Why Should I Stay In High School

It's been five years and a half since I take the decision to leave the baseball team. Five years ago I was on a baseball team. I join the baseball team because I like baseball and my family like it too. I join a new team so I didn't know anybody on the team. The longest practices we have had on the team are from 5pm to 12am, and the shortest practices we have had are from 5pm to 9pm. The position that I use to play on was on the first base. But the problem was that I didn’t have enough time to sleep. I slept about 5 hours every night. Because I wasn’t sleeping enough I couldn’t do my homework from school or study. My grades start to go down and I was falling asleep in class.

When the school year started, I realized I wouldn't be able to do all the things I wanted to do and keep my grades up. I had to choose between my love for sports and my love for the arts. I wanted to continue running on the cross-country team, and later on, do indoor and outdoor track and field. For me, running is important. It's something I enjoy doing, and after the summer captain's practices, I have grown to love the people I run with. The team really felt like a family and I loved being with them day to day. If I continued to run I would do track in both, the winter and spring. On the other hand, I had the arts. I have always had a passion for the arts which not only included painting and drawing but also theatrical performances. Theater has been something that I have done all my life. It has been a way of expression for me and my childish dreams of going to Broadway or becoming an actress have stayed with me to this day. This year I realized how much it meant to me and I wasn't ready to give up on it. I wasn't ready to quit something that I have been doing for years. However, I did want to be part of a new group and join a sports team. It took a long time to decide and one main struggle that has continued is I don't know if I made the right decision. I decided to join the cross-country team and later join the track and field

To start it off, I moved math classes to Mr. Dicker’s, which was one of the most stressful events of my life. Personally, I thought moving up would be much easier than it actually was. I found myself in a constant struggle and had to push myself to my limits. I constantly had to go in for extra help because I got down on myself. All of the hard work, long nights, and stress I put in to math eventually paid of. I ended up getting all As on my report card throughout seventh grade, which I could barely get my mind around. During seventh grade, I participated in volleyball, basketball, and soccer. I played soccer for six years when I was little, but I hadn’t touched a ball since. I knew from the beginning that soccer would be hard for me since I am not foot-eye coordinated in any way. Normally, sports come pretty naturally to me, but soccer was different. I compared myself to other people, but I decided that that was enough. I began to practice soccer almost everyday, and soon enough, I began getting compliments about how much I had improved. Getting good grades and trying a new sport were both amazing experiences, but my personal favorite time from seventh grade was the Colorado trip. The Colorado was not only a break from all the stressful academics, but it was a time where I could bond with new and old friends. Before the trip, there was a group of people who I had never really come in contact with, but during the trip, I made some incredible bonds with these people. Like I said, seventh grade was a time of change, but it was a change that set me up for success in eighth

In the 6th grade, the sports at the school increased to softball, baseball, track, volleyball, basketball and soccer. This what the time when us as students had to decide what we wanted to play. I debated doing track because everyone else was doing it, but I was not good at running. Because of this I decided that I would stick with softball. When the season came around I was shocked when my whole softball team of 7 years had quit on me. They had all left to join track. This was hard for me because the sign up for all sports were over and there was not enough for a team. Being shy, and not outgoing around the kids I went to school with I didn't know what I was going to do. I decided one day and asked my mom if I could join a kid-sports team from another

This enormous amount of time dedicated to one extra curricular was well worth the effort, especially when I transferred into a new high school school my freshman year. Transferring to a new school can have its difficulties, but soccer allowed me

In 2016 I joined volleyball through the school and fell in love with it (even if I wasn't very good). During my 8th grade year I knew this was something I wanted to do, I was so happy that I found my sport, I played around with multiple other sports like soccer for a couple years and gymnastics that have been doing for 10 years, I loved gymnastics and I dreamed of going to the olympics but I never once in my time in gymnastics loved it as much as I do volleyball. So I quit gymnastics and tried out for club and I made it after club I knew highschool vball was coming up so I worked for it I did private lessons and I worked out a lot but I didn't make the team. I still wanted to play even tho I was just shot down I tried out for school ball and

In my high school career, I have had a lot of great moment. I have made friends and won state. Though all of the success there has been some failing moments that I wish I could change. Such as my grades and my effort in sports.

