never thought I would be where I am today. My experiences on high school sports teams have not only impacted my life throughout these last four years, but made me who I am. I could not imagine the person I would have become without participating in high school athletics. The immense time commitment has never hindered me, but taught me lessons I will never forget. Going into my freshman year, the first experience I had with high school athletics was the swim team. In my town, the swim team is…
literally or figuratively, I always brush off the pain and get back up with a smile on my face. I always strive to get better at everything I do and no matter what I always give everything my all. I want to be the best person I can be. My entire high school career had gone exactly how I had planned and hoped for it to go, until winter of my junior year. We were almost halfway through our basketball season when I had to face a pretty big hurdle. We were having an amazing season and were…
As I stepped into my EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) counselor’s office, I was scared, this was my first official school related appointment on campus. One of the recurring message throughout this first appointment was, to become involved and join a club. Consequently, during Discoverfest, I did not find any clubs that sparked my interest. The following week, one of my floormates said he was going to the Folklorico club rehearsal and I should join him. After persistent begging, I decided…
before spring break where I knew my life would be forever changed! I was in the 10th grade and I have dreamed of always performing in the school talent show and winning the title of ‘’ Most Talented’’ and of course the cash prize. I knew this day would come where I would have to show my true talent of singing and confront my stage freight. Everyone in the school knew I can sing and they also knew I was shy but I followed my gut and signed up for the show anyway. It was the most terrifying thing…
groups of 10, with each student representing a different school. My group, Group 11, was apprehensive at first. None of us knew each other, and so we were relatively quiet and awkward around each other until a boy spoke up and asked us about our interests and hobbies. After he broke the ice, we quickly found common interests and Group 11 began to bond. The most profound experience of all was “Highs and Lows,” where every member shared a personal high and low point of their life. It seemed…
explaining how Joshua Bell and Jordan Bell two twin 12 year-old kids. Growing up they played lots of basketball and going to the rec with their dad. They both played for their school. Josh or Filthy was a 6’2 player who could dunk or shoot. As for Jordan who was a shooter whos shot was silk. Their mother was the worked at their school while their dad stayed home and watched over the house. Filthys Grandpa died of a heart-attack. When a new girl named Alexis or Miss Sweet Tea showed up at their…
we battled our way to the state tournament. We were the first Big Lake swarm team to make it to state. In the first round we wrestled Goodhue, and we wrestled strong and hard against them and were able to come away with the win to advance to round 2. Now we wrestled hutchinson and this team had already beaten us that year but we thought we had a chance to get the win. We were wrong, the beat us handedly. So now we are in wrestle backs and this is where we faced New-London…
High school, everyone who reaches this point knows that things change. Decision making becomes harder and life becomes realer. Its also the point when a lot of teenagers expand their bubble and become friends with different types of people. High school is when teenagers become who they want to be, and learn to be grownups. With that, there are plenty of pros and cons when it comes to high school. There are four hundred ninety-five high schools in the state of South Carolina. All of which have…
Every girl dreams about her first date from the clothes she’s going wear to hair and makeup but not me I was more into books and never really thought about dating or guys in general. Until I was eighteen just out of high school. I worked for a lawyer in Pocahontas Arkansas it was July Nineteen sixty-one. I had to take some papers to the courthouse so I decided to walk it a nice warm day and it wasn’t very far from where I worked. The lawyer’s office that was located on the second floor of the…
Boys never noticed me in high school, they went after cheerleaders. I spent my time studying and participating in after school clubs. All that changed in college. My engineering class consisted of me and one other girl, the rest were guys. The guys argued over who got to be in my study groups, I loved being the center of attention.Three hot guys, James, Tom and Ken became my study group and they lived close to my dorm. I had a lot of firsts with them. One night I decided to have a few drinks…