My life has still not changed and although I find myself receiving better grades than I reviewed in Kirk. Finally, freshmen year of high school was coming to an end. I am sitting in my class anxietly waiting for the end of the day bell to ring, stairing at the clock watching time tick by. Another student walked into the class and handed my teacher papers, “here you go” she quietly said and walked out the classroom door. The teacher began calling out names that were on the paper and each individual student proudly walked up to the teacher and took their paper. Suddenly, the teacher calls my name “Savannah Thompson’ he said. I start to feel nervous, I do not understand why he called my name, am I in trouble again? I receive my first honor roll award. My name I feel happy and confused all at the same time. I am confused because I thought to myself , “my other friends the trouble making individuals never recieved awards for anything, why did I deserve one? If I am just like they are, why would I get an award and they did not?” This award changed me; this award made me a completely different person. This award made me see that I did not belong with the troublemakers. This honor award showed me that I enjoy being praised and not
My life has still not changed and although I find myself receiving better grades than I reviewed in Kirk. Finally, freshmen year of high school was coming to an end. I am sitting in my class anxietly waiting for the end of the day bell to ring, stairing at the clock watching time tick by. Another student walked into the class and handed my teacher papers, “here you go” she quietly said and walked out the classroom door. The teacher began calling out names that were on the paper and each individual student proudly walked up to the teacher and took their paper. Suddenly, the teacher calls my name “Savannah Thompson’ he said. I start to feel nervous, I do not understand why he called my name, am I in trouble again? I receive my first honor roll award. My name I feel happy and confused all at the same time. I am confused because I thought to myself , “my other friends the trouble making individuals never recieved awards for anything, why did I deserve one? If I am just like they are, why would I get an award and they did not?” This award changed me; this award made me a completely different person. This award made me see that I did not belong with the troublemakers. This honor award showed me that I enjoy being praised and not