3 years ago I was in the same exact position, an eager seventh grade that can’t wait to go to high school. Just like all of you, I wanted to go to high school so bad and finally be with the older kids. As far away from all the seventh graders as I could get. All the teachers would say how much more freedom we would get and it sounds like a dream come true. You may think they are just sugar coating the whole thing, but they really aren’t. I know it can be nerve racking and all, but you’ve already done it before. Just a year ago you had to come up to middle school and sometime down the line you had to make new friends. Yes you came up with some of the kids from your elementary school, but eventually you had to find new kids to talk to with in classes, lunch, extra curriculars, and the list goes on. This time you are moving up to a school again, but you are with all the kids you’re going to school with right now. It’s an upgraded transition from elementary to middle school. Times of having super strict rules are gone. Yes of course there will be rules, but your freedom will open up. In some classes you get to pick your seats. There won’t be things like silent lunches. I hated having silent lunches, we would have them almost twice a week. I remember when I

The reason I want to graduate is because I want to get out of high school. I want to go to college, get a full time job, and spend time with my brother and sister-in-law. I want to major in childcare when I finish high school. I want to get a full time job at a daycare center. I want to spend time with my brother and sister-in-law. The reason I want to graduate is because I want to go to college, get a full time job, and go spend time with my brother and sister-in-law that’s why I want to graduate from high school.

Soccer has always been one of the most important things in my life and many of the lessons I have learned have come from the soccer pitch. Dealing with different personalities from coaches to players has helped me to be more patient and understanding of other people’s perspectives and goals. These experiences have helped to shape me into the person and player I am, however they have not been without challenges. The summer leading to my Junior year was a difficult time because I was a player on the edge of Varsity and JV fighting for minutes throughout the season.

I once heard a quote that stated, “It’s the oldest story in the book. One day, you’re 17 and you’re planning for someday. And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life.” As senior year comes to an end, there are bitter sweet feelings. As I look towards my future, I have one foot heading out the door, and yet one filmy planted not wanting to let go. The mere thought of saying my final goodbyes, learning my last few lessons as an Assumption student, and clearing out my locker for one last time makes me apprehensive. The uncertainty and expectation that consumes our thoughts and feelings motivate us for our futures. However as we move our tassel on our final day, we transform to alumni, and as we bid farewell to the school that connected us all, I hope we all keep a piece of Assumption with us.

Going into my eighth grade year I got a few of my friends together and we lifted almost everyday we also stared working on our plays to get us ready for the season. I did not want to only win two games again. This is when I started to become a hard worker for football. On the very last game of the year I hit someone and put my head down. I compressed a disc in my neck and was rushed to the hospital I thought my Football days were over. After basketball I decided not to play football my freshman year or so I thought. My friend Anthony’s dad came and talked to me one on one. He explained to me that if I didn’t play then I would be letting my team mates down and in the long run my school. I decided to keep playing.

I luckily was able to make varsity as it of course being my first year out of a total of sixty girls. I was very happy that my hard work was paying off and everyday I took it as a new day to grow and get better. I did feel a lot of emotions during the season, because i felt somewhat homesick to soccer and not playing it with my friends was very weird to me. I felt really out of place and far behind since I still had to completely learn a new sport and be able to step up at the varsity level. I felt out of place and would sometimes look over towards the soccer fields admiring the sport. But not to long after I finally got the hang of things, I was happy again in my own new sport. I had ups and downs but I was able to move forward, showing that

Most students want to get out of school earlier, so I feel like Webb City School District's current plan for meeting the state’s mandatory school hours per day requirement is the best option out of the 3 choices. The shorter school week, Tuesday-Friday, with longer days would be nice, but being in school until 3:45 isn't something that I would like. I enjoy the freedom of getting out at 2:10 and being able to do activities after school. At 2:10 I feel like I still have a day to do things and get things accomplished out of school.

High school is usually told to be the best time of your life, but the first two years for me were not what I 'd imagine it to be. My passion for soccer had followed me all the way to high school. It was all I could possibly think about day and night, even in my sleep. The biggest goal for me, at the time, was to make it to varsity. Practicing was never an option for me, it was always a "must do". Sweat dripped, my heart raced, and I even got red in the face. My whole body ached until game time.