Elijah+B.

My journey through high school

[|Final AP English Project]

My high school career has been somewhat of a paradox. As someone once said to me, “each day goes by slowly, but the years seem to fly by.” My freshman year, I was just this kid trying to fit into high school, I just came out of a summer of marching band and I was hyped for the new year, but I wasn’t ready yet to come out of my comfort zone yet, I was still this shy quiet, all be it, somewhat creepy kind of freshman. It wasn’t until really my freshman year summer that my metamorphosis began. I went to this leadership camp called Legislature school and I began to come more and more out of my comfort zone. I also went on a mission trip to Yucatan Mexico, and got to bond with some kids from my church. I also learned more about those around me, and better yet, more about myself and what I was capable of. Then came sophomore year, not that much different but still enjoying my rather easy going life, and still trying to find my small niche not only at school, but in life. During that summer I attended a program called summer venture, incidentally this is the moment in my life where my friends say I’ve gone astray. I enjoyed this month long program and I came out more confident and further more connected to peers around the state. This type of program broadened my own interested and helped me to build social skills which would lessen my social awkwardness in life. Junior year was H-E-double hockey sticks. It was completely different from my former two year, however through the hardships I enjoyed a lot more than most would think. At the end of that year, I was amazed to find out that I had become drum major of the Green Hope Marching band. That summer however, was a different story. I didn’t get into governor school like I had planned, however I did get to do a variety of other summer programs. I attended the air force academy summer seminar where I got to learn more about life of a cadet. Boy was that a mistake. Then I went on another mission trip with my church to florida. Finally I attended drum major camp where I learned to be a somewhat decent at conducting and leadership. My senior was a blast. All the hard work that I put in into my high school life was finally paying off and I was able to see the end of this road. At the same time its sad to see this end but I know that all the experiences that I’ve had and all the experiences I ‘ve shared with my friends will continue to be with me no matter where I am in life. Thanks for listening to my life, now go make your own.