Kingswood Oxford

In life there are many coincidences that occur. However sometimes things feel so right and natural that it seems as if it was fate instead of a coincidence. This is exactly my feelings towards Kingswood Oxford. Since day one there has been something bout this school that has enticed me and made it almost as easy as breathing to continue my education here at Kingswood. The person I am today and am becoming is all stemmed from my very first day at Kingswood that is now blooming into a 5 year relationship with this school.

 

I remember picking out a special outfit that day. Something that would make me stand out but also be apart of the group. I gathered all of my things, put it all into my backpack, and walked out the front door of my house shy, nervous, yet excited. The ride to the school seemed as if it lasted an hour instead of the 15 minute drive it really is. When we finally arrived I stepped out of the car, went around to the trunk, put my wheelie back pack on the ground and walked toward the doors of the middle school. The butterflies inside my stomach seemed to flap their wings harder and faster because at that moment I felt almost nauseous. Unknown to me at the time this day would become one of my fondest memories because in this one day I would form friendships that have yet to fail me. As I walked in through the doors I remember the few moments I took to take in everything around me. The different people that surrounded me, the personalities each different made me feel like an empowered individual among equals. Finally when everything began to set in I looked around for people who had the same look of confusion on where to go as I had. Soon I noticed a group of girls introducing themselves not knowing that they would either hate or love each person they were encountering. I decided to join and automatically I found a common interest with almost every person; some of whom I am still extremely close with today. Their personalities ranged from sporty, to extremely intelligent, to just laid back go with the flow kind of people. I began to socialize with them and soon were already considering them to be my friends. As the day continued I was also introduced to my teachers as well as the subjects I would be taking that would allow me to be in the educational position I am today. These classes, each differing from one another, would prove to be some of the most thought provoking and on some days sleep preventing subjects that made the school as educationally advanced as it is. Soon my academic day had ended along with a portion of athletics and I found myself giving and receiving hugs to people I had just met a few hours previous. I realized here I was already accepted and this feeling gained me the amount of confidence I have today. The last thing I recall from this experience was the smile on my face as I entered the car willing to tell my mom every little detail I had experienced in my new school.

 

It has been 5 years since that day and it is still a clear and vivid picture in my mind. All of the people I met on that day have proven to be some of my closest friends to this day. I am now a junior in high school and have gone from a timid upper prepper to now, in my opinion, a confident and self insured individual. I have kept many of the friendships I have started in the middle school and they continue to grow every day. Through Kingswood I have become the person I am today and continue to grow with the remaining two years I have left out of this school. Kingswood is my home away from home and without it I would feel lost.