Personal Narrative: My Lessons Learned In Pineville High School

Every day that I walk through Pineville High School, I feel as though I am receiving some sort of a lesson. Whether it be to always walk on the right side of the hallway or to always be on time to lunch, high school constantly teaches me many valuable lessons. These lessons cover a varying amount of information and have been and always will be very useful to me. Throughout my years of high school, I have learned multiple practical, personal, and academic lessons.

First of all I have learned many practical lessons. One of the very important practical lessons was to think critically when at all possible. Throughout my very demanding courses, I have had to make quick and effective decisions. For example, in my Senior English class I have had to quickly choose a

One of the personal lessons that high school has taught me was that I must know my strengths. Through playing in many tournaments for my high school golf team, it became apparent to me that my strength was not my athletic success; however, through my standardized test scores and my academic performance in my classes, it became clear to me that one of my major strengths was my academic success. Though academic success is important, as high school has taught me, extracurricular success is equally important. Though athletics were not my forte, I was fortunate enough to join multiple clubs and organizations which eventually allowed me to become better connected with both my community and my peers. It was through those clubs and organizations that I learned arguably my most important lesson. That lesson was to set my goals high. Coming into high school, I never would have thought that I would be the main editor of the Kepi Yearbook Staff, the president of Key Club, or a Link Crew commissioner. Though, throughout high school I have learned that once seemingly unrealistic opportunities can be achieved through hard and exceptional