Personal Narrative: My First Week At Mcneil High School

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"It'll get better Tameron; you just have to give it time." Have you ever experienced something that seemed drastic at the time but eventually made you into a better person? It was during my first week of school as a freshman at McNeil High School in 2013, I was excited and anxious to start the high school experience. During the first day, I was so confused about where to get my schedule along with where everything was at so I asked everyone and they sent me to the cafeteria. I received my schedule and waited for the first bell to ring to go to first period, by waiting in the cafeteria. Once the bell rung, a new challenge cameo?=finding my first class. It was pretty difficult at first because I got turned around but then I finally found it …show more content…

I explained to him that I was nervous about high school and that it didn't help that McNeil high school was such a big school. After expressing my thoughts and feelings, my English teacher calmed me down and said told me "it's going to be alright because if you plan on going to college, which I'm sure you do, you'll be in a place much bigger than McNeil. So you'll have to give it time and eventually things are going to get better for you" After hearing those kind words, my teacher walked me to my next class and for the rest of the day I began to feel better. A couple of weeks went by and I saw my English teacher in the hallway who asked how I was doing. Thankfully I was able to say I was doing great and didn't feel the urge to cry anymore. Although I thought high school would be a horrible experience for me ,it actually turned out to be a really great high school experience as a freshman. Through allowing myself to calm down and relax, I made many wonderful experiences. I was able to make plenty of friends on the track team and in the classroom who I still talk to regularly even today. In addition to great friends, I developed great relationships

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