Mark Erndt Essay On Friendship

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Mark Erndt Jr was born june 29th 1997. He came out of his mother at a whopping 11lbs and 2 feet long. He attended Mount Forest elementary for kindergarten and 1st grade, then switched schools to St. Michaels elementary for 2nd-3rd grade, and finished 4th-6th back in Mt. Forest. In elementary he was a very smart child, doing very well in all subjects and showing intelligence greater than the majority of his peers. He did not have many friends in elementary, he only had his best friends Dylann and Arthur. As he made the transition into middle nothing got better he had the same friends and he honestly stopped trying in school. In his freshman year he had seemingly lost his friends. Dylann and Arthur had found more friends leaving him somewhat left behind. In his final two years in high school he started making more genuine friends and getting more active. He joined track and field in his junior year. In his senior year he joined cross country and continued track and field. His last two years were the best years of grade school for him and he wishes it would have …show more content…
Matt and Hannah were both a grade below him, therefore they are seniors in high school at the moment. They have been the most supportive people for Mark and they have always pushed him to be as great as he can be. Mark loves them both immensely because they have been great to him. They are always a joy to be around. Recently Matthew was accepted into Michigan Tech and Hannah was accepted into the University of Michigan. Mark is very worried that it will be very hard to keep their friendship when they both go to start their college life. Family wise, Mark does care about both of his parents and love them but he knows that he will never be allowed to forget about them. His family will always be there and that is why he does not value that relationship as highly as the one he has with his best

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