Personal Narrative: How The Hillsborough Middle School Has Changed My Life

Change… What does this word mean to you? When I think of change the words different, and new come to mind. Isn’t that what change is? Something new, and different? Over the past two years, my life, and personality have changed. When I first walked into the Hillsborough Middle School hallways as a seventh grader I was small, quiet, and fragile. I could not stand up for myself, or speak to others without getting nervous. This year I have became an out-going, outspoken, and courageous person. Just like Anne Frank I have changed too. Middle School has changed my life completely. I am not the same person I was in the beginning of this year, and I am definitely not the same person I was two years ago. When the first day of school arrived,I thought of all the negatives, “I’m not going to make any friends... The eighth graders are going to be so scary... etc,” but now I’m not scared. The Hillsborough Middle School has became a home to me. I have made new friends, and lost some old friends. I …show more content…
This year I have matured enough, I think I am ready for high school now. I may not have made changes throughout the world, but I did make changes throughout myself. Last year, I was not motivated to do anything. I thought I was not good enough. My grades were fine, it was just outside of school activities. I was skipping a lot of gymnastics, and when I did I barely did anything there. Then I realised how was I supposed to be able to do well in any of my competitions if I did not have any skills to compete. That was when I stopped making excuses for myself. I was going to start trying harder. Even though skills did not come to me easily, I still fought, and tried as hard as I could until I made it. Now I am one of the strongest gymnasts there is. I am improving fast, and becoming stronger everyday. Sometimes excuses do get in your way, you just do not realise it until reality turns up in your