No words could possibly describe the feelings that were going through me Freshmon Year. Leaving the Cleveland Heights/ University Heights School District for a year in Eighth Grade, I wasen't sure what to expect coming back. Apart of me was full of excitement, realizing I finally will be able to see my friends that I left behind. Knowing, I wouldn't be alone with the comment “ new kid in school”. However, fear was seeping through me as the hours of walking to the building came nearer.
Tryouts began after school on a beautiful Monday afternoon. Instantly, I realized the skill of this team was way above what I had been accustomed to. For the first time, I began to feel unsure of my talent. The list was posted every morning following try outs. Every day I woke up and rushed to school with the anticipation that my name would not be there.
My son Kaleb was born May 24 2008, and from that moment on I wanted to give him everything he deserves. I tried to go back to college right after my son was born, but I had no idea what I wanted to do for my future and taking care of Kaleb wasn't cheap. I was constantly working to pay for the expenses of Kaleb, while paying for the rest of the expenses I had. Finally four years later, I made the best decision I could for my family and that was going back to school. One of the many reasons why I came back was that I did not was to continue being in a factory the rest of my life.
It was the first day back from Winter break and I hadn't seen Miles since our kiss at his house. He said he needed time to think about what he wanted and I respected that since it was a lot to take in. Not everyone can be like me and already know what they want, but he had said that I made him feel good which is how he makes me feel. As I walked up to the school I noticed Zoe was there, we hadn't talked since she ditched me for Zig the night of the dance. But since that's what brought me and Miles closer together I couldn't hold it against her as I walked towards her glancing at the flyer she had plucked out of Beckys hand.
Elizabeth Driver Anna Moon Bradley COL102 8 Dec 2011 I Can Do This Class Making the choice to go back to college was the best thing I have ever done. I quite school at the age of 16 and never went back. It was hard for me to find a good job without a high school diploma. I did not really pay much attention in school so spelling and grammar was a real problem for me. I really did not think I could finish school.
When the bus moved, I was saying to my youth pastor that this was my first time going to Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, CA! So, then she said(laughing), ”There are rides that are extreme and rides that will make you pee your pants!” We got there a little early, so we had to wait in line because the parking lot wasn’t open yet.
The students at that school had no home training; they cursed teachers out and fought them, and even though it was my first and second year of high school I’ve never seen that happen in my grammar school before. Another event that happened was one time a underclassman ditched school one morning and went to a corner store by our school and someone shot up the store, and ever since then before I graduated I was scared to walk to school. The school work was way easier than the first school I was in which lead me to get better grades that I was proud
I moved thinking Richmond would be horrible, but I actually love it. I remember when winter break was over I was supposed to start the same day Richmond did but they did not get all my papers sent over, so I missed like a week of school because of that. When I finally did start I only really knew a couple of people which was good. At least I didn’t start school where everyone was a complete stranger. Over time I developed really strong friendships with a lot of people.
I hated to do this so as I said before, this teaches that lesson of what’s right and wrong, therefor learning civility. As I got grew up I learned something every year. In first grade I learned that when older people help younger kids out for a whole school year you can really learn a lot. We had 8th grade buddies that were there every morning waiting for us in our classroom to talk to us before the school day started. Our teachers were very old and wise so they knew that this wouldn’t just be a learning experience for the 8th graders but also the 1st.
I was able to spend the rest of the day doing homework, hanging out with friends, etc. But on some days, I don’t feel like going to class because I stayed up late the night before. But I am a morning person and I usually get up a 5 pm to run in the morning so starting English class at 8 A.M wasn’t very difficult for me. Being in a class at 8 in the morning affected my performance. On some days where I don’t get enough sleep, I don’t pay attention to what the professor say and I don’t do as good as I should when I’m fully alert.