Blog Post #15

A Reflection of My Time at Millbrook:

My experience over the past four years in high school has been one that has indisputably molded me into the person whom I am today. Four years ago, I was, in many ways, a completely different person than I am now. Throughout my time at Millbrook High School, I have grown in ways that have allowed me to become the person that I have always wanted to be.

I remember my first day at Millbrook vividly; the first class I ever had was Mrs. Jones for Algebra II. As I sat there in the morning, I remember that it had marked the end of a major portion of my life, which was significant for me. For as long as I could remember, I had gone to Magellan Charter, a school where I knew everyone by their first and last name and had grown up in. When I got to Millbrook, I was separated from all of my closest friends I had been with on a daily basis for a lifetime. For a while, the transition was difficult for me; I struggled to make other, close friends which took a toll on me. During my first two years at Millbrook, I was unhappy with the circumstances I was in. When I joined the IB Program, however, all of that began to change. As I began to spend time with more people who were motivated in life and shared similar interests to my own, I built up strong relationships and developed a group of close friends. I became confident about who I am as a person, and stopped caring as much about what others thought about me. Due to this shift that happened between my sophomore and junior year, I view my high school experience as very positive. It has been a period of my life where I reflected on who I wanted to be, and became that person. When I reflect on who I am currently, I know that I have no qualms with myself.

When I look back on the time that I spent at Millbrook in the future, I know that I will remember it fondly. I have made friends that I will remain close with for the rest of my life (Cody will be my roommate in college at NC State) and have had a level of fun and a quality of experiences that will be unforgettable. I will be sad to see my time at Millbrook come to an end, but I am ready to start the next phase of my life. I know that I will be successful down the road, and I am ready to tackle the rest of my life.

P.S.- Thank you for putting up with me for three years of teaching Mrs. Genesky, you have been a great teacher and I am grateful to have been in your classes.