Near the end of my 8th grade year, my parents told me that my father’s company was shutting down. I couldn’t believe it, how could my parents take us away from and all our friends right before high school? But, what choice did I have. We moved to Avon, Indiana. I’d never heard of it before and to be honest I didn’t care to know the name; in fact I didn’t want to hear of any town besides our hometown. I was forced to finish the last two months of my 8th grade year at a new middle school. Now you must realize what a teenage mind’s thought process is during this occasion. Everyone was so excited about high school, which means everyone had already found their cliques and closed them shut like a pad lock. Moral of this – I had a hard time making
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I won my first state championship and my young heart had never been so warm. After I the season I thought, there has to be some way to give back to this program that has changed my entire work ethic and the way I go about my life, in just one year. The idea came to my mind that I should try out for drum major. It made sense; they put in the most amount of hours, have to give the activity 100% effort at all times, and they represent all 203 people in our marching band. I decided I would take the opportunity; with the last chance I took, I was still on cloud nine. On the last day of school they put five names up on the band bulletin board. It felt like my heart stopped beating when I looked at the list; my eyes quickly scanned it. In all caps was (AMBER GREANEY). My name was up there! I was so thankful the directors were giving my sophomore self a shot at leadership; an underclassmen being a drum major was unheard of. I’ve spent the past two years giving the Avon Marching Band my heart and soul. It’s taught me so many lessons I can use in my everyday life. How to be punctual, dedicated, respectful, passionate, but most importantly it’s give me the heart of a champion. That’s not something that every sport or activity can simply teach you, you must earn it. By putting thousands of hours in and pushing past limits you didn’t believe possible. Through the ups and downs, the hurry up and wait, and the mighty Avon
I won my first state championship and my young heart had never been so warm. After I the season I thought, there has to be some way to give back to this program that has changed my entire work ethic and the way I go about my life, in just one year. The idea came to my mind that I should try out for drum major. It made sense; they put in the most amount of hours, have to give the activity 100% effort at all times, and they represent all 203 people in our marching band. I decided I would take the opportunity; with the last chance I took, I was still on cloud nine. On the last day of school they put five names up on the band bulletin board. It felt like my heart stopped beating when I looked at the list; my eyes quickly scanned it. In all caps was (AMBER GREANEY). My name was up there! I was so thankful the directors were giving my sophomore self a shot at leadership; an underclassmen being a drum major was unheard of. I’ve spent the past two years giving the Avon Marching Band my heart and soul. It’s taught me so many lessons I can use in my everyday life. How to be punctual, dedicated, respectful, passionate, but most importantly it’s give me the heart of a champion. That’s not something that every sport or activity can simply teach you, you must earn it. By putting thousands of hours in and pushing past limits you didn’t believe possible. Through the ups and downs, the hurry up and wait, and the mighty Avon