Personal Narrative: My First Day At Sterlington High School

As a child, my parents always told me, “School comes first.” This meant that I never was able to play amusing games or participate in the engaging sports I played until I finished completing strenuous homework or concluded studying for a test. My entire, undivided life revolved around school. I wasn’t allowed to spend time with friends on “school nights” even if I didn’t have homework. If I were to miss school, it was only because I was too ill. I never made unsatifsfactory grades because I was petrified that if I did, I would be punished severely, so throughout my entire school career, I only remember making a single B on my report card in the 3rd grade. I thought school and grades were the only aspects of my life that mattered. This made

I began my sophomore year, and soon came to find that I would be very miserable putting “school first” all of the time. One night, I had assignments in my first five classes, all due the next day. It may have been thought to be the result of procrastination, however, three of the assignments were given to me that day. That night, I missed church, and I stayed awake until almost three o’clock in the morning working strenuously finishing the work. I began to develop a pattern of staying awake late to finish assignments. This worked until I began to get very ill from the stress and lack of sleep. I began getting nauseous to the point where I couldn’t eat, and if I did I would become sick. I had recurring headaches, which only added to the nausea. The stress induced by school was becoming detrimental to my health. My grades were substantial to me that six weeks. I had a 96 and 94 on my report card in classes that were “Gifted”, along with a 99 in a class I usually did superior in. Eventually, after the stress and sickness became too much to handle, I developed a rule for myself. From then on, I would put my health and well-being as the priority in my life. I also began spending time with friends on “school nights,” which helped reduce