we all make friends and end off the year with a lot of great weird and sometimes depressing memories.
When I reached senior year, things began to really improve from there, since I was no longer the girl that everyone automatically assumed to be a freshman. I was able to attend my classes to greet some of the faces that I already knew, and take on my last year knowing that it would all be over soon. By then my school spirit had began to sound audible, but it didn 't overshadow how I felt about the nearly approaching day of graduation.
Junior year was a big year for me, I had again put off going to Plainfield high and I shouldn’t have. Still, with the ACTs coming up and all. I had to study, College was on my mind and I knew I had to do well. Later during that school year, I finished the ACT, did decently on it and finished the 11th grade.
My first year was the hardest year out of my high school years. I struggled a bit getting used to the different environment that I was surrounded with at that time. The food, the drink, the weather, the people, the school…everything was different. And yet I thought I would make it. But I did. I pleased my teachers by doing everything that
My Sophomore year was more different, I had idea of what I was doing. I met new people, made new friends which till this day I’m still friends
Throughout my time in high school, I have always been very active and busy in school activities. Sports have always been a big part of my life as a student. For my first two years of high school, I was a three sport athlete playing football, wrestling, and baseball. Last year I decided not to go out for wrestling and just play football and baseball. I am planning on continuing this for this year also. These extracurriculars helped me learn how to manage my time to get work done. They have also helped me with getting my priorities in line. I like to take pride in saying that I was able to maintain great grades while in sports. I would always flow between a 3.3 and a 3.5 GPA during sports. On top of being active throughout my years of high school, I have also been working from the age of 14. This has made me realize the priorities I hold in my life, and has taught myself discipline when choosing the activities which need to come first. My current employer is Pick N Save in Waupaca, WI. I have been employed there for a little over a year and a half. During my work there, I have learn cashiering skills and how to deal with customers. I have had the opportunity to be the leader of small projects that Pick N Save has had. I had to manage time and people to meet a goal that would benefit the company. Working this job has given me many skills and experiences that will benefit me in the future. Some of these skills include: being an asset while working on a team, communication
In middle school, I was a weird, chunky kid. Not that being chunky is weird, I just looked like a little bowling ball with really frizzy hair. Having never really been good at sports, I was never really cool, and neither were my friends. It wasn’t until I saw my friend drawing, that I decided to give it a shot. I knew I wasn’t very good when I started but I didn’t really care. Wanting to get better, so I practiced more and more. At this time I was only in second grade, so I was just grateful that I found something I enjoyed.
When others see me, they assume that i don't want to talk them because i'm shy but i just don't want to embarrass myself but when you get to know me more i am very energetic and happy person.
Coming into the school year, I did not know what to expect. Entering my second year of high school, I wasn’t nervous but rather anxious to get back to school. Looking back on the year, it went by extremely fast. The school year usually goes by quickly but in my opinion, it was one of the fastest years in my 11 years in school. If I had to decide, I would say the year was better than I expected as I encountered new obstacles, became more mature as a person, and developed new goals going into next year.
It was just a plain old Saturday and my father and I were heading home after finished the grocery shopping. He began discussing selling his business because he was tired of the area the motel was in and the recent lack of business. I was honestly ready for him to sell the motel and find another job, but I was unaware of the consequences of leaving the dump that we called our home. In a straightforward manner he said, “This will be your last year at this school because we will have to move if we sell the motel.” In that moment I was completely devastated. How could he just rip me away from my friends and the plan I had for high school. When I first moved into the district, during my 5th grade year, it took me almost the entire year to make friends. I was antisocial by nature and at times I still am when I am not accustomed to a situation or an area and I wasn’t ready to relive the anxiety of being the new girl during the most stressful year in high school. Colleges always look at the Junior year of high school because it is easier to assess compared to senior year grades. Since I am the type of person that plans out every goal I need to achieve, it upset me even more. I was suppose to graduate from MacArthur High School as the Salutatorian, participate in a clinicals rotation program, and be an officer for NHS, SNHS, and HOSA. It was as if one by one I could see all of my short term goals dissipate right in front of me. I had to start from scratch on my high school plan at a
Difficult this word best describes my experience throughout high school especially my senior year.What made this year so stressful you’re wondering, well let me tell you.This was the last year of school which was exciting but terrifying all at the same time; this meant I would learn how to live in the “real world” but there were two problems.One being I wasn’t prepared for the world outside those doors. my second problem my past failures were catching up with me and I had to fix them if I wanted to continue with my future.
When I first enrolled high school I was following the current I didn’t have a plan for college or understand what I was going to do with my life. I had a challenging background when it came to academics; my scores were always “alright” but were never enough for Advance Placement courses. I wanted to create a structured path that I could be proud of. I thought I wasn’t going anywhere in life until I challenged myself academically for a better future.
“Welcome to the secondary campus!” from a teacher I was unfamiliar with. It was the first day of sixth grade, and I was entering a brand new school for my middle school years. I was confidently wearing my new pink Hollister collared shirt and a pair of all white Nike kicks. It was the first time my mother had ever let me get shoes with white soles, because I was prone to getting sneakers dirty. I had a lesser likelihood of that this year, because unfortunately we no longer had recess, which previously had stained any shoe of mine from the mulch.
Freshman year was like the start of my roller coaster. It was me waiting on my turn to be a high schooler and I finally made it to the front of the line. As i 'm sitting there I prepare myself for the best or worst four years of my life. But since roller coasters are fun thats are what I am going to do with my freshman year, make it as fun as possible. Freshman year was a fun experience I
I have always been a shy person since I have been a little kid. I have been always nervous to go do things with people or to make a mistake in front of people. I remember in the 7th grade, the teacher called on me, and I had been paying attention, but I got the question confused so I said something that was wrong. I felt the whole class just stare at me and laugh. Ever since then I have always struggled with self confidence. I lacked self confidence in just about everything, like what clothes to wear, what to say to people, talking in front of a class, or walking in front of people.