9-12 Grade Experience

Middle school ends and high school starts with another whole set of problems. I ended up going to an all-girls, Catholic high school Freshman year. I’m sure you could only imagine how great that turned out to be. I was a very shy and quiet girl at this time. I stuck to my love for reading and didn’t choose to socialize with the preppy girls whom already had their own cliques. It was a lot of fun at first but when your best friend since Kindergarten and you start hating each other it starts becoming a pain. By the end of the school year I was done. I wanted to go somewhere else where I didn’t have to wear a uniform or drive a half hour to get to school. I was ready for a new experience. Somehow I ended up at Alden High School. It was fun at first, getting to be the “new girl” coming in Sophomore year. I had the chance to make all new friends. Everything was so new to me and eye-opening. I had never had these experiences before when I went catholic school. I was still very shy when I first started. I’m not typically the one to go up to a stranger and talk to them. I remember the night before I started Sophomore year being so stressed out and filled with anxiety of not knowing my way around and not knowing where to sit or who to talk to. It ended up being not all that bad. A few familiar faces guided me around and it became a breeze. I made all new friends and passed on to junior year. Junior year was the worst year of them all. I wish I could re-do some of the things I did, but it gave me a whole new way to look at life. It taught me what to do and what not to do. I made it through and I made some amazing friends at the same time, that’s all that matters. Senior year I have been pretty lazy. I have learned that the most important thing I can do is take care of myself. The most important thing for me now is to graduate with my close friends and to make the last of these few moments I have left. I want to make memories that last a lifetime. I am so excited to be moving on and graduating. I am excited for all that life has to offer me and I know I will be successful in the future with no matter what I set my mind to.