High School Experience Research Paper

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High school is an experience most people look back on with fondness. I agree with that assessment to an extent. I look back on my time in high school as a time and I wonder why I look back on it with so much dread despite the memories I hold of it. I will never forget my high school experience from the first day to my first friend to prom night.
The crowd of people rushed around me with the sound of the first bell still ringing in my ears. I saw the dark statue of a knight holding his sword and the ring of brick buildings around the courtyard. I tried to remember the directions given to me during orientation. When I asked for directions, I was pointed towards my first class and quickly made my way over. The blonde-haired teacher started off with introductions and moved on to the rules of the school and her own rules. The first day of high school was a chaotic day, full or confusing direction and more rules that I thought was possible. I did not know anyone in my classes. It was not until lunch that I made a friend, one person that I knew from middle school named Zac. He called me over to his table in
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We decided to have a sleepover at my house and everyone came over at noon that day. We started by watching some movies before my parents left. Katie had never seen the movie “Moana” so that was the first movie we watched. The movie took a lot longer than it should have since we were all goofing around and we also decided to take a late lunch. Once we finished “Moana,” we decided to watch the “Princess Bride” since only Margaret and I had seen it. We all had so much fun that night. I know many people talk about how they enjoy being around other people, though I had never really understood why until that night. I have never been a social person but the companionship I felt with my friends on prom night was amazing. I only wish that more people in our group would have been able to join

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