Personal Narrative: Achieving My High School Goals

Going through high school the days were all the same, except for game days. There was just something different about the culture of the school. You could almost feel the excitement in the air. Every “Good luck tonight,” that was received made it feel like the whole school was rooting for me. This was my senior year and tonight was an especially big game. The game that night would decide if we made playoffs and if I could step on the court as a Hawk again.

Life is like an ocean. It ebbs and flows. The only certainty is that there isn't any. {except for death & taxes}.

My college goals include transferring from Merced College to Stanislaus State University. I began the application process in November. I will complete my requirements here at Merced College this semester for my Associates Degree Transfer. I'm majoring in Psychology and hope to receive my Bachelors in Arts at Stanislaus State. My career goals include attaining an instructional aide position as soon as I receive my AA from Merced College. I haven't had any luck applying for that position however, I'm hopeful my luck will change. I have attended approximately eight to ten instructional aide position interviews and volunteer at a local Elementary School in Chowchilla. I believe the more education I receive, the better a candidate I will become

Throughout my whole high school career what has happened to me in my life has reflected on how I perform. The first two years of high school was smooth sailing for me. I had a little bump in the beginning of the semester. However, that was only for I was not use to the high school setting, so I was only trying to get comfortable with my teachers and their working style. I had the mindset at the time to only focus on school, for I did not have anything else to worry about. The classes I had were fairly simple to keep up with. I believe this was because I only had honors classes during this time, and only one AP class. The teachers I had did not have that many high expectations, as an AP teacher would.

Sometimes finding time to do everything you need to do is nearly impossible. Some people push somethings to the side for later, or they just completely forget about them. That is why my ability to balance all aspects of my life throughout my high school career has made me very proud. I have always loved playing sports, so when I got to high school, I was so ready to be one of those kids on the varsity team. I played basketball for two years and softball for two years, earning All Districts and All Regions honors for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. I also knew I wanted to be involved in the school, so I joined some clubs, Art Club, Spirit Club, Volunteer Club, National Honors Society, and Student Council. I have been on the board for volunteer club

As I sat down to write this essay, I reflected on all of my achievements during my high school years at Holy Trinity Academy, and what most accurately demonstrates my leadership skills. The most prominent leadership goal that I achieved was through my involvement in Student Council.

A challenge I have faced in my high school career was tearing ligaments in my knee. I tore my ACL at the beginning of my high school football campaign. I didn’t know if I was every going to be able to play the sport I have always dreamed of playing in high school again. This injury affected me in many different aspects of my life. In school, on the field, and my family.

Going back to middle school, everything was easy, from balancing a social life and school life, to testing and preparing for my future education in high school. I had time to manage my success in school and still have time to go out every day at five o’clock to ride my bike and go to the local elementary school down the street to play games like hide-n-seek and freeze tag with all the neighborhood kids. I remember going out with my brothers and sisters to the park down the street to play groudsies, a game where you have to close your eyes while everyone else is on the playground set and whenever you thought someone was on the ground you would have to yell “GROUNDSIES!”, and I was it and my brother was supposed to tell me before I ran into something

Throughout my high school career I have been involved in the band and the health and science academy for 4 years. The southeast high school band is the only club that is near and dear to my heart because I have not only traveled with them all the way to Florida, but I have spent so much time with everyone in the band. This years graduating class of band members only contains five people including me, so we are like a family within a family. With this being our last year of high school we have all taken the time to look back on the things that we would change, good or bad. One of the things that I wanted to change was how the band never got as much recognition as other clubs in the school did. I have voiced my opinion to the band director, as

“Go ahead, underestimate me. You won't be the first… You won't be the last… But you will be wrong”- Steve Maraboli. All throughout my life, people have doubted me and said that I can't and won't do that. The thing is that they are always wrong and I always prevail. Going into my junior year, I knew it was going to be a big year for me physically and mentally. I decided to take my first two Ap courses of my high school career. I knew it was going to be challenging, but I was up for it. I decided to get more involved in school by going to sporting events and joining tech crew. Academically I believe I have been decent despite letting myself down through procrastination and my personal life. This year like every year has been tough. My emotions

Of all the experiences of my high school career, the ones that stand out to me the most are the numerous community service projects I have participated. From working booths at Relay for Life, picking up litter on highways, working multiple community dinners, volunteering at elementary schools through our leadership’s PALS (Partner’s in Active Learning Support) program, and serving as a table leader at the middle school’s Character Counts programs, I have made myself available and useful to various aspects of our community. I am very proud of and I have enjoyed my involvement in all these events, my favorite by far is the annual Kings County Farm Day.

Throughout my high school career, I chose the recommended path. I followed the requirements and chose my courses based on the advice of my counselors and my older classmates: use high school as a period of exploration and growth. Whenever possible, I took classes that I knew I would enjoy; Digital Graphics, Sociology, World Religions, and French. Senior year, I chose to take Accounting and Statistics because of my interest in business (sparked by Business Principles and Ownership) and probability. In taking these classes, I hoped to explore potential career and major paths. Additionally, I chose to take classes that would expand my knowledge by stretching me to my limits. These classes included Calculus, AP Human Geography, American Literature,

My personal goals are that I want to be sure what I want to be so I don’t have to do more school then I really need. I have been planning my future for a while now I’m ready to start my future and doing what I like to do is help others that need the help. I don’t need anything else then to see people happy and healthy. I also remember helping my grandma when she got sick I also made sure she did some of her exercises the doctor instructed once a week. Therefore, my one goal is to finish this last year in high school with the highest grades I can get so I can be ready for the next step of my future. I’m strong in everything that I was I am and I am grateful that I’m healthy and doing well and I don’t just focus on myself and sometimes I worry

I lived in multiple neighborhoods growing up. I never lived in one place for a long period of time. So I had to get used to a new environment, a new school, etc., every couple years. I went to three different elementary schools and two different high schools. The only time my family and I stayed in a house for a long time, was during my middle school years. I stayed for half of my 5th grade year until the end of 8th grade. That was the only time I didn’t have to meet new people and get used to the environment I was in.

In the fourth grade, having transferred to my second school after a stay at a shelter, I was asked to introduce myself to the class and tell them a fact about myself. I looked nervously into the sea of new faces and said, “Hi, I’m Aleigh Crowder and I’m nomadic.” This introduction was met shortly with laughter that my new teacher quickly ceased.