Winnie the Pooh once said, “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”. This is very true for the year that I have had. This year has been crazy, fun, stressing, creative, and educational all wrapped into one.
The beginning of the year wasn’t exactly as I envisioned as an eighth grader. I thought that going to high school would be some life changing experience with new people and more privileges. It turned out that it wasn’t that life changing so much as perspective changing and there was more work, more stress, and privileges tend to come with a price. My first day left me nervous, lost, confused, stressed, overwhelmed, and tired by the end of the day. The first thing I did when I got home that day
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My overall favorite class has got to be my geography class. Despite the challenging curriculum, I had many memories of talking with friends as we stress about work, complaining of not having a morning coffee, and learning independence through unique projects and solitary assignments. Another class which brings many memories is choir. I have learned so many lessons from the people in choir. Diversity, uniqueness, many personalities converging, and amazing people to influence someone is what comes to mind when I think of choir. Organized chaos is usually the norm and the craziest people are the best people. Despite all the chaos, good friends are there. The best parts are the people, performing, the singing, choreography, and being able to be yourself and being totally accepted by everyone. Choir has been a highlight of my year and every single moment is one to remember.
Another memory of mine is the story of one of my choir concerts. It was chaotic as everyone came into the choir room and every freshman was lost. We all came together and did vocal warmups and despite all the chaos we all came together for an amazing concert that wowed and made us all smile. I learned many lessons that night but the most major one was probably that despite all the chaos, everything will be okay in the end even if it doesn't seem that way in the
Finally, I am finished with middle school. Anxiously thinking about the first day of high school, I knew that it would be hectic and wild, but I was ecstatic. Of course, the night before I could not sleep. I lay awake dreaming about how my first day at John Paul II will go. How will it be meeting new people and seeing old friends from last year? Will high school be hard? Will I get lost? I kept thinking about the unknown and worst possible outcomes. My first day of high school was unexpected.
Walking into school on my first day of high school, I felt out of place. My face covered in acne, my teeth covered in braces, and the callicks in my hair stuck up through the abnormally thick layer of hair gel that coated them. My middle school social anxiety still ruled over me as I could barely speak with any member of the opposite sex. Yet, I still had an odd confidence about me. I had always been one of the best students in my class, even without ever studying for a test. I viewed high school as a slight uptick from the curriculum I had easily passed in middle school. I was wrong. High school exists as a microcosm of society, in which I originally failed to acclimate myself to the challenges posed to me in a setting of increased
On August 24, 2015, I started high school. With an uncertain future ahead of me, I entered the school with a mindset towards greatness. At first, I was sad about starting high school because it meant I was getting closer to becoming an adult, but now I am just scared of not being at the top of my class, not getting into my choice universities/colleges, and not getting really high scores on my SAT/ACT, PSAT, and AP exams. I still
The British writer A.A. Milne, investigates and makes a lyric which is called Now We Are Six this identifies with his youth and informs us regarding his age and how he's growing up to be sharp. Over every one of the years A.A. Milne finds about his idealistic life and how he wanted to compose lyrics. His children's stories and numbers, some of which highlighted his best-known imaginative creation, Winnie-the-Pooh.Milne has been applauded for his precise and thoughtful perceptions of kids' conduct, his mind, and his expertise with dialect, particularly pleasantry and discourse.
My favorite class, without a doubt, was Honors Biology. The students were so engaged in their work and it was effortless to teach them. I had plenty of fun teaching all of my classes, but this group was especially admirable.
I remember being an anxious eighth grader thinking about starting my freshman year of high school. We went from being at the top of the school to being at the bottom of a new one. All of our middle school teachers always told us about how our high school teachers wont “hold our hands” and how we will be on our own. Being in high school is completely different than being in elementary school and middle school. Its almost like each year we have more and more freedom but more responsibility.
No specific memory stands out above the rest as my favorite memory in high school. I have had plenty of good experiences in school throughout the past two years. Some experiences I enjoyed are Agora of 2016 and Romantic Idol 2017. Both experiences were a product of Kinkaid’s class and work. Journeying around the streets of Toledo was the objective of my Agora group. Speaking an intro, reciting poetry, and coaching contestants were my favorite parts of Romantic Idol.
As a matter of fact, now that I think about it, there is one memory that I have of every single year and every single group that I love. That first day of school that I come in to class and introduce myself to my students and tell them not
Winnie the Pooh is a children’s storybook written by one of the most famous children’s British writers, Alan Alexander Milne in 1926. Milne’s inspiration of the character was from a stuffed animal that his son, Christopher Robin owned in the nursery. Therefore, Milne made up a special bedtime story for and about his son; it was about a “silly old bear”, some other animal friends and many pots of honey. The Pooh series, including Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner were instant big hits in England.
Obviously like any other freshman high schooler I was excited to start playing high school sports and being apart of the whole high school experience. But like many other freshman I had a false impression of high school. I thought it was going to be exciting and that I would meet a lot of the older kids and go to cool highschool parties. I also didn 't understand why people always said highschool changes people. I
My early years of high school were the greatest years of my life. High school came with a lot of new things, varsity sports, driving, and even spending more time out with friends. Even though most of these things are everyday normal activities now, they were brand new to me in my early years. I discovered and made routine of many new things throughout my first three years of high school. School work, activities, and even sports were entirely different in high school compared to junior high. Although I wasn’t used to the life of a high school student, I caught on and began to love it very quickly.
Winnie-the-Pooh is a tale that spans across generations of childhoods and adulthoods. The gentle appeal of a soft, simple bear and his group of eclectic friends has captured the hearts of millions. However, in the search to make Pooh more marketable, drastic changes have been made to the original text in order to appeal to a wider audience. In my research, I will explore how the commercialization of Winnie-the-Pooh affected the original text, both in its meaning and sentimental value.
High school can take a mental toll on anyone. From the minute I stepped into the high school I already had “senioritis”, or rather wanting to graduate already. People say it comes fast, and for me, four years flew by. It can mentally be hard to get through going through the long eight hour days and getting five-minute breaks in between. For me waking up at seven in the morning was difficult, but I had
My freshman year was one that I very much wish I could go back to. Only due to the fact that I was the least stressed that year and that, that was when I had everything the easiest. I studied the hardest this year because I very well knew where I wanted to go in the future. This is the year where I had many good friends, those of whom helped me with my studies and pushed me to my best. I didn’t face many obstacles this year except, I did face problems with friends and drama. The beginning of my first year out of summer is where I had many incidents with friends and it caused us to drift and for myself to continuously watch what I did due to the fact of rumors flying around because of someone else. Though, this passed over and the rest of the year was very exciting as I figured out some
It was august of 2014 and wouldn’t you know it, another school year is about to start. Like most kids my age, I wasn’t ready for the workload of high school and the stress, I would have rather stayed home and rode four-wheelers, played video games, and eat whatever I want whenever I want. I came into high school hoping it would fly by and thinking I would just barely pass all my classes and then I would be done and off to bigger and better things. And really what I came to find out is high school gave me an education, but it also gave me a picture of how my life will take shape.