A new journey in my life began on August 13th, 2014 as my school principal cut the red ribbon celebrating the opening of a brand new high school. Little did I know, it would become a journey of growth and unique experiences unlike any before it, further refining and adding to my inner sculpture of identity and talent. I was going to Liberty High School, therefore it was necessary that I adapt--quickly, yet strategically. Throughout my life, I had never imagined that my high school experience would reach and exceed my expectations in the way that it did. I had the unique opportunity most people don’t get in life: to be part of a grassroots movement in establishing a culture that would enrich future students with tradition and values for many years to come. Like a thumbprint, my class made up of a mere three hundred students would inherently always
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Being afforded the opportunity to take a high school class in eighth grade was my chance to capture a part of the daily life of a “regular” high schooler. This preview was essential for the successes obtained in my high school career, aside from the fact that this experience was nothing like those forthcoming. While eventually going to a new high school, I realized there would be no upperclassmen to look up to; therefore, having no precedent was a challenge I would face.
This challenge was met with frustration by most. My peers originally viewed our school’s near-empty environment as a disadvantage. Did we even go to a “real high school”? Pondering this question was an instant flashback to being shoved into the crowded hallways after Geometry class at the old high school--lost in a sea of people. That school fit the standard of a “real school”, but to most, our new school did not feel that way. Accordingly, I have come to realize that society’s typical, “real school” did not make clear to its students the full purpose of educational
Being afforded the opportunity to take a high school class in eighth grade was my chance to capture a part of the daily life of a “regular” high schooler. This preview was essential for the successes obtained in my high school career, aside from the fact that this experience was nothing like those forthcoming. While eventually going to a new high school, I realized there would be no upperclassmen to look up to; therefore, having no precedent was a challenge I would face.
This challenge was met with frustration by most. My peers originally viewed our school’s near-empty environment as a disadvantage. Did we even go to a “real high school”? Pondering this question was an instant flashback to being shoved into the crowded hallways after Geometry class at the old high school--lost in a sea of people. That school fit the standard of a “real school”, but to most, our new school did not feel that way. Accordingly, I have come to realize that society’s typical, “real school” did not make clear to its students the full purpose of educational