Personal Narrative: Algebra By Erik Alvarez Espinosa

During my eighth grade year, I was voted president for both student council and National Junior Honor Society. I also participated in the first middle school division competition for Cyber Patriots and placed fourth in the nation. I received an award from the Mayor of San Antonio for this achievement.

I attended Mokler Elementary School for Kindergarten until Second grade. In First grade, I met my best friend, Kenneth. I was never really into sports during school, so Kenneth and I usually walked around the playground talking about random stuff. One day we are talking about third grade, the next we are talking about pencils and which

Sixth grade was the year we indulged our childish impulses. We played at recess (now only ten minutes long) swinging tetherballs and jumping off of slides (sorry Ms. C). It was our first step into the harsh jungle of No. 2 pencils, algebra, and dare I say it?.upper class eighth graders. Once again, we were at the bottom of the barrel. Let's get a show of hands. Who here remembers John Smith? Yeah those were the days.

Today i look back at elementary and middle school and the only thing that brings back memories is all the awards i received. Throughout middle school i was one of the best students in my classes. I would receive all A’s and

My first day in kindergarten I was scared the first day but when I got there I was fine and I had fun. My conferences were always good in elementary. I had a lot of friends and was always popular. When I was in 5th grade I had a lot of jobs because teachers liked me. One of my jobs was after everyone got done with recess me and joey got to go pick all the balls up and usually when we picked everything up me and him play 1 on 1 Elementary

During my last year in fourth grade, I attended McDonough Elementary. My best friends and I always got chased around the playground by the little league football players. There was Tahriah, my twin who acted just like me but she was way taller. Kay was the tom boy but despised of boys although she had a crush on Yuery. Kayla was the smart one in the group and then you had Jailene who always got us in trouble. We were on WaHoop team, which is like cheer leading but for elementary students.

The Principal’s Honor Roll Award that has been awarded to me fits into this category because in order to get awarded, I have created a passion and have worked in developing my grades over a period of time. In my last award, it “Certifies that Bryan Garcia Mazariegos successfully completed the Spring 2017 semester with a Grade Point Average of

I planned on continuing to do math at a grade level higher and easily breeze through my academics with little to no effort for the rest of my schooling. However, life had a different course for me. Then, my perfect plan for life was not just shattered, it exploded in a brilliant display like a car in a cheesy action movie. All thanks to a part-time school called Treasure Valley Math and Science Center.

The first award I received was in elementary school it was the music award.I was relieved when I started walking towards the stage. Yet I will never forget the happiness I felt when I walked towards the stage. The face of my parents as I walked towards the stage was filled with pride.But neither of us knew there was more to come.

When I started school in Poplar Bluff I didn’t know anyone. It was close to the end of the school year so I didn’t have much time to make any friends. When school ended, summer went by fast and I went into first grade. It was scary! I was shy and still didn’t have any friends. Near the middle of the school year my class got to make JELL-O! It was blue, and we had to put goldfish in it. It was like the ocean with fish in it. I was the first to help my teacher, Mrs. Webb, because I was the quietest. My only

6th Grade: Mrs. McEversons. Moving up to sixth grade was really scary. Actually, not that scary, but it's a whole new school, new friends, and new, well, pretty much EVERYTHING, except for a few of my old friends.

One failure in my life was being removed from the magnet program after seventh grade at East Columbus Magnet Academy. I had gotten a 78 in my English class. I could not believe I had let that grade drop so low. To me, A C felt like an F. At first, I was distraught, but learned to accept that I had to change schools. The transfer was rough, but I soon grew to like the school in my district. A few months into my eighth grade year, my English teacher at my new school, Marshall Middle School, asked me if I was interested in something called the T. Hiram Stanley Award. Each of the eight middle schools in my city was allowed to nominate one student. The winner was awarded $3,000. I was awarded $1,000. Even though I was not awarded the highest, I

Sixth grade was a transition from a senior of lower school to a pre-k in middle school. I have been at Lake Mary Prep since I was in junior academy in 2005, but the school was first built in 1999. Through my years at LMP, fifth grade was hands down my favorite grade, but when I entered sixth grade everything changed.

My 9th grade year was a memory to never forget. 9th grade, i was new to the school just like the rest of the freshmen's i came into the school with, we were not really focused on the education we were more so focused on having fun and seeing different and older people and just experiencing the life of a high schooler. As bad as that may sound it was the truth but that was the year i meant my home boys Block, Tick and Jalen, i knew block and tick for some years already but i meant jalen when i got to high school and instantly we became close like brothers.

I also received a couple of honor certificates in different subjects and this made me think to myself, “maybe I’m not so bad after all” It was such a big deal to me, because some of my friends and teachers had told me that they didn’t really see any potential in me, and always compared me to my siblings. I proved them all wrong, and also made myself proud.