Alexa

I had some wonderful high school years. There have been millions of people and events that have shaped me into the person I am today. I am grateful for all the teachers I have had and all they have taught me, but I’m even more grateful for the friends that have touched my life. Hopefully this slideshow will give you a touch of all the memories I’ve made these last few years and the moments that shaped my life. Freshmen year I was weird and awkward. I had lived in Fayetteville, North Carolina for the past 6 years and I was starting high school at Terry Sanford. My main focuses were my grades and surviving freshmen year. I loved going to football games and since I was athletically challenged, I continued being involved in my school’s chorus program. I visited my sister frequently at UNC-W before she graduated that year. This is the year that I met my 3 best friends, who I basically consider my family. I have been through deaths, marriages, surgeries, break ups, love, foreign countries, and many other events with Lauren, Ann, and Kevin by my side. I am a better person because of them. Freshmen year was perfect with all my friends at my side, and I was excited for the next three years. Little did I know that on the other side of Summer 2008, sophomore year would be the worst year of my life. My only sister moved away to the Big Apple, and I was forced to move to Cary, and leave all my friends. I moved here and knew absolutely no one. I was miserable. I joined chorus again and I didn’t realize at the time that these people would become my family over the next 3 years. I finally met a nice guy who I kept in my life for the next 2 years. I started to believe things were getting better. Then my world came crashing down in November 2008, when I got the call that my dad had been rushed to the hospital in Fayetteville. That same day, I lost my best friend in the world, and I wasn’t happy for a very long time. The next couple months were a blur as I tried to heal. However, I kept my grades up and continued to sing which helped me maintain some happiness. No matter how awful sophomore year was, I knew things could only go uphill. Junior year was one of the best years of my life. I began to break out of my shell, making innumerable new friends, hanging out outside of school, answering more in class, joining a barbershop group, and even received a solo. I took on 4 AP classes and all the stress and countless hours of studying that came with them. I still remained in chorus and continued to share a bond with some of the most genuine and talented people at Green Hope. I had finally stopped growing, realized my sense of style, realized my future hope of a career in medicine, had become less awkward, more outgoing, and definitely more mature. I had one of the most amazing summers of my life and came into senior year with amazing friends and tons of confidence. I attended as many sporting events as I could, realized I have some of the most amazing friends in the world, got into my first green hope parking lot accident, my sister was accepted to be on the show “The Bachelor,” and I dropped my 4th AP to join the library staff with Mrs. Healy and Mrs. Addison, two of the sweetest ladies I’ve ever met. At the peak of senior year, I met Owen Murphy, who became my best friend for a very long time. He allowed me to meet so many amazing people at this school and made me realize how happy someone can be. We have a love/hate relationship, and we’ve made mistakes, but down the road, I will remember him as one of the best parts of my senior year, without a doubt. Prom was amazing, I got accepted into my dream school: UNC Chapel Hill, I was voted best hair of our senior class and took advantage of every spirit week possible. And I took amazing classes this year, getting the chance to become close with some of the sweetest people like Aneesha, Kaitlin, and Yeshi … and I kind of even enjoy being around Bradley sometimes. I will miss them as well as all my other friends and my chorus family. As this year in dwindling to a close, I realize how grateful I am for everything I’ve encountered these past 4 years and how much it has shaped me into a person. I am graduating with no regrets and amazing friends. Seeing as high school exceeded my expectations, I cannot wait to see what college holds for me.

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