Personal Narrative Essay: The Struggle Of Middle School

Sports-also known as, the only thing small schools can use to get their names out there, that’s why they are such a big deal, unless there’s a rare chance that a super gifted kid is attending that school.

Ok. when I said small schools rely on sports to get their name out there, I’m not kidding. If you have ever attended a small school, then you know exactly what I’m about to say. There is almost always the athletes and the not-so-popular-kids-because-they-don’t-play sports, when I say “It’s not an exaggeration” I mean it. If you don't agree with that statement then chances are you haven’t experienced the struggle of middle school.

If you're still thinking “Whatever it’s not like that, you are probably just mad because you didn't make the basketball team,” well then you’d be dead wrong. I know both sides of the story, because I’ve been apart of both groups. When I was on the basketball team, it wasn’t that bad. I mean it wasn’t a walk in the park, but it was fun for the most part. Although, more times than not, if there’s was an issue or drama on the team it happens in the locker room.

Ah yes!

The dreaded locker room, also known as the land where all the drama goes down so the coaches can’t hear it! I’ve been in a wide variety of schools, so right now I’m speaking on behalf of around six different girls basketball teams’ locker room discussions. If you go ask all the girls on every basketball team I’ve been on, I’ll bet you at least nine out of ten girls will tell you “yes, usually there is some kind of drama happening.” Whether it’s unspoken, said behind backs or out in the open for everyone to hear. On the other hand though, the non-athletes aren’t angels either it just seems that drama just isn’t as big of a deal when you’re not stuck in a room full of girls with no adults

around.

In the end though, people will talk about the different group regardless of which group you’re in. Everyone has something to say about you no matter what you do. Athletes will talk about the non-athletes and vise-versa. That’s just how it is (especially in small schools.) It’s almost like there’s an unspoken rule that you’re supposed to talk about the people who don't have everything in common with you. It even goes for all the groups that are inside the non-athletes and athlete clusters. Whether it’s to their face or behind their back, well that just depends on the person. I know not everyone will agree with it but, Hey! I call it like I see it.