Senior Year-Personal Narrative

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Senior year was one of the most inspiring years I have ever experienced. I faced many disappointments, but never once did I let the circumstances bring me completely down, yes they bent me a little; but look where I am sitting in a class working my butt off for my high school diploma. What I have been through has only made me stronger and given me the courage to never give up on my dreams. Many obstacles have been thrown at me and have helped to shape and mold me, and to make me be the person that God desires me to be.
As a senior I thought it would be great to finish strong by playing my favorite sport, basketball. I will admit I was not the best, but I had a heart for the game and was good enough to hold a starting position as a point guard
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I was doing what I loved to do up until my knee basically died on me. That was one of the worst days of my life, laying there on the court during our game with tears in my eyes knowing that basketball was all over for me. Was it really? Yes it was literally over. My teammates and coaches rushed to help me up and I could not put any weight on that leg. Unfortuantely, I got rushed to the emergency room and the doctor came in and confirmed my thoughts. My cartilage was broken into two pieces there was no way around me trying to even run up and down the court. My basketball career was basically over. If anyone would have told me that this day was my last day playing I probably would have never believed them. I take it as maybe God thought basketball was not for me …show more content…
I am a Georgia girl that regrets moving to Florida. If I had known that I would not have got my diploma I probably would have stayed in Georgia. I moved to Florida in the middle of my eleventh grade year thinking there would be better opportunities. Everything was great up until I took a test called FCAT. I did not know passing this test was a graduation requirement. I knew absolutely nothing about this horrible test. I was asked to take this test the first day I was enrolled into Polk County School System. Not passing the FCAT has hindered getting into college and starting my career as a nurse. My original start date of college was going to be August 31, 2015. On graduation day the 29th of May my heart was probably the heaviest heart in that building. My counselor prepared me but it did not hit me until my named was called, “Brittany Nicole Westbrooks”, and there it was my certificate of competition. I try not to think about it as much, but by me seeing my classmates getting settled into college life it makes me discouraged, but soon I will be right along with them typing essays, keeping my grades up, and doing the things that I enjoy in

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