Personal Narrative Essay: Lockers In Middle School

I attended Heritage Middle School in East Cleveland. There were kids coming from everywhere: Superior Elementary, Caledonia Elementary, Chambers Elementary and Mayfair Elementary. I had came from Mayfair Elementary school. Middle school was definitely different from elementary school, there was a lot to get used to. The first day of school is always nervous to me, before I get to my class I’m wondering will I have the some of the people I had in elementary school. I was a little relieved to see some other the people I knew in my class. But the other faces I wasn’t familiar with . Switching class was hard to do at first do as time went on it got easy. Having more than one teacher was a huge adjustment for me because just two months before

Learning that school is something to be glad about was one aspect I will never forget. School helps spark and form the character of discovery in one’s mind. To find problems in the world’s society and attempt to fix them so future generations will not be forced to make that same mistake. Other than social media, education is the most powerful tool to train an adolescent’s mind. Coming from the Nobleboro Central School I have this story. The first trimester was a long one, I had never presented a project before and didn’t know the first thing about talking out loud in front of a class. Also, my English was considerably bad with papers handed in, in rough draft form. My English is still a little rusty, although my past teachers have guided me past the few trimesters preparing me for an average High School paper. Concludingly, the first trimester of public school was a real learning experience with mostly a C average in most of my classes which left room for improvement. The second trimester I had an understanding of school and was trying more and more on improving how I could understand teachers. This time of education at public school was the aha moment wherein I could explore the true reasons of presentations, tests and open book exams. The third and final trimester was a matter of consistency in grades. Because of this, most of my trimester average grades were in the B+/A range. Thankfully, because of this I had finished the 8th grade with most subjects having a yearly average of a

Coming to eighth grade on the first day was slightly scary for me. I was afraid that I wouldn’t have any friends on the same team as me and that I wouldn’t have a class with any friends. When I arrived to the homeroom, school didn’t start off as bad as I thought it would. Apparently I had more than one friend in my homeroom, which made things less awkward for the first time being in class.

The first thing you notice is the harsh, musty smell that hits you like a punch in the face. Always crowded the boys locker room at Brooke Point High School leaves some vivid and unsettling memories. The walls were lined with small red lockers, all filled with cloths that were drenched in sweat. It had a water fountain that in the four years I attended, never was functional. The two stalls located in the middle of the long hall were functional, but never had toilet paper in them. The experiences I had in that room were awful, mainly due to the fact that all the schools money went to fund the football teams locker room and weight room. If you weren't on a sports team you were forced to change in a old musty and disgusting locker room.

It felt weird sitting at a different school.. I did meet some of my old friends from last year, like Zander Jackson, but he was on the “red team.” It was also a bit weird to find out that Mrs. Smith was actually my neighbor!

The start of my 9th grade year at Elsik High School was chill. Even though most of my Friends from Killough went to Taylor or Hasting High School. Elsik has a campus just for the incoming freshman. I wasn't that intimidated about being a freshman because all of the incoming freshman were together. Its was hard for me to make friends. So I decided to to join Elsik Might Ram Football. Since i Joined the football team I met NIck,Tim, Correa,Luke and others that played football. Playing football help maintain an A&B average. Elsik High school had two buildings. One building was just for the freshman and other building was for 10 through 12 graders. I couldn't wait to be in the other building Because the other building known as main campus at all

Time, like always, blew by. Middle school brought its own challenges, as it does for all kids. You struggled with the person you wanted to be, made hard choices about what you valued. Dad and I tried to guide you, but you made decisions on your own, and they were always the right ones. We could clearly see that you were a natural leader and persistent worker. High school only cemented those traits about you, and then, amazingly, you were again ready to move to a different world.

Keeping up with my books was a big transition going into middle school. In elementary we just carried a backpack, but in middle school you carry quite a few books that are too heavy to lug around so you need to use your locker. Getting into your locker is another big deal, but I am not going to get into that. Remembering what class to go to is going to be a big deal. If you are late you will get detention. In elementary they don’t really enforce that rule. In middle school you attend eight classes, and you only get four minutes to

Let’s jump ahead again, this time to my first day of school. Morris Knolls High School is one of the top high schools in the US. Their curriculum is rigorous and their standards are sky high. Also, this was a completely new environment for me. I didn’t know how high school worked and this wasn’t the type of town I was used to. Living in suburbia and attending a school with different demographics than I was used to scared me. I now lived 30 minutes away from everything I grew up around. But the thought of having a fresh start excited me. No one knew me, I was a nobody and therefore free to completely change myself.

Middle school requires you to have a locker which was a new challenge for me. I had to learn how to keep my books organized and I also had to remember the lock code to get in and out. I had to be responsible with my

The people were okay, but some of the girls were ugly as a frog in the face and in their souls. The guys were not much better, being complete tools and the athletes were much worse as well. At that time, their football team was completely not good enough at all. The coaching wasn't that good abd they had to play a whole bunch of state/regional contenders in their district. So I had a pretty okay year...I've met a couple of great people and even became friends with more than enough ppl. However, I made my first huge mistake in writing a note about one of them and it spread like wildfire. Then a few months after I apologized I messed up again and got cut off by her. It hurt a lot but I learned from that

When you were in school, did you witness the one kid that never learned that their locker is tiny, or that it doesn't open very often and he can fit nearly nothing in it, try to fit something like sports gear or an instrument into there, and then the panic that follows when they cant fit it in there? I feel that this is a major problem and that it needs to be fixed, either by replacing the lockers or fixing them

In sixth grade, I have experienced dropping by books and carrying much more supplies that I need at that moment. Therefor, I believe Holy Family Catholic School needs to add lockers for the middle school students. Adding lockers can encourage responsibility for students, it will prevent students from carrying to much supplies, and can help students be creative in an educational way. This action can encourage students to get ready for the next grade in an organized and fun way.

Freshman year I remember walking into the school mortified, thinking that everything and anything that could go wrong would. I had never attended a Liberty-Benton School and knew about five people that would be in my grade. I was shy and quiet because I didn’t know any of the new faces. I was insecure about myself and thought that it would be almost impossible to make friends. Before high school, I went to a small, private,

When I reflect on my experience of myself in elementary I remember all the things I liked about school. I remember the field trips that we took. I remember the times when I would get bullied. I remember so many little details about the time I had gone through in elementary. I remember all the friends I had made a school. I remember helping in the kitchen inside the lunch room. I remember playing different sports and becoming a great team leader. I also remember the fun and great times that I had with my classmates, when I wasn’t getting bullied by other kids.