Middle school and high school has been a very interesting experience for me. It has definitely been one exciting, yet scary, roller coaster. Overall, I feel like I have been equipped for not only college, but also life as a whole. School has taught me many things, both academically and emotionally. It has revealed my true colors, both good and bad, and as a result, has molded me into who I am today.
In 6th grade, I joined band class. I picked out the flute as my instrument of choice. In band is where I met some of my closest friends. I at first was hesitant to play out loud, but band helped me come out my shell of shyness. In 7th grade, I job shadowed my aunt that was a teacher. I began to want to become a teacher after seeing the joy she had when teaching students. In 8th grade, I joined the marching …show more content…
I was scared to start back at the bottom of the totem pole, but my friends made it better. Band was my safe haven in 9th grade, it was where I felt safe and where I could be myself. IOn band we continued doing competitions and concerts. I wasn’t preparing myself for college yet. Entering high school I had a very good GPA, but in 9th grade it dropped severely. I made the tough decision to drop band and focus on my grades more. In 10th grade I had finally was scared like I should have been in 9th grade. I didn’t have band to keep my safe anymore. I forced myself to make new friends outside of band, I did just that. I got through 10th grade with good grades and I still talked to some band friends. 11th grade was the one year that changed me. I made some best friends with people that I hadn’t really talked to since 9th grade. My friends and me had classes together and I was finally getting serious about college. I was taking classes to prepare me for my major, Early Childhood Education. I did really well in all my classes and I focused