Bobby Meyer
Blog #1

Going back into my times in the primary, and intermediate school I have realized that I have had some pretty good memories. Starting in kindergarten, I met a friend that I didn't realize would be one of my best friends for the next 13 years. My first year of "legit" schooling started in 2005 with my teacher Mrs. Abrams. Mrs. Abrams was probably the nicest teacher I ever had. She was always very kind and caring to all of her students no matter who they were. She would always have snacks for us if we forgot ours, or she would get us lunch if we somehow didn't have one. Then next few years that followed kindergarten in the primary school, is where I met most of my friends that I am still close with to this day. When I got into the intermediate school, which at the time consisted of grades 3-5, I started to do fun activities in class, and getting closer to my friends. One memory I have from third grade is when we raised butterflies in class, and then went outside to the playground to release them. This was kind of an eye opening experience for me since I was so young at the time. Another memory I have from intermediate school, was in fifth grade when my family and I went on vacation to Puerto Rico. This was probably the best vacation I went on just because it was different than any other place.

      After intermediate school came middle school, grades 6-8. Middle school for me was a lot of fun. It was a cool new experience since in the middle school we had rotating classes, unlike anything we've done before, so I always had friends in one of my classes. The most fun that I had in middle school, started when Modified sports became available to me in 7th and 8th grade. School sports made everything so much more fun, mostly because it gave me something to do every day. Sports had a huge impact on my life because of how involved I was in them.

     When I got to the high school, everything became so much bigger. The school was bigger, classes were longer, and so were the school days. Sports my freshman year were so much more competitive than middle school, and I loved every minute of it. After my freshman year, school seemed as if it were flying by. It felt like every time I looked at the calendar, summer was approaching extremely fast.    Little did I know, how much I would miss playing football on Friday nights, with the entire town coming to watch their home teams go out and beat other teams into the dirt. Football to me, was one of the only things getting me through school. It was my sport. I played football for 12 years and I never thought that it would end so quickly. One thing that I regret is not constantly pushing myself to the limit every practice, or every game. But over the entirety of my schooling, I really appreciate the lessons I have learned and taken into my personal life.