It was nerve wracking to find out that I needed to move back to my home school, Sam Houston High School, which was a bitter place to be at as my mom and neighbors would say. I focused on my classes and tried not to look at anyone because I was afraid of getting attacked, but in reality everyone was there to find opportunities to help themselves be able to go to college. My confidence grew when I tried out for the soccer and made the team even though the girls soccer program was not as distinguished as the guys. Playing in the team helped me set goals and opened my eyes to things that I would not have had at Juan Seguin High School because there were not as many opportunities given as there were at Sam. These last two years have been hectic…show more content… At the time I was remembering about the bullies I had in elementary because once I walked in I had made eye contact with two of them in the hallways. It was the worst feeling ever knowing what a young girl had gone through, but I had to realized that I had a chance to renew myself and show the potential I had to do many things. Eventually in that year I had a moment with one of my so called bullies, Dora, who apologized to me and from that moment on my conscience was finally at peace. Even though there were students who caused a lot of trouble, they did not distract me from my goal of completing all my work. Once I got home, I started to cry as I finally realized that a huge weight had come off my back after five years. I grew the courage to to talk about my past thinking others would have laughed at me when in reality I impacted those who didn’t know what to do in situations like how I did. I grew a strong bond with those around me which were part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and some, instead of saving me, I saved them--not just academically, but also in sports. I would share the hardships I went through, and with that speech as motivation, we had won against Bowie High
