Personal Narrative: Catonsville High School

I have always been in love with the game of softball. I love all the competition and the thought of working at it brings joy to my heart. I could always go to the field to get my mind off things and just focus. But in May of 2015 my life changed and I had a whole new mind set on everything.

Throughout the seventeen years that I’ve been alive I have witnessed all the sacrifices my parents have gone through ensuring I have a better future than they did. I come from immigrant parents that weren’t fortunate enough to continue studying. I myself was brought into the country when I was two years old so I could build a different path than the one my parents had to take due to financial reasons. Short after, my sister was born my mom got remarkably ill with Diabetes. I would watch in terror as my mother would lay in bed barely able to move. I held her hand, wiped her forehead, with a cool wet towel, and longed she would get all better. Being the oldest in the

When I started Unity High School I felt a little nervous because I didn't knew nobody in the school. In the begging of the first class I was quit and I didn´t talk to noone. I also didn't knew nobody in the class so I could tell them if they could help me on the problem that I need help. I was shy to talk to the teachers and and answer question or ask them for help when I needed help. During lunch time I just knew one person that came from my middle school. So I just hand out with him most the time. But, then weeks and months past I began to have more friends and I was not shy or nervous to ask for help in class. I wanted to join the soccer team of the school but I was to nervous to do it. But, now I know that I´m going to join the soccer team

My eyes repeatedly peered to the stands which had a crowd of at least four hundred students eagerly waiting as we were warming up. Observing the crowd I noticed the left side of the field was full of students in orange Parkview High School shirts while to my right students were in purple Brookwood High School shirts. It was the Lacrosse Region Championships between Parkview, the school I played for, and, Brookwood High School. Both of our schools were ranked top ten for biggest rivalries, we knew it would be a fight to win the most significant game for us.

It just made things easier for the bullies and things worse for me. Louis and I remained in Wildcats East. I was afraid and sometimes I never wanted to go back. I thought the bullying would have stopped. Now that I am not in school anymore, I feel safer, not threatened or bullied by anyone much anymore. Pretty sad I tell you how school life had to turn out the way it did.

Vividly, I can remember walking through the high school doors for the first time as a freshman with shaky legs and a nervous heartbeat. The school was a jungle of wide, shiny hallways filled with lumbering seniors who I thought were going to knock my books down on Freshman Friday. However, time has passed, and now I find myself to be the tall and “scary” senior. As I ponder about the last four years I have spent at Little Falls Community High School, I can not help but realize how much I have changed for the better. As I have matured, I have gleaned that beauty does not come through makeup and clothing brands, but rather through processing a good heart. Also, I have changed my career and college plans after high school, and I know that I will

I have strong pride for the montbello community and my school because they have shaped the person I am today. I learned how to be persistent with Coach Nicki and Larmont during basketball practice. I developed leadership skills from my national honor society and student council adviser. I discovered friendships that I would not have found at any other DPS school. The Staff at DCISM have pushed me in unimaginable ways that have strengthened my characteristics. Although I love Montbello, it wasn’t always like that. When I first filled out the school choice form I wanted to go to a traditional High School and DCISM wasn’t. For the first three years of my high school career, I felt the lack of school spirit and I was frustrated with the separation

I'm an immature rambling child at heart and I will most likely always be that way. Immaturity can sometimes be seen as a bad characteristic in people, but I find that to be absolutely false. I love being silly and weird because that's who I am and I don't plan on changing that aspect of myself just because i'm becoming an adult and moving on with my life. I made so many significant realizations during my years of high school. These realizations changed my outlook on life and my morals starting becoming more clear to me. I slowly started to see things differently for what they truly are. Im not saying Im some scholarly intellectual, but I am saying I'm not ignorant. My first realization was nearing the end of my sophomore year at Ravenwood High School.

Attending such a great school like Cathedral it got me out of so many situations I'm now thankful I got out of. Cathedral is about 1000 student small private school mainly consisting of white upper-class rich kids. Being African-American it was hard at first but I soon gained the respect for most of my peers. Once they saw me go out on the field and perform they start associating with me and treating me like everyone else. I sometimes struggle going to Cathedral at first. The workload there was like nothing I've ever experienced. We had seven classes a day every day with no block schedule with district grading scale. Starting the day at Cathedral, we started at 7:50 and we didn't get out until 3:25. My first year cathedral was inevitably my worst year there. I think I finish the year with a 2.1 GPA. Working hard sophomore through senior year I ended up having a cumulative of a 2.9

My school transition from the Normandy School District to the University City School District plays a huge role for who I truly am today. When I attended Normandy Middle school for my seventh-grade year, I was often bullied for my skin color and my height. I did not receive a quality education due to distractions in class and quarrels. Some teachers attempted to give their all to the students, but there pride was often knocked down by students and administrators. Being in a surrounding that involved quarrels and a low quality education did not stop me from wanting the best for my future. Instead it made me realize that I have to work harder to have better values in life. Based on the background my mother came from, she was positioned to choose a home in a neighborhood that was a little better than the one she came from. She had no choice but to send my brothers and I to the Normandy School District. Through the horrible experiences at Normandy Middle School, I was eager to continue to get good grades and

Throughout my education (so far) I have gone to this school, St. Christopher. I entered this school in kindergarten (I went to St. Benedict for preschool) and throughout those years I grew attached to it making me feel as if it was my second home. And just like my own home it has made me feel comfortable enough to be myself. Additionally I have made friends here, some may have left to go to another school or stayed with me across the years but nonetheless I am sure I will not forget them. Although as friends and classmates we have gotten into disagreements. However our school has taught us how to solve these disagreements by talking and negotiating which is very important not only in school but also

Anderson High School has taught me a lot of things since attending such as; priorities, respect, and open mindedness. My Freshman year english teacher showed me how to respect and be patient with others. Although AHS needs some improvements, it’s still a great school with great staff members and some hard working teachers. Since attending AHS I’ve become more confident in more focused on my future and what I want for myself, I love to prove the people who said I wouldn’t graduate wrong. Here at Anderson High School the teachers are encouraging, and give great words of wisdom and I am thankful to have to the teachers I do have. I get along with all my teachers, we all have that special teacher/student bond and connect on

I heard about McClarin High School when I was in the 10th grade. This senior I knew was going. I didn't know anything about McClarin High School. I assumed it was a school for troubled kids....until I got a letter. McClarin High School and Provost Academy made a visit to my school. After Provost and McClarin finished give a run through of their school. I was under the impression that Provost was cool because it was online but now that I think Provost isn't the choice for me so I decided McClarin. I want to go to McClarin because I can get my GPA higher, more sleep/time in the morning, retake classes I've messed up and graduate early or on

Since my first day at Childersburg High School I have been very pleased by the atmosphere that the staff and administration strive to provide for us. From the AP classes to the great teachers and all the way to the team sports that I was involved in, my time at CHS has been one of the most wonderful times of my life. I have learned many things here and above all some of the most important things are hard work and dedication and time management.

Upon entering high school, I feel like I have an advantage over students from other schools. I feel this way because of the amazing job North Cape has done to prepare me. The teachers have had a major role in shaping who I have become. They taught me to be responsible, respectful, and to enjoy a small school. Managing time was an important part in