Personal Narrative: My Great Accomplishments

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Harvey Mackey once said; “A great accomplishment shouldn't be the end of the road, just the starting point for the next leap forward.” A recent accomplishment I’ve earned was having two plaques displayed in the hallway of Kenny Guinn middle school with my name written on them. A huge achievement I was awarded with was graduating that school with my class rank at number one. Along with being number one, I got awards for having a 4.0 GPA throughout sixth, seventh and eighth grade and the American Legion Award with $75.00. Getting my name put on the wall made me feel tremendously proud and honored. I absolutely loved my middle school, so being honored in this way is extremely moving. I know that I can go back and visit and see my name on the

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