Personal Narrative: My Goals In High School

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.

I am a shy person by nature. When I was a sophomore in high school, I took my first college Deaf Studies class. My teacher, who was Deaf, explained to us in the limited ASL we were able to understand (including some writing on the board to fill in the gaps) that Deaf culture is very outgoing, and it is considered rude if one is not sociable and talkative. Naturally, being the reserved person I was, attending the required Deaf socials and being brave enough to walk up and introduce myself to people was intimidating. Initially, I did not make a lot of progress in this arena.

The progression of my education goals are as follows: My short term educational goal is to accepted as a nursing student here at York Technical College. My next goal will be to graduate from the nursing program as a Registered Nurse.

One reason I struggled in high school was because of hanging out with the wrong group of friends. When I was a freshman I had many “friends” (as many do when they first start high school.) By the time I was a senior I had two friends out of the whole group of friends I started with my freshman year. Hanging out with bad influences not only got me into drugs but got me into thinking it was okay to come home 3 nights out of the week at 2 am, when my curfew was at 11 pm. At that point in my life I was dealing with my mother’s sickness alone and feeling like I would never be good enough for anyone. I went to the drugs and told myself that I was “forgetting” everything. Sadly I didn’t figure out how bad I was ruining my high school years until I

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.

That was my first goal, learning about the history of the deaf community as well as its current culture. If I became more comfortable interacting with the Deaf community, my goal would’ve been achieved! My next goal was to learn basic signing skills. Since I have a lot of difficultly with things like grammar and syntax, I wanted to really focus on vocabulary since that’s easier for me to learn, but I also wanted to retain the vocab I learned. Lastly, I wanted to attend Deaf events where I was actually able to interact with the Deaf community and put what I learned to the text. I have a lot of social anxiety so I wanted to try to overcome that, especially since the thought of being a beginner and interacting with native Deaf signers made me nervous. Overall, I just really wanted to make the course a cultural experience opposed to a strictly foreign language course, not only due to my difficultly with language, but also because of my own

One of my educational goals consists of graduating the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico with a BA in Indigenous Liberal Studies as well as, a certificate in Business and Entrepreneurship. Since I joined the IAIA community two years ago, I had expanded my knowledge aspects and had the chance to meet various people from various Native communities from the United States, Mexico, Canada, to Alaska and Hawaii. IAIA is one school that projects a unique atmosphere with various cultural perspectives. While attending the Institute of American Indian Arts, I have discovered I am passionate in the fields of cultural and language revitalization, the history of the various Native American communities and nations, and tribal

My college goals are to major in history and/or archaeology; minor in a foreign language, and right now I am leaning towards Japanese; and getting certified in the classics or medieval studies. I also plan to participate in choir, volunteer work, study abroad, internship opportunities, and work study. After I graduate, I plan to get a job at either a museum or a company in order to gain experience. Then, I want to have enough qualities to go on archaeological expeditions around the world.

The goals that I have set for myself has galvanized my actions and motivated me to do my absolute best. In high school my plan was to graduate with honors and go to the college of my choice. While pursuing the major of my choice, Business Administration, and also having enough scholarships to help me grow as an honest worker in society. A degree to me is more than a document qualifying you for jobs. It is a trophy that I will win after running this long marathon we call school. Colin Powell stated “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” Being a young African American male, raised in a single parent household has driven me to set out and find all assets to assist me with my degree. Once I get my degree it will further society in many ways, my main way to further society is by influencing the youth financially and also inspiring the young African American males

Around age 5, I began to resolve conflicts between my friends. Two of them were always in disagreement, usually over unequal sharing. At the sight of this, I eventually became fed up and decided to help. One day they both were over at my house, yet again arguing, so I sat them down, suggested that we talk about the issue, and devised a plan on who could use the trampoline when and for how long. We methodically worked out a schedule, and at last, their stubborn mindsets disbanded into a healthy relationship. This instant, and many others like it, formed my wish to help people with the small things, improving and making their life just a bit easier.

My plans for after high school were not realized until my senior year. The idea of moving out and being on my own seem to be very foreign. I had heard all about having to start planning throughout high school. Not until my senior year, when it was nearly a reality, that it was the time that I had to grow up and start developing my future. The plan that I formulated this year was to go to George Mason University, rent an apartment or live in dorms, work part-time, and after college to work full-time at an IT or programming department of a company. Many factors can change this prophecy, such as emergencies or making new decisions. For this project, I used the most accurate to my life information and resources. So i looked for an apartment and

My goal after high school is to go college for 4 years and take all the class that requires for my career, bank service. I want this job to be my career because it’s an indoor job, and it has to do with helping people organizing their finances, and not only because it’s an indoor job but also because it’s kind of a challenging job.

“It’s not what you are that’s holding you back it’s what you think you are not”. This is what was posted on the outside of Ms. Shoffners office door. There a girl stood waiting to be called in for her meet her guidance counselor, shoulder shrugged head down and tears forming in her eyes. She had lost all hope and thought she did not belong. Unlike most counselors, Ms.shoffner had an open door policy. Her door never closed and she was always available. Her motto was “Mom First.Counselor second.” The meeting was supposed to be about “your next step” in other words goals for high school that would lead him or her to their future college. Instead she looked at the distraught trembling girl and shot her the most understanding smile. The girl looked

My educational goals are to take everything that I`ve learned from college and high school and but it into my career in the future . Which what i want to do is major in culinary arts (Pastery Cheif) and open my own bakery its been a dream of mine since I was a little kid and my grandmother was the one who inspired me to own my own bakery. When I little my grandmother and me used to bake stuff all the time for like a church gathering, a funrasier, or just for a family get together and it was always so fun. We would laugh and smile there some of my favorite past memories and they encouraged me to do my dream.

Four years of high school is a long time. It is the beginning of a student's future. A student can blow off their high school years or take advantage of them. A student that blows them off could potentially deprive themselves of the necessities to be successful in college and later, the real world. A student that takes advantage of their high school years can begin building on their foundation for the future. Did I accomplish everything I wanted to do in high school? What are my plans after high school? I accomplished everything I wanted to do in high school and I have a plan for my future.