Private school is typically looked at as a rich kids school. Someone who attends a Catholic school typically just wants a better education. Most of the time, students who receive a religious education are just looking for their religion to guide them through their lives.

Having religion with me was one of the best compliments to a great education. Praying in each class and having a prayer at a specific time everyday was the best feeling.

Catholic school for me offered a new experience because I went from middle school, the toughest years for many people, to a Catholic high school. I soon doubled the number of my friends. I changed the status of myself because as a person I grew up into a better person. Being in the same public school would have kept me with the same friend group for all my life until college. People constantly keep changing their personality, therefore friends from elementary school should change from the friends in high school or college.

As the friends change, so do the outfits. Catholic schools have uniforms that all of their students must wear if they attend. Typically, most students that attend these school like them. They wake up and throw on their uniform. They never need to worry about what they are going to wear each day because it's the same.

I have met one of the best teachers I have ever had in my entire life. She was my sophomore year theology teacher. Still to this day, as a freshman in college, I keep in contact with her and visit her frequently. This woman has change my life in so many ways. She has taught me to see the good in everything, and to be grateful for everything I have. She has taught me that I may not be perfect, but God will always love me as long as I try. As humans, we are going to make mistakes; we are not perfect, but if we try to walk in the same steps that Jesus did, we are making a mark in the world. If I could tell my teacher thank you a billion times, I would. I don't think she realizes how much she means to me.

Recently, she just retired and moved out of state. I will miss her more than anything. These are the reason I loved Catholic school. Catholic school was the best decision I have ever made in my life. I am blessed that my parents made this decision for me, and I am blessed to see the world in the perspective I do now.