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Personal Narrative: My Experience At Pascack Hills High School

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The past four years I’ve spent at Pascack hills High School has matured me in many ways. However sports is the one thing that helped me grow the most as a person
I don 't know what kind of person I would be if I didn 't play sports. Activities such as football, basketball, and lacrosse have done so much for me as a person. Without participating in these activities I wouldn 't have matured as quickly as I did in high school. I started football in fourth grade, and I can honestly say that, the decision of playing football in fourth grade was one of the best decisions I have made in my life. Some of the ways my involvement in sports has always helped me grow and mature include respecting my elders, the value of hard work, dedication, and

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