Personal Narrative: Job's Daughters By Sara Brown

Everything had began magnificently the day I attended the renaissance fair. It was the first time I’d ever been to any festival of the sort, and the air was full of magic. At exactly 10:30 in the morning, the ceremony began. The King and Queen presented themselves atop the castle’s balcony to address their people. As the beautiful royals welcomed us into their kingdom, my heart beat erratically, and I crossed the threshold with my breath held. There were so many events that I wanted to see, and activities I wanted to try; I couldn’t wait to get inside. I wasn’t just an ordinary guest, however, I had a job to do. Carrying my instrument lightly with one hand, dressed as a princess and feeling important, I walked proudly through the bustling

My mother, Amy Neuzil, has grit because she works hard everyday to get things done. She is the reason the word grit was invented. She stumbles out of bed every day at six a.m. Then she retrieves my sister, Madison, from her sleeping quarters and dresses her in the fanciest get-up you’ve ever seen. While she is completing that task, she also has to dress for work or college. While cramming a turkey sandwich, blueberries, and five or six bulky blocks of frosted plastic ice into a teeny tiny black insulated lunch bag. After she has finished that magic act, she is practically late for whatever she is trying to get to. So, she frantically gathers Madison into the Buick. Then she starts rushing back and forth through the front door, to grab

This ceremony is when everyone is able to find out if they if they are a Top Ten or Top Three Qualifier for their specific competitive event. This process is done by displaying the Top nine thousand people at the conference. Finally, once all the qualifiers are on stage, the Top Three Qualifiers are awarded with their medals and everyone exits. I was feeling nervous at the beginning of the ceremony. This feeling grew stronger but before I knew it, it was time for Medical Photography to be announced. Before my eyes could even reach the bottom of the list my friends were jumping up and down and cheering for me! My name was on the Top Ten Qualifier List! I quickly gave my friends a hug and rushed to the stage. I waited in line with the rest of the qualifiers before we all could enter the stage. While we waited I could feel my heart racing as I thought about how many people I was about to stand in front of. I was so scared I was going to trip! Someone who looked very official came around to each of us to fix our hair and our blazers. As we entered the stage I felt the bright, hot lights flash us as the Top Three Qualifiers were announced. I was not in the top three so I exited the stage where I received a certificate and a

In mid-September, the senior class voted to select 7 ladies for the 2016 Queen’s Court. Seniors Janet Burkhardt and Courtney Baumann both had sisters on previous Queen’s Courts and were familiar with the responsibilities when accepting the nomination of their class. While the Queen’s Court was busy making numerous arrangements; each class built floats for the parade.

Many times, we have memories that we would like to forget, such as an unpleasant or traumatic experience. My memory of my first internship was something that I always tried to forget, along with a lot of other negative experiences in my life. However, now that almost two years have passed, and after reflecting on it time and time again, I began to reclassify that memory as a learning experience rather than a negative experience. In life, we are faced with many obstacles, sometimes on a daily basis. Our society values stories of overcoming life’s obstacles because they are inspiring, interesting and may lead to personal growth.

I am truly honored to be one of the candidates for National Honors Society this year. I’ve seen what a difference this society makes in our school, and I believe that my leadership skills would make a valuable contribution to this organization. This last year I was made the president of our school's Thespian Society and have been a strong leader for our troupe. It is my job to make sure meetings run smoothly and oversee that the agenda is getting done efficiently and effectively. In addition to theater, last year I was the witch in our marching band’s show, “Emerald City.” Basically, my role was to direct the band for part of the show and help lead the members to their proper positions and placements. Making sure all of the props for the show were placed and stored correctly was a priority as well. This was a lot to take on as a sophomore and required extra time outside of practice to make sure that it got done.

