High School Senior Year Essay

Volleyball Growing up I always played softball, my whole family grew up playing. My cousin was playing college ball and I was expected to do the same. I loved softball, but playing all the time I was starting to lose my love for it. I played year round regular season, all stars, and travel ball. It was very tiring so when 7th grade came around and I had the chance to try out for volleyball I took it. Turned out I loved it and I wasn’t too bad at it. I have never been too good at trying new…

Currently, my high school grade point average (GPA) is a 3.6 unweighted and 4.5 weighted. In my college courses, my GPA is 4.0. I am extremely proud of this number, but I wish that I had the motivation and work ethic that I have now during my freshman year. If my motivation and work ethic changed during my freshman year, I would have a higher GPA today. For the spring semester, my midterm exams are in March. I am not very concerned about any of my classes and their midterms. I will check the…

High school. It changes people into the person they said they’d never become. As my friends and I matured throughout high school, some of us changed for the better and some for the worse. Only a couple of my friends, or who I thought were my “friends” had changed for the worse. Some people who were my friends at the beginning of freshman year, I am no longer that great of friends with now. High School definitely has its way of changing people, especially myself. Here I am now, as a senior, very…

challenged getting through high school. It was getting really tough and the work was overwhelming. I started falling behind and not catching up on work or doing what needed to be done. This was freshman year, new to high school, of course it was overwhelming. I had a lot to do that year. After freshman year I really turned my grades and myself around. My grades were A's and B's and I didn't have much absences, I was on a good track. It was only my second year of high school. Things were getting…

in my family, graduating high school was not something you questioned but was more of something that was going to happen without any hesitation. Although this was the standard in my family, this is not how it was for many of my friend's families, as graduating high school was a much bigger deal to them. However, when it came to me, graduating high school became not only an accomplishment, but it became an obstacle as well. Stepping through the doors of North High School for the first time was…

represent my senior year, it would be “I Lived” by OneRepublic. In this song, the lead singer is basically sending a message to his young son. Ryan, the lead singer, encourages his son to be brave, smart, and tough as he faces life. Most of all, Ryan advises him to live his life to the fullest, so that one day, he may be able to look back and know that he gave the world everything he had. I like this song, because it relates to how I look at life, especially my senior year. My senior year is…

day”, as my mother always tells me. As a high school senior at Penn-Trafford High School, I have an opportunity to practice my favorite language daily, just using small acts of kindness. Whether it be, a smile in the hallway or even help with homework, you truly never know how much it means to someone. I participate in a number of teams and clubs at my school. My favorites being basketball and Ovation. Basketball has taught me so many lessons in my eight years of playing; From learning how to…

disable. All though her parents struggled, she still had everything she needed growing up. Jessica’s grew up playing softball. She started playing when she turned four years old. It was one of the things that kept her motivated to go to college. Jessica’s goals were to go to college and play softball. Her freshman year of high school she made the varsity team. She was so thrilled because everything was going the way she planned…

9th Grade: Advice from a Senior to a Freshman Welcome to high school! After being in here for four years, you get a little sense of wisdom on the topic. That is why I am here to give you some tips as you enter the big bad world of Harrison Central High School. These are some things I’ve thought of, along with the help of my friends that we wish we would’ve known entering the first of our four years here. Get Good Grades I know how easy it can be to slack off in high school, especially freshman…

High School in a Nutshell People say high school is about getting a good education and getting into a good college. Well, this is true and people should care about education, but to me, high school is about making memories that will last a lifetime. High school is also about figuring out who matters, who did matter, and also who will never matter. The life of the typical high student is characterized by time spent studying, attending class, and socializing with peers. My grades in high…