Narrative Essay Examples High School

In high school I ran track and cross country. Almost every workout we were given our mile time coach wanted us to run. The next question would be what are the quarter mile splits. My team learned rather quickly to turn to the quiet freshmen to work out the math. It was just something I naturally would do when hearing a mile time. I always knew I liked math but I was never sure what I wanted to be when I grew up. When asked this question I would express how I was not sure but it would involve…

A polished red nail tapped against the paper in front of me. The red on Mrs. Carter's nails were the same as the color of the lipstick she wore everyday. I sat across from her wearing the standard school uniform of navy blue pants and a white polo with the school crest. My hair was up in its usual ponytail, a blue scrunchie was holding it in place. I was halfway through the first grade and I had continuously seen Mrs. Carter three times a week. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday she would…

and Health Risk Behaviors Among Students in grades 9-12 in selected sites—Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, United States, 2001-2009,” was released on June 6. The information came from surveys of about 156,000 high school students. “This report should be a wake-up call for families, schools and communities that we need to do a much better job of supporting these young people,” Howard Wechsler, EdD, MPH, of the CDC says in a news release. “Any effort to promote adolescent health and safety must…

of freshman year of Firestone High School . Kiara (my friend) and i had just left school, and were heading to her house to chill. We were walking down the sidewalk and everything seemed fine. As we walked we were talking about sports and how she liked softball until we stumbled across a little girl, crying at the corner of our street. I said to kiara, “ Do you see that or am i trippin’?”she replied, “ yeah and where did she come from? There isn’t any elementary schools out here out here”. We…

year, I attended Mission high school and learned many things throughout my four years of school. There were many resources that I was able to take advantage of to help me learn. For example, the technology that was offered to us make learning easier and more enjoyable. Although, there were also many things I wish I could have changed. Such as dress code, school food, and the school length period. One of the biggest problems I faced while in high-school was the school food we were…

It’s Going To Be OK “High school will be the best four years of your life!” Lie. High school has proven to be the best and worst four years of my existence. It has been an emotional rollercoaster. As every freshman when I first entered Hebron High School in fall of 2012, I was eager to finally be out of middle school finally enter the last part of schooling. Unfortunately, I didn’t know that this was just the beginning to the worst milestone in my life. My mother had been diagnosed with…

parents decided to put me on a swim team where then I fell in love with the sport. I would spend hours and hours swimming lap after lap going back and forth trying to achieve my goals. When I began 9th grade, a whole new opportunity came about: high school swimming. I was so excited to compete…

blunder of the performance; the notes jumbled all together and the beat became unsteady. All of my hard work was thrown away and I fell into the abyss of failure. From that moment, I decided to quit. Middle School graduation was fast approaching, so clubs and sports teams from the high school went to inform the students to encourage participation. Excitedly, I visited every table and learned about each club until I stumbled upon the table for the Girls’ Tennis Team. That week, the team held…

December 14, 2012, just an ordinary date, right? We all woke up the same as any day. Teenagers got up to go to school, and then later on to go on the bus. Parents around the country were going to work. All of us had something going on for later that day. However, on this day something terrible would happen, and as soon as news cast began to know, we also began to know. Adam Lanza had a plan that for that morning. He arose out of bed at 8:30, and collected the items needed for the task he was…

Even though everyone who goes to Shakopee High School knows about this situation, they do not know how much it has significantly affected my life. My life changed last year in so many ways. In some ways this has given me more opportunities, but in most cases this event has negatively changed everything around me. Worst of all it has made me lose many friends, given me a bad reputation, and has made everyone think that I am someone that I am not. People I had never met did not like me,…