The High School Life

Born and raised my entire life in St. Louis, Missouri, I grew up very family oriented. I would go to baseball games with my father, or lunch when he had time off work. My mother and I would always order Dominos for dinner while my sister and father ordered Papa Johns. I loved being around my family and loved any chance I got to hang with my older sister.

When I was a freshman in high school I still never had much of a social life. My most exciting time freshman year was when I saw my sister, a senior at the same high school, walking in the halls. I loved finally having a chance to go to the same school as her. As for a dating life, it did not exist. The only girl I had ever really talked to, as a youngster was my babysitter’s daughter when I was in 2nd grade. We consider each other our first girlfriend and boyfriend.

Throughout my entire first year of high school, I continued lacking in a social life. I continued growing closer with my family. Sophomore year I began taking Journalism class, and really opened up with people. I made a lot of great friends through that class. Danielle, a senior during my sophomore year at Mehlville, the high school I attended, actually asked me to the Prom as friends. I would have loved to go, but I just thought she was joking and laughed it off trying to look cool. I don’t know why that would make me look cool. I was what many called “socially awkward” considering I had never really gone out with people.