Student Aide

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One slip of my pen changed was all it took to change the course of my life. It was spring of my junior year of high school, and I was registering for my senior year classes. As I was anticipating a hefty load of classes along with the busy life of a senior, I saw a benefit in becoming a student aide for a teacher; this senior rite of passage has a history of allowing students to assist busy teachers as well as giving the student time to complete assignments. This choice seemed like a no-brainer, so I checked the small box by its title and turned in my course selections. On the first day of my senior year, I received my schedule and began to memorize my day when I noticed something strange: I had not been given a student aide assignment, but rather a guidance aide appointment. I soon showed up to my guidance office, requesting to see my course sheet to verify that there was indeed a mistake. My counselor, Ms. Heather, brought out the long sheet of cardstock that indicated my choices; sure enough, there had been a mistake, but the fault was mine. In such a hurry to complete the form, I had lazily checked the …show more content…

Throughout my first semester as an aide, I have certainly been put to work. I retrieve files from the records room upstairs and even have my own master key; I copy transcripts and shot records and send them off to schools across the country (including my own to the University of Tennessee); I give new students tours of the school; I keep the bulletins updated with information relevant to each individual class; I have become knowledgeable in the college admissions process and frequently give advice to my fellow classmates; I guard the sanctity of the office, and I am keenly aware that “what happens in guidance, stays in guidance.” Wearing many hats has provided me with a multitude of learning opportunities, all of which I have contributed my best to and have seen them to their

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