Personal Narrative: My Key Club: Transition Into High School

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Key club has helped me transition into high school because it gave me an opportunity to meet new people who have the same interests as me. I made many new friends who have become close friends. Some of these new friends gave me advice when I needed advice. Key club has also allowed me to feel like I fit in somewhere. Key club is one big, happy family. From the start key club included me into their family and it was a grewr feeling. Key club allowed me to continue my interests in community service into my high school years, thus I felt that Bronx Science was becoming my

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