Personal Narrative: Sir Edward Elgar's Pomp And Circumstance

I can hear the orchestra and band playing Sir Edward Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance”. I can hear the chatters of our guests preparing to praise our endeavors. The graduates are in line awaiting to enter the tunnel to take our seats. The anticipation is nerve-wracking. I’ve endured four years of high school education for this very day and finally the staff gives us a cue to enter the tunnel. As we’re walking in, I can feel my palms sweating. I would often talk to the person behind me to distract myself due to being so nervous. The music gets louder and louder as we get closer to the entrance of the stadium. The lights hit me as we finally meet the audiences’ applause as they shout and cheer. The seats start filling and graduation is ready to

With prom weekend just ending, graduation was the next event to look forward to, and the class of 2015 were ready to check out of Cypress Falls High School. The loss of motivation was common as the end of our high school careers were approaching slower than ever. The feeling of excitement and anticipation were running through every soon to be graduate’s heads except for mine. I felt stress, anxiety, and worried. Why? Well I wasn’t one hundred percent positive that I was going to walk across that stage, which led me to go talk to my counselor. As I walk into the office, Ms. Boutte, my counselor is having a conversation with another counselor. She looked intimidating but spoke very softly. Hearing her voice gave me a sense of comfort. As their conversation comes to an end she states,

While everybody is ready for graduation, something didn’t feel right to me. I didn’t feel like I had accomplished anything. I wasn’t accepted into any colleges like everyone else, and that’s because I didn’t even apply. I wasn’t prepared for anything, let alone college. I’m not in high school anymore. It was a game to me and I finally ran out of lives. There’s not as many chances outside of high school. I’ve come to the realization that I need to listen to my counselor and get it together and be more like my best friends and work towards a goal until I accomplish it. I needed to change my and realize that my past doesn’t have to determine my future. I wanted to grasp the concept of, “it’s never to late.” I desired to become a better version of myself. I craved to the idea of a positive purpose in life. I wanted to earn the respect and admiration of others. I wanted to be better. At last, my mind is exactly where it’s suppose to be, and I have come to the recognition that all I need it just one more