In schools, different types of technology help students learn in unique ways. Some types of technology that aids us in learning are laptops, Promethean boards, calculators, cameras, cell phones, and e-books like the Nook or the Kindle. Below are some examples of how they can help, or even hurt, students in the process of enhancing […]

Well lets say you dont want to go to school one day but your parents want to. You wake up and look at the clock and say its way to early for this, but you get up and go not cause you want to but cause your parents say itll help with your future. ..in […]

At my school, we follow strict uniform codes that tell us how to dress for school everyday. While most of these dress codes are great and help make our day a bit easier, there is one thing that could really use some improvement. Picture this: I am walking up the stairs, just going through my […]

The importance of family and friends is something everyone should cherish. To me, they are my life and without them I don’t know where I would be. They encourage me to do my best and are so supportive of my every decision even if they don’t agree with it, but ever since my high school […]

To school I bring two backpacks, one for my notebooks and binders and one for my track uniform and sneakers. I am one of many high school student athletes in the United States balancing academics with sports. During my journey, I have found that being a student athlete has a wide range of pros and […]

“BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!” You hear that beeping in your ears but still insist on rolling over and going back to sleep. Startled by the alarm clock, I knock it down. All I can think is “6 o’clock already? Man!” With a groan, I struggle to pull myself out of bed and, once again, unhappy […]

Schedule changes are the worst two words any teenager can hear. You’re in class for a whole semester, make tons of friends, and suddenly it’s all ripped away from you. Then you get thrown into a new class, sometimes even a new teacher, and, honestly, for what? Why does the horrible place they call the […]

School Uniforms. I know many kids who would roll their eyes and istantly push the idea away. But, honestly, I like the idea of school uniforms. If my school were to suddenly