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Personal Narrative: The Newnan High School Marching Band
I was a part of the Newnan High School Marching Band my tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade year. It was a great experience. The Newnan High School Band became like a second family, and the band room was my home away from home. As it got closer to my senior year, I started wondering who was going to get the title of clarinet section leader my last year of marching band. I felt like I would be the one for the job. When they finally informed us that leadership applications were available, I was excited to get my application. I wrote an essay and prepared for my interview. I knew I had the qualities they were expecting in a section leader. I was kind to others, hardworking, friendly, helpful, understanding, and approachable. I anxiously anticipated …show more content…
I also usually had an extra pair of gloves in my bag which I could loan out as needed. One day somehow I ended up with two left gloves and was not able to use them but I decided to keep them any way because you never know when someone will need one random glove. The next week one of the girls in my section came up to me saying she needed a glove, and she was so happy when I told her I had a glove she could use. That was a great moment because I had kept something for an emergency and it just so happened we had an emergency and I was able to resolve it. I made many memories from being section leader. The girl who needed the extra sock is one of the sweetest girls ever, as a Christmas present she got me a coffee mug with pictures from this season all over it. The awesome gift gave me the motivation to continue being the best section leader possible for my section. Being section leader certainly had it’s ups and downs, but I gained valuable experience that I will use for the rest of my
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