School Experience

I enjoyed my school years growing up as a child. Starting in fifth grade I began to play the saxophone and participate in band. I enjoyed playing the saxophone but found myself discouraged quite often because I was not learning as fast as I thought I should. When I started high school I joined the marching band. The marching band was a big step for me because it required a lot of commitment outside of school hours and two weeks out of summer break to begin practicing for the football season. There were many times I wanted to quit because of the time and effort involved but my mother never let me quit. The experience of marching band and not quitting still encourages me to stay committed to a project or activity because the prize at the end will be worth it.