Capstone Narrative Essay

Capstone Narrative

Eighth grade is the last year of middle school and the ending of an era for many. For me, eighth grade has been a year of order. The year has been filled with new experiences, hard work, and collaboration. Throughout the year I have felt stressed, relaxed, and worried all at the same time. Experiences such as being part of a school project known as ¨Capstone¨, applying to high school academies, as well as socially being different from previous years have prompted this.

A process I was able to learn from and enjoy at the same time was the eighth grade Capstone project. Capstone is a collaborative project where a group of students must find a sustainable solution to a local problem by assessing the group´s position in

This process was very stressful as the more I thought about it the more I realized how much this one acceptance can affect my whole future. It was also difficult to find time to write an excellent application while maintaining school work and balancing extracurriculars, such as piano, tennis, russian, and other school clubs as this was during the busiest time of year for me. I applied to the Ocean Lakes Math and Science Academy and the Princess Anne International Baccalaureate program. I was very pleased to hear that I had been accepted into both, however the decision in the end was not easy. Although this was one of the most stressful events that most significantly shaped my eighth grade year, due to the environment around me once I had made my decision to go the the math and science academy my feelings of stress soon turned into feelings of relief. Applying to high school academies helped me realize how I am responsible for my own actions and that helped me to play my individual role in capstone participation. With this newly learned, I went on to take full responsibility in crafting the capstone team’s emails to others. I needed responsibility in order to fulfill this, because without responsibility, I would have