Personal Narrative Essay Examples High School

I've always had a passion for doing well. I've done my finest throughout school and I've always put my everything into what I do. Every class I've taken, I've put all of my effort into. But there are still classes that I haven't had the chance to do that in. I've tried many times to get the best schedule throughout high school, but many times it was impossible. There are many classes that I could've excelled in similar to the ones I have, but scheduling messed the chance up. I have nobody to…

Quick backstory: High school chemistry, junior year, I had just swapped in from a fitness class that I was obviously not built for. I decided to join a chemistry class a few days after the start of school, feeling that this would be a great choice over the class that I was previously in. Not even two weeks into the course and I already felt I was in over my head. Now I know what you’re thinking, “High school chemistry? Really? That was too much for you to handle?” And yes, it was. I have never…

problems there has been someone to help me dealt with my problems. Getting into to high school I always tried to stay focus. Because I wasn't really big on playing sports I was always to small. I tried my best in school to stay focus at all times but sometimes I was side tracked by friends. I took additional after school classes to help me progress where I was lacking in class. Some may say it's crazy but school was hard to me . The subject I had the…

hardships. Whether it’s good or bad there is always something that comes out of it. As a high school senior, I was looking forward to graduation, while at the same time I was panicking about what might come next. All my friends were getting ready to head to college but because of my financial situation, I couldn’t. During the summer of that year, I was exploring what choices I have as a freshly high school graduate. After performing a deep research, I decided to take a gap year. I read…

It was March 30th, 1997. Verrado High School was an edgy and dark place to be. There were these weird people at Verrado. They act cool like seniors, but they are only sophomores. I was going to ask these kids who they were, but I didn’t because I didn’t want to them punch me. At 12:02 I was just minding my own business, fixing my saxophone out of my locker, when somebody came up to me. Mackenzie, a senior girl part of the “mean girls” group, pushed me into my locker while I had my saxophone in…

I got butterflies in my stomach every night before I went to bed because I knew there was school the next morning. I got tired of the feeling of being stressed, nervous, overwhelmed about how and if I was going to make it through the next school day or even the school year. I finally realized that I had to choose between putting more effort into my school work to be able to go to 10th grade or continue to hang out with my friends. And here I am 10th grade year and getting better grades than last…

In high school I have been very involved in theatre and theatre tech; since my freshman year I have been an officer on the club’s board with positions of Secretary, Vice President of General Affairs, and President for two years now. My job over the past two years has mainly been to create agendas and run meetings, oversee the community service and fundraising opportunities, and focus on outreach to new members of the club. I have also been a member of the State Student Thespian Board for two…

been accepted in the middle of my Canby high school days because of my excellent grades, leadership skills, and my confidence in speeches. One other person had been accepted in my grade at that time named Tanya, but rumor has it that her father works in the staff and influenced the principal's decision with some ‘green paper’. Ever since 5th grade, she has taken my ideas into her projects, wowing the teachers and getting perfect grades. One time in middle school I caught her fumbling through my…

meant frostbite galore. All I did those days was sit in a box (I’ve called school) for eight hours, and get home with eight more hours of homework. At least I had homework to get my mind off of it, at least for a little while I could still be sane. Emerson Catholic High School was not so terrible, but I came into it from a public middle school, and it was not like everyone was in the same boat because all of the private school kids knew each other from years and years of private, Catholic…

a sixteen year old do? Was the same question that I was pondering about. Sometimes wondering about a certain event doesn’t take an individual anywhere until you struggle for your rights. I was a junior in High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture a highly known high school constructed to educate students with different ethnicity and accepting all. However I sometimes wonder whether we as students were respected and treated like what was known as “equal”. Does equal, even…