Personal Narrative: The Last Two Years Of Highschool

Throughout high school, I was never one to have a set group of friends. People tell students that these are the best years of your life and to live it up. For me, getting through high school was always on my mind. I enjoyed high school in large part due to the fact that I was able to develop friendships with a plethora of people. High school is usually about finding your niche and blending in with a certain

I honestly wouldn’t change anything about my lifestyle or how my years of high school have gone because I am truly happy with the person I have become. I might change my freshman year only because I didn’t really pay attention like I should have. I slacked a lot my freshman year and I now realize after the rest of my years at school, it really has been a struggle trying to get everything caught up. But now during my senior year I feel like I’m doing just fine and I am making it to the end okay. I have learned a lot throughout theses last 4 years of high school, I learned that high school goes by super fast and you really don’t get chances to redo any of the years. High School is a big deal and I learned to take it seriously my sophomore

When I was a child, being popular was the coolest thing ever. Friends that you could trust by a snap of your finger. All friends are different, there is that one friend that can no longer be trusted because that friend did something that affected you. The other friend that can be trusted and can be by your side until the end with your secrets and stories. Every person can be different depends if they are conformity or nonconformity.

Throughout my middle school experience, I have been very popular. I made friends easily and relationships with every human I came into contact with required little to no effort in maintaining them. However, I became enraged by the realization that I had a friend who was becoming more popular than me. Feelings of absolute rage and jealousy engulfed my body. I hated her and, there was no stopping setting my mind on destroying her. I quickly realized back-stabbing and evil deeds of jealousy was the only way I could take her out of the picture. Throughout my 8th grade year, I realized that there is nothing more horrible than destroying the dynamic of a friend group and the dynamic of you and a best friend, for the best interest of yourself.

Being or feeling alone is one of the worst parts of being in high school. I understand that people might be friendly to one another, but does that really make you friends? In my personal opinion... no. You need a good foundation to be friends or best friends. Friends need to build off of good memories, and be able to get along well. Being a freshman in high school has really changed my entire view on life already. Knowing that I am not only in cheer as the mascot, but I play basketball, throw in track, and try to excel in school with my advanced classes. I have quickly realized that life is hard, but I recall no one ever said that it would be easy.

Middle school was somehow both the best and the worst years of my life. I tried new things, I aced my school work, I met new people, and I made new friends. It was not until eighth grade year that my life went spiraling. I had a pretty solid friend group, containing the only five girls in school who did not want to cut off each other’s heads. We were so close and it hurts me to say that I allowed our bond to be bent to the point of near brokenness.

When tempted to hang out with the popular kids, I always ask myself two questions. Would they have your best interest at heart? No. Where do they see themselves in 5 years? Nowhere. If I ever must think twice on any of those questions, I

I was so obsessed with being popular, that I had let them walk all over me and crush my dignity. Everyone now hated me and that hatred transferred over to middle school. No one wanted to be my friend and no one treated me or my ideas with respect. My social status hit rock bottom. I guess the turning point didn’t start until this year. I spent my sixth grade year following popular girls around like a lost puppy and kissing up to them. I spent my seventh grade year with little to no friends. The friends I did have were not very good and still walked over me a bit. I am one of those people who will not half-ass a friendship. I’m either all in or all out. That’s a blessing and a curse sometimes. I will put a lot of effort into friendships, but often find that effort to not be

Imagine you are wandering through a swamp and all of a sudden a green alligator and a purple hippo start wrestling behind you, a giant mama bear starts to chase you, and a neon polka-dotted boa constrictor is eating you whole. Now try to casually wander around without standing out. In my opinion that would be very difficult. That is also exactly how finding your way through the friendship pool is. I have learned to mature from sixth grade to seventh. I didn’t know the importance of true friends until I lost one. If you would ask any seventh grade girl most of them would say that dealing with friends is difficult. My friends were all very close to me but when a handful of them stabbed me in the back I learned having 4 good friends is much better than having 17 acquaintances or even 21.

As I went through junior high, I realized I would never be close with my best friends from elementary again. When I got to high school, I was thrown into an even bigger class with people I have never seen before, and I honestly was not sure if I would

I’m sure you've always heard the saying, “choose your friends wisely”, but you never really payed it any attention. As you get into high school you will see your “friend group” start to drop like flies. Friends come and go and some stay longer than others. As a high school student I’ve actually had to learn this the hard way. In middle school I was one of the “popular kids” with friends everywhere I turned, but that all changed in high school. In high school there are more people to become friends with but there is also more people to become enemies with.

This was it, my last year of middle school. Just three months until the first day of school, and I was spending it hunkered down on the itchy brown couch. I needed to keep myself engrossed in something. I pondered this predicament for quite some time, as I gazed mesmerized by the television. All of the sudden a dog food advertisement appeared on the screen. I was just about to change the channel when I saw it… a puppy, not just any puppy, It was a baby Great Dane. Grey with little black speckles protruding from it’s soft hide.

I am in high school now (9th grade) and a lot has changed over the years. I had friends that I was forced to hang out with and some that just grew with me and now we are in same school or classes.

My friends became the stereotypical jocks who looked down on people who cared more about grades. I stuck my head in books while my friends went out with their boyfriends and stayed

Friends come in all shapes, sizes, and personalities. Everyone has a variety of different friends in life. A unusual sense of humor, great advice, and honesty are all things that come to mind when you think about a friend. Friends are important to have because they are a backbone when things get tough in life and are always there to love and support. However, anyone who has spent time with friends will notice that each one has a special personality with respect to their honesty, loyalty, and care. Basically, friend types can be fallen into three groups; acquaintances, activity friends, and best friends. Friends come in all shapes, sizes, and personalities. Everyone has a variety of different friends in life. Becoming aware of some of the different types of friends will allow you to understand them, and in the end it can strengthen your relationships with each other. In smaller schools a lot of these following types of friends will overlap, and that is perfectly fine. Having friends in multiple groups can lead to better friendships all throughout your life.