Narrative Essay Examples High School

Track and field has been the highlight of my high school life. The social aspect, the large assortment of events from which to choose, and the people I met are things I will always treasure. I especially loved the fact that there was always a place for everyone. If you weren’t too quick, then discus was your event. If you could build up quick bursts of speed, long and triple jumps suited you. Track was the only sport where such a large variety of people could congregate and enjoy what they were…

accumulating all week, rings throughout the stadium as everyone longs for the opening kickoff to heal their Friday football fever. As a four year old I wasn’t able to realize that I was witnessing the greatest football team to ever come through Burnet High School, as they demolished every team that was brave enough to step in front of them week after week. Yet, it didn’t take me long to recognize the reason why that team was so successful. It wasn’t because every single player was bigger,…

Rumors spread like nasty parasites feeding on unreliable information. The pests transfer the gossip at the speed of light, making it difficult to control. When Tito came to our school, the rumors engulfed Chesterhill High like a suffocating blanket. The halls chaotic clamor was replaced with the sinister whispers of gossip-feeding teenagers. The first day Tito arrived, I immediately decided to stay out of his way. He was a target, and I was certainly not going to intervene with whatever was…

When I was in high school we wrote and typed a lot of papers about people places and things, like Napoleon Bonaparte, The battle of Waterloo and JFK and his assassination. which I also hope more things like that we will happen in college and to along with improving my punctuation and spelling grammar and getting my essays to a well used grammar level that I can be proud of. When I was in high school we were graded on our grammar very harshly especially on the things I need to work on like…

I'm a senior in highschool,I’ve come to realize that the statement comes with terms of conditions attached. People don't actually believe this to be true; they loosely throw around the statement without actually reading first. It wasn't until my High School career that I read the terms of conditions. By my eleventh grade year I chose to deny them and strive to be the person that I want to be most, a successful, independent oncologist. Ever since I was young, my Grandmother told me that I was…

learned immensely about various subjects and gained experience through extracurricular activities. But, as I'm approaching my senior year, I have realized I don’t know much about life skills that I will need to know in order to get by in life after high school. As soon as you turn 18 you have the right to vote, pay your bills, and work in a professional field. Many adults don’t require the knowledge of water molecules or how plants acquire their nutrients, nevertheless,…

nothing will ever be the same again. When, in some cases, many times you ask yourself “Why me? Why now?” Well for me, that challenge came to me unexpected, uncalled for, and out of the blue. On January 31, 2014 is the day I tore my ACL… The day my high school soccer career was at risk from the minute I felt that pop inside of my left knee. Every time I step on the field I get flashbacks from that day. It was around 15 or 20 minutes into the first half of the game when one of my teammates…

Until 8th grade, I was homeschooled, and for all of highschool, I have gone to St. Stephen’s Academy, a private classically accredited school. During my high school experience, my leadership has been a quality which has set me apart and formed me as a person. From my position during freshman year as a class representative to now, being the house council President, my leadership positions have truly influenced who I am today. Each year has improved on my leadership skills from the year before.…

Transitioning from a high school student from a small town, to a college campus where the students body is almost as large as my town population is quite terrifying. Im use to my 1,500 classmates, all of us attempting to squeeze down the same stairway, trying to find the time to do Art Club, student council, band (marching and concert), Mathletes, quizbowl, keeping up with homework, and working is a difficult process. It’s senior year now, and half of these activities will be long gone as I…

As my high school career is coming to an end, I find myself wanting something more than just a high school diploma. Growing up in a small ranching town my parents have always taught me to want something more than just a job at McDonald's flipping burgers. Growing up with an older brother and a younger sister has definitely made life more interesting; my older brother has been more of a role model for me just by learning how to do stuff with cars and more mechanic type things. My sister is the…