The Best Me I Could Be

My whole life I have always had a very loving and caring family. I have had two parents who want the best for me, and then grandparents who push me to do my best as well. I also have two older brothers who I have always looked up to, and they have always been there for me if I need help or advice. My supportive family has given me the motivation to do my best.
So far, I think I was at my best my junior year of high school. High school is a big transition from elementary and junior high. In elementary you just learn the basics and then in Junior High it’s just a time to get ready for what is about to come in high school. Although, Freshman and Sophomore year were very easy. I had easy classes and I didn’t really have anything to challenge me.
Once I got to my junior year I had a lot of things going for me. I was the Cheerleading captain so I had to run the practices. I was on the varsity golf team, so that took up a lot of time as well in the spring. I also was driving at this time, so I had a job that I worked 10-15 hours a week at. To make matters worse I had tougher classes this year, including my first “Mr. Nachtman class.” At our school, Mr. Nachtman was the history teacher, and the most dreaded teacher ever. He always assigned long, tedious assignments, and he put things on the tests that we never went over in our notes.
I was so afraid to have Mr. Nachtman as a teacher. I had heard so many horror stories from people about him, and how unfair he is at grading. I knew for sure I was going to do horribly in his class. After the first test I was scared, and I didn’t know what to expect. The next day we got our tests back and I had gotten 88% on it! I was so happy! The whole year I did well in his class and ended getting A’s both semesters. I was so proud of myself. I had so many things going on in my life and I ended up doing well in one of the toughest class our school has to offer.