The tools to overcome negative self talk is quite easy even though I have not mastered it I have stopped from putting myself down as bad as I once did a couple of years ago. Some rules and tactics are first look on the brighter side of things I’m not saying be a full on […]

Students should take gap years because they can become more financially stable, expand their horizons, potentially increase college acceptance to bigger universities if the time off during their gap year is spent wisely, and become more mature in their year off. The defenition of a gap year is a one year or less hiatus from […]

One of the many things that students despise about school is wearing school uniform.On some occasions they’re cool to wear, but to wear the same clothing every single day must draw some hate, and what other reasons are there that make uniforms so universally hated by students?Uniforms should not be worn because they are tight […]

They’re not. It’s a simple letter for crying out loud. But, instead of purely rebelling against the system and failing all of your classes on purpose, learn to use our American grading system to your advantage. Math. English. Science. History. French. They’re all important subjects to learn. Well I’m going to be a scientist so […]

Man don’t you just want a day where you can hang out, play some basketball, and maybe even finish your homework. So that’s why we should have a free period where we can play basketball, finish homework and be able to hang out. Of course school policies are included and it would be a great […]

There are many cases were students have to stay up extra, or their days just fly by because they have piles of homework to do. To fix this problem homework should be optional so then students could choose if they need to do it, or are comfortable with the material. Homework’s purpose is supposed to […]

High school is a huge boiling pot of races, styles, identities, opinions, and ideas. It’s bustling halls crowded with hormonal teenagers and teachers screaming for quiet. It’s bald janitors with bad hygiene and it’s girls vying for the attention of boys who store hot air in their muscles. Amid the short skirts and piercings, only […]

Oh, high school, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love your demanding, unreasonably early hours. I love your treacherous, compelling dramas of betrayal of friends. I love your trivial, silly romances. I love your strict, adamant rules that no one pays much attention to. I love your frustrating, crack-of-dawn bus […]

What do George Washington, Abigail Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Jefferson, and I have in common?We were all homeschooled. The National Home Education Research Institute reports that homeschooling hasn’t just been trending in the United States, but growing all over the globe from Australia to Kenya.Also, the National Center […]

Boom! Like a thunderclap going off, the headache hits me. It’s no wonder, I had it coming to me. The past weeks have been pure insanity with Drum Major tryouts, math tests, impossible physics problems, a mock trial in AP European History, multiple other tests to study for, books to read, and worksheets to finish. […]

If I were Mayor of Waukesha County in Wisconsin, I would improve our education system. Do you ever notice that kids aren’t playing outside as much? Have you noticed how children are staying up late doing homework or school activities? Or have you noticed children don’t have social or healthy lives? Well over the past […]

Since its inception, the entertainment industry has been a powerful force in American society and culture. The media industry has multiple facets, including film, television, and music. Each is its own multibillion-dollar industry, with millions of Americans listening in, tuning in, and buying tickets. Studies show that 96. 7 percent of American households have at […]

Throughout the recent decades, America’s education system has resulted in a variety of achievements and consequences, causing an uproar of opinions all over the United States. Nowadays, it is mandatory for students to travel through primary and secondary education, proceed through 12 different grade levels, and then finally reach for the goal of obtaining a […]

My mother always said she’d love me no matter what, even if I robbed a bank, she would be disappointed, but still love me. My recent life choice has made her rethink this theory however. Instead of attending college at umass amherst in a mere few weeks, I have decided to take a year off. […]

The definition of bullying is : use superior strength or influence to intimidate ,typically to force him or her to do what one wants to do.Thats what it means and to me i think that its a good meaningful reason because those words are the truth and people think that we should make new ones […]

Have you ever felt as if you had to get something across, like it was the most important thing in the world but no one listened? That’s how we students feel, it has been two yeas sense we moved to the new building and still no one has even tried to fix this issue. The […]

We get up every day at 6 AM to get ready for school. We spend seven hours sitting in uncomfortable desks. With the exception of students enrolled in gym, the limited exercise we receive is provided from walking to and fro between our classes. We, the students of Lake high school, deserve a break from […]

“I think there should be a good balance between being a good student and being able to enjoy your high school life.” -Vanessa Minnillo Now, if this balance existed, teenagers’ experiences would be a million times easier. But that is absolutely not the case, and everyone is always scurrying around, hoping for just one minute […]

i hate year round, thats when you start to school at the beginning of july then end at the end of june, would you like it? missing your summer just to go to school, the teachers are mean, some of the eighth graders are mean, i hate to go to year round

School uniforms have been worn by students in private schools for years. Public schools are the focus of peer pressure, violence, and poor academic standing. Rarely are private schools mentioned as an inadequate learning environment. Perhaps, this is a correlation with the attire worn by faculty and students. Everyone has an opinion on the matter […]

NEWS ALERT———-An unspeakable crime has been committed inside a New York City School. The police were called. The perpetrator was arrested on the spot. Murder? Rape? Armed robbery? Assault and Battery? Graffiti? Window breaking? Smoking in the bathroom? Gum chewing? Paper wad throwing? Spit Ball shooting? No, worse than all of those put together. A […]

According to U.S Student Loan Hero in 2016 over 71 percent of college students are in debt. That adds up to over 1.9 trillion dollars in student loans.As the years pass that number keeps rising and we need to put an end to it. One of the major reason this is happening is because students […]

As teenagers, it isn’t uncommon for us to lose faith in the institutions we find ourselves entangled in. Disappointments, failures, inconsistencies, and innumerable amounts of other flaws often characterize the educational system. Luckily for many considering the issue, it’s easy enough to sweep dissent under the rug and chalk it up to teenage angst or […]

Music is very powerful and moving. It plays a big role in today’s generation. There are many artists that have changed people’s view on life just because of the songs they write such as: Beyonce or Ed Sheeran. Overall, it can make a good impact on student’s lives. Music programs in schools are always in […]

There are almost 280 million internet users in the United States alone, which is 87. 5% of our total population (Perrin).The sheer number of internet users and rapid adoption of them has changed many aspects of American life.Having access to an infinite amount of information at our fingertips has begun to change the way we […]

In the novel titled The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain was a phenomenal book. Written in the perspective of a young child named Huck this novel shows many events where the unlikely hero is the character Jim. Though Jim was a mid-aged black slave who ran away from his owner, he still […]

A major conflict that students face every school day is dress code, even with student protest petitions and school walkouts nothing has really changed.Dress codes are sexist they unfairly Target girls by body-shaming them for promoting sexual harassment. Girls get sent home, put an uncomfortable moments with adult male teachers and administrators telling them their […]

We are leaving our safe, well-known homes only to go off and hope for the best. I am terrified. It isn’t the kind of fear I get when an awkward noise pierces the night, nor is it the type of fear I am filled with watching my sister eat macaroni and cheese. No, I have […]

Happiness is a strange thing that many people see differently, and they also choose to believe what makes up their happiness. I believe that happiness is internal, with a bit of external, materialistic things, and that one can choose to be happy or unhappy. Everyone has a decision to make in life, difficult decisions to […]

The problem with trying to define an honors student is that it isn’t a homogenous group with set characteristics. Honestly an honors student can be anyone from “jocks” to “nerds” to just the seemingly “average” kids. So how are we supposed to make the distinction between honors students and non-honors students? How can you really […]