It wasn’t like any other swim practice, no, not like any other I’d ever gone to. No one usually moved to Minot, North Dakota that was also in swimming, so when Emily Pitcher and her family moved to town and came to practice, it was quite a shock for everyone on the team. She moved from Colorado and she had 2 younger brothers and a younger sister as well. They seemed nice enough but there was something about Emily, who was my age, which seemed a bit off.

I had been an only child for eight years so when my parents told me I was going to be a big sister I was shocked. I thought I was going to be an only child my whole life. It was normal for me to do things alone and I’m normally not thrilled about change but I was excited. We decided to name him Houston Michael Peters. He was originally supposed to be born on the thirty first of January, the same day as my dad. But he was born 2 days early on the twenty-ninth of January two thousand and fourteen and that's the day my life changed for the better.

As Grand Bethel Guide, my responsibility is to assist the Grand Bethel Honored Queen with her term by helping to run state weekends, solve whatever problems and questions other daughters may have and to introduce distinguished guests. Andi and I have always had similar ideas within our organization and had spent the previous year working as a team when we served as Grand Bethel Recorder and Treasurer respectively. This past weekend I had learned the true meaning of being a leader as I watched girls of all ages take an active part in discussions about bylaws and brainstorming ideas. Normally, the Grand Bethel Line Officers would plan every weekend to the detail, not taking into account what the daughters of the stated want. But instead of that, Andi let the members give us their ideas. I saw girls standing up and giving their

I have had many great mentors that have stood out in my life thus far, but I have one lady that really stands out. Her name is Tina; I know her better as Ms. Hicks. She is a kindergarten teacher and Glee Club director at the middle school I attended. I came to know her really well when I joined the Glee Club my sixth grade year. She is so selfless and always puts others before herself. I just began watching her one day and realized that I wanted to be just like her. I began to volunteer in her classroom the last period of the day because I want to be an elementary school teacher as well. I decided why not learn form the best. Throughout the year, I learned so much from her. She taught me that students can learn and have fun while they

Very few people have ever met a queen in their life. Even fewer know a queen on a personal level. Fortunately, I have been blessed to be one of those people. Actually, she isn’t a queen; she is my best friend’s mother. Vilinda Sue “Vicky” Boyett or “Queen Victoria” as I call her is a kind, compassionate woman who will not only take the shirt off her back to give to you, but teach you to sew one for yourself. Vicky Boyett was born in Tampa, Florida on January 26, 1959. She was the daughter of Air Force parents and constantly moved across the country which has granted her with numerous stories. She met her late husband, Ronnie Boyett, at a football game through her brother. The two were married during the Christmas break of her senior

“Rue Lillington” said Melo Wane, our Capitol escort. My heart had dropped. “Me?! It's only my first year to enter!”I whimpered in my head. Accepting my faith I slowly walked to the stage trying not to show emotion.

Have you ever loved one thing so much that you just can’t stop thinking about it? Well, running was that “thing” for 16-year-old track star Jessica Carlisle. She lived, breathed, and ate running every single day up until the accident. When her track team’s bus is coming home from their meet, they collide with another vehicle that is going the opposite way. One of their teammates’ dies and Jessica ends up losing her leg.

When it comes to class, I can relate to Leslie more. I grew up in a working class family. Our main priority was to pay bills and maybe if we were lucky have a little money to enjoy or safe. But our priority was never about saving. Even though, both of my parents came from different class, they both ended up as a working class citizens. My father grew up in a family that had money and he always lectured us about saving. However, my mother was more into living in the present than in the future. She thought money comes and goes and we shouldn't stress about it. Eventually, I took up her personality. I have a hard time saving any money. Even if I try to manage money, I stress and give up eventually. An advise I would give couples is to talk about

Coal miner’s daughter belongs on my life soundtrack because when I was little we were poor but we always had what we needed. We never went without my mom and dad always found a way to get me and my brothers what we needed. Of course back then I had no clue we were struggling. So to me it a reminder to always be grateful for what i have and not what i don't. i don't really have have a favourite part it's just all so good.