Student Section

It was 19 years ago that I was born into this world. Born to my unwedded parents, I lived 7 years with both parents until something caused them to separate, then for the next ten years, I lived with my mother. Within the duration of that time, a lot happened in our lives that depicts who I am today. School started off with me attending Craig Houghton Elementary School. During my elementary school years, I started off with good grades and participation in music, this continued on to middle school. I went to East Augusta Middle School, sixth through eighth grade. In middle school, my interest grew for music. I joined the band and tried out for all county concert band. Proudly to say, I made fourth chair Alto Saxophone. After that day, I felt the need to enhance my musical skills in high school.
Lucy Craft Laney Comprehensive High School was where I gained more musical talent. I joined the marching band my freshman year and became a Lucy C. Laney Marching Wildcat. Although my passion was music, other programs caught my attention. JROTC capture my attention. I joined the drill team and raider team in the JROTC program. I also became a member of VOCA, and Jobs for Georgia Graduates. I guess you can say I am a very diverse person. I had to manage my time, which was not easy to do, along with keeping up my grades. As my high school years went on, my lust for music grew. Playing instruments and reading sheet music sparked up an interest in me. I felt the need to pursue those feelings.
Tenth grade, my main focus was strictly on band and my grades. I began to work constantly on music. Eleventh grade, I was section leader for the woodwind section of the band, consisting of: two alto Saxes, three Clarinets, and one flute. My junior year was also the best and most challenging year. We had a new band director and all. This was also the year I joined the Georgia Army National guard. I enter the military as the rank of Private First Class due to my service in JROTC. All the training from the program paid off. The material I learn from it transitioned to basic training. All the training I received became multipurpose material. While in BCT, I learned a variety of new skills, such as: first aid, combat fighting, how to use military weapons, how to fold clothes military style, how to make a bed military style, how to eat and shower faster and a variety of life saving skills. By the end of my training, I had become a real soldier.
When my senior year came around, so many incidents and problems happened. Happily to say, I became trumpet section leader that year. Band season was very stressful though. So many members were undecided on whether or not to participate, plus occasions where the band director wanted to quite because of uncontrollable situations. Through all of the controversy, we all stuck together as a family, in which we were. Graduation was the happiest day of my life. Walking across the stage at the James Brown Arena in Downtown Augusta was the most proud moment in my life. Now I have entered into the college chapter in my life. Let’s see how the book ends.