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Personal Narrative: Nixa High School

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After I had performed a few times in class to my coach and my peers, I knew I was ready. Nixa High School held the first tournament that I had ever competed in. I first had to make it through two rounds of preliminaries to advance to the semifinals. After my first two performances, I was feeling confident. As soon as the results were posted, I saw that I had advanced to semifinals. Semifinals consisted of one round, judged by three judges. I was still pleased of my wins from the preliminary rounds, so I thought I was untouchable. While performing, I had forgotten a key part of my piece. I was heartbroken; I had let myself, as well as my coach, down. After the round of semifinals, the results were posted immediately. I did not bother

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