High School

I never thought I'd miss high school, but now, I'm not so surprised that I do. I don't miss high school because my life is bad; in fact, my life is far from bad. I miss it because I had a great time and met a lot of wonderful people who changed my life forever. These people shaped me into who I am today and are a large reason as to why I want to become a high school English teacher.

I played the clarinet from fifth through tenth grades and was in marching band; something I don't quite miss as much as the other various activities I was involved in. I do, however, miss playing the clarinet from time to time. Music is such a profound thing and it can impact anybody. It did bring me joy.

As most people also know, I played soccer for about eight to ten years. I don't know the exact number because, well, that's a long time to keep track of. I started out in LASA and moved on to play on Coach Green's travel team (an all guys team, apart from me of course), then in eight grade and ninth grades I played JV soccer for my high school, and finally, in tenth through eleventh grades I played Varsity. I think my most favorite years playing soccer were the years I played on the travel team with Coach Green. Looking back, however, I also have some great memories from playing Varsity under Coach Mehan. I learned a lot about myself, not just when it came to the sport, but when it came to my abilities and what I could endure. I'm a very strong person simply because of the many years I spent kicking a ball down a field or defending our end of the field. This is something I hope to give my own kids someday.

But, during my senior year of high school I decided to do something a bit different. I decided to not play soccer anymore and I had already stopped with band. Instead, I became involved in Advanced Theater. I mostly was stage manager and I loved every minute of it (despite the insane amount of stress encountered). I was good at it though and it paid off well; our plays went off smoothly and nothing catastrophic happened. 

Even before I auditioned for the class and made it into it, I was already close friends with almost everyone who was in the class or going to be going into the class. But during that year I grew considerably closer with every single person in the class. The plays we did and the things we experienced together: the laughter; the drama, no pun intended ;-); and all the times Mrs. Sadler pissed us off were all very, very worth it in the end. I cannot explain the overwhelming joy I had being involved in theater that year. It made my senior year. 

Everyone from the class I was in has graduated and we've all gone our separate ways, but I'll never forget the people I worked with on a daily basis, nor Mrs. Sadler. I look forward to being able to tell my children about the amazing people I knew in high school and the amazing things I encountered. I only hope my children can have the experience I had.

All in all, I think the great experience I had in high school is what has made me want to be a high school English teacher. My teachers were wonderful people, many of whom, who also changed my life forever. They made me realize my love for English and education in general (Ms. Fletcher, Ms. Wilmoth, Mrs. Sadler, Mrs. Woodward, Mrs. Lonce, I really could go on and on). I hope I can someday impact someone's life the way my previous teachers have impacted mine. 

xoxo,

Megan