All About Me Essay High School

To Play or Not To Play???“Put Me in Coach” When people reminisce about their high school years, fond memories of being at the height of fitness, spending countless hours with teammates, and playing in the “Big Game” are often treasured. However, some students at St. Anthony High School are choosing not to be involved in the athletic program for social and academic reasons. As a result, many are missing out on one of the most important aspects of their high school career. Although some…

decision for me, even though it seemed like a nearly unattainable goal. Structure and agency are integral in anyone’s decision to attend college, but in my own experience agency prevailed. Social norms, family history, and economic factors were hurdles that I had to overcome in my decision to attend college and had these aspects of social structure been the only factors in my decision, I do not believe I would have had the opportunity to attend. Social norms about postsecondary school begin as…

fter High School (A) I am a senior in high school at BTHS. most seniors graduate in May of 2017 , however for me it will be in December of 2016. The reason for this is because I had enough of the credits one needs to be a December grad.My plans for after high school aren 't set in stone. For example, I know that I don 't want to go to a regular college. Having said that, I think that I may end up going to some sort of technical school or community college. This part of what I 'm doing after…

experiences that caused me to have a setback and doubt my ability. While others strived in reading and writing, it was very challenging to feel confident in subjects I did not understand. Through those challenging times, to be motivated a growth mindset was needed to improve. Intelligence was thought to be set at birth and continue to stay constant throughout a person’s life. Attending Porterville College will help me develop to becoming more independent and it will help me build relationships…

I really understood how important music was until I started high school. I have always been a musical soul due to fact that I have been singing and performing since I was 6 years old, but the first time I heard India Arie I realized that music had the power to evoke many emotions and invite you to think about many different aspects of life. I remember sitting and listening to India Arie for hours upon end as she caused me to think about what really makes a person beautiful, what it meant to be…

first glance, it was viewed as an abandoned elementary school that was deteriorating physically, a place that was losing hope and a place that no one would ever want to go to. I am talking about Cathedral High School on 310 Main St, Wilbraham, also known as my second home. Waking up at 6:45 and going to the bus stop was a daily routine for myself. Standing there the first day, I was circled up with 3 friends whom I had known from middle school. Shortly however as the days progressed, that radius…

composed myself through my work with Student Council at the high school level. The people I have worked with and the projects I have worked on with this great organization have allowed me to mature into a fully capable adult, taught me many skills and lessons about leadership and interacting with others, gave me the opportunity to explore and meet other amazing people, and boosted my confidence in my future. When I joined my high school student council, I was a very timid child who did not…

Today my parents asked me how school went. I wanted to respond with "Horrible, I never want to go back", but it's only one week since I've started the 10th grade. Therefore, I responded with the same "fine" I have been responding with since 7th grade. To be honest, I sometimes make it seem worse than it is. I could actually try to be positive, smile while I walk down the halls, laugh at unamusing jokes, seem like I actually want to be there with everyone else. Instead, I radiate negativity, I…

be free”. We have all been there before and many people would agree with me that now that the day has come, it came too soon. I was so excited for middle and high school to be over because then I could leave my parents and make my own decisions and go and do whatever I please. Now that I have gotten what I wanted, I realized, I no longer want that. I made a mistake, and sure there are some perks to being on your own but life was so much better when I lived with my parents. Let me start off by…

race was White but my ethnicity was a mix of Irish, English, and German, I lived in an upper to middle class home, I identified myself as a hetrosexual female, and the language my family and I spoke was English. Along with these different concepts about myself, I was also exposed to culture diversity growing up, which I believe can relate back to my family structure. In some cases, these types of identities can be a struggle for individuals as they are growing up. The Sociology of Education…