Personal Narrative Essay Examples High School

The first day of school of my sophomore year in high school. I was asked if I wanted to join Cross Country by one of the coaches. I reply quickly with a yes. I worked as hard as I can every single day in practice. Every week, I am one minute faster in the five kilometer races. I think to myself “If I keep improving at this rate, I should get a time below nineteen minutes by the end of next season.” By the end of the season of my sophomore year, I got a time of twenty-one minutes. Summer starts…

Friday night lights. Roaring fans, announcers checking mics, slight chill in the air. The Burlington Edison High School football team runs onto the field. My cheer team and I prepare for a stunt as we are pumping up the crowd. Moments later I am thrown into the air, staring into the crowds. The next thing I remember was waking up, it’s a new day, and I am in a hospital bed. My eyes were blurry and my head was pounding. That night at the football game I was dropped on my head, learning to find I…

When I first arrived at Sanderson High School I was fundamentally flawed in my approach to academics. I was ignorant of how much importance there was in my level of focus and effort. Although my mind was sharp my will was lacking, I still had the mindset that homework and studying weren't top priorities but more something to do with spare time. I would do poorly and then spend much time reflecting why I didn't get an A in an easy class or at least a B in an honors class. Now my GPA is rising…

Within my four years of high school, I’ve strived to be a leader. I wanted to be an individual that others could look up to one day. When freshman year began, I joined student council as my first step to have leadership skills. Student council members planned activities for the school and were excellent role models. This taught me the necessary skills needed to become a great student. The next step I needed to take, was to get inducted into the National Honors Society. Students need to…

I entered high school with mega-anxiety. I kept my head down and wouldn’t look anyone in the eye. There was not one thing I didn’t hate in the whole school. I discovered all this on my first day of freshman year. I came home and cried. My mom was extremely worried about me hating high school, and I honestly wish she hadn’t worried so much. I turned out okay, and while I may not have loved my years at Gibson Southern, they made me realize a lot about life. Lesson 1: do not wear floral pants.…

As. By showing that I can finish a semester out strong I proved that I don't have to be perfect throughout the grading period/semester. This year along with academics I was trying to improve myself athletically as well. I improved myself as a High school baseball player. When I started games on varsity I did pretty well. By showing that I can compete…

Sophomore year My Sophomore year of high school was just okay. It was probably the most boring year out of my 4 years here at Euclid. It was like I was in the middle but not really close to the end either. I had some difficulty in some classes like Geometry and Spanish II. I’ve never really been too great at math but Geometry really messed me up, I could never really get a grasp of what we were doing in class so I would always end up failing the test or I would get too frustrated with the…

One time that leadership has applied to me was last year when I was given the opportunity to play defense for my high school football team. I was blessed to start the whole year and lead our team to the school’s first state championship victory. Throughout the season, coaches began to notice my leadership and how motivating I was for others. The team respected me and what I told them whether it was focusing on doing better in the classroom or preparing for the next opponent. However, being a…

Have you ever felt that all the hardwork you have put into something has been worthless? This is the exact feeling I felt when I lost my varsity spot for the 138 pound weight class on my high school wrestling team. The previous year as a freshman I had been very successful making it to state and helping my team win the state championship, but I was a 106 pounder, the lowest weight class. Over the summer I gained nearly thirty pounds, and I was now wrestling at the 138 pound weight class. I…

All throughout my life I've been told high school is were you start to find yourself. I never thought I would find myself in a different high school half way through my short high school career. Going into freshman year at Weymouth high school everything seemed like it was going to go as planned. Everything I imagined high school would be like. I took that for granted. I slacked off in school, I took advantage of the freedom I was given and did the bare minimum so I could pass. Sophomore year…