“You can quit when you are finished.” My dad has been saying this my entire life. Everytime he said that I took it to heart because‚ it is a powerful saying if you really and truly follow it. I had followed that saying my whole life relatively easily‚ until my freshman year of wrestling. During that season I was tested in how much I really believed in what my dad had been saying. My career in wrestling all started in eighth grade‚ after months of wrestling parents and wrestlers urging me and
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High school is a place totally different from Middle school. High school is a place where it would be the best or worst four years of your life‚ and maybe change who you are. I remember in middle school I would be very outgoing and not care what people thought‚ but for some reason I do care now. In middle school I remember being loud‚ crazy‚ and have a lot of sarcasm. I would always be talking and sometimes smile. Now I’m just loud with my friends‚ smile with friends‚ and have sarcasm to everyone
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The dorky‚ round glasses settled crookedly on my face‚ and my poor fashion sense gave the impression of an athletic misfit. Being the smallest‚ most awkward student in school never had any advantages. I felt my life was full of challenges‚ and thus‚ I had to strive to prove my small stature did not hinder me in the slightest. I struggled throughout my younger years to find a sport that suited me but I finally decided to dedicate myself to the pursuit of playing college softball. Yet‚ most people
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preformed in front of four judges‚ and then listened to other bands. Once the awards rolled around‚ surprise filled the room. Our band had taken second place overall. In the ENTIRE state! I’ve never felt more recognition for hard work than I have in my life. Being in Wind Ensemble has taught me a lot of things. I’ve learnt how to be more independent‚ to try harder and excel at things‚ and that with hard work‚ great rewards can follow. Though it may get tough‚ just like anything else‚ pushing through
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There are many different moments that define someone’s life. The most significant moment might happen when you are 2 years old‚ or maybe when you are 70. I personally think this moment has yet to surface in my life. With that being said‚ the most salient moment in my life so far would have to be when I decided to sign up for the football team. One day I was relaxing at home after school when I heard about the weight training program the high school offered for football players. My friend encouraged
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A time when someone shared a special accomplishment or achievement with me was last year during track season. My team‚ my coaches‚ and I shared the accomplishment of being North Tier League (NTL) champions. Also‚ because we were North Tier League champions‚ we were recognized in the school yearbook and received an NTL patch for our varsity jackets. We won this title after we went the entire season undefeated in our league for both boys and girls. We were always prepared for what each team had to
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game we played Emory and Henry and we beat them 2-1 and it was the first time in phoenix history that they beat a college team and first time any team scored and that was all in my first official game. That week might have been the best week of my life and I will never forget it ever. Also I received my first college soccer offer from Emory and Henry. just finished my season last weekend and we ended up placing in second despite all the injuries we had this year. That is my whole story
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paid no attention to anyone else. It was if time had stopped but I kept running. Then before I knew it‚ I crossed the finish line. I didn’t have to look at the scoreboard to see what my time was‚ because I knew it was the fastest I have ever ran in my life. I may have only gotten 16th place‚ but I am very proud of that. After my race I adventured into the overfilling bleachers to find my parent‚ only to see so many people of whom I love very much. They all drove 3 hours to watch me run for 15.37 seconds
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Participating on the Sutton High School cross country team has been one of the most rewarding yet stressful experiences of my life. For the past five years the Sutton cross country team has been a second home to me and season after season I return thirsting to vanquish a competitive fire. Although I’m ecstatic about competing this year‚ I was not always this happy about running. Five years ago I decided to try out for a sports team that involved less hand eye coordination (seeing how I have none)
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Assiduous‚ diligent‚ and passionate‚ these are three words my friends may use to describe me. I am very goal driven. Within my first meeting with my guidance counselor in 8th grade‚ she asked me what my plans for college were. I was very definitive in my answer‚ with my ingenuous expression I replied‚"I will be valedictorian‚ and go to my dream school‚ The University of Chicago". my guidance counselor simpered in response to my ambitious goals; however‚ four years later I find myself here reflecting
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