Personal Narrative: My Work Ethic In High School

Being a senior in high school, I have had countless ups and countless downs during my journey through adolescence. My first high school memory transpired while I was a ball girl for the 2011 varsity women’s basketball at Hillcrest. Even though I was just an eighth grader fetching water for a high school basketball team I felt a pronounced sense of purpose and found myself doing tasks outside of my “job description”. While my duty as a ball girl is over one occurrence that remained was the want for a job that allows me to excel. Being a ball girl helped me access my work ethic. One of the managers at my job once made the comment that I was able to accomplish the work of four servers combined. Unfortunately for myself, my work ethic wasn’t always brought to light when it came to my education. During my freshman year of high
For the next hour and a half the teacher and I had a talk that changed my view of school for a while and rejuvenated my work ethic during that school year and has stuck with me ever since. For years I have been told countless times that my work ethic in school does not match up with my abilities, nor does it match up with my diligence in other activities. Unfortunately, my grade point average and the attractiveness of my transcript have suffered. It took three years to figure out an easy rhythm for school work and my senior year has turned out to be the least stressful year, despite an increase in school work and other responsibilities such as clubs and a job. The best lessons that high school taught me were instilled through sports and clubs; the most important being, I thrive through social interaction. High school sports have allowed me to transform from a terribly timid young child into a confident young woman as I move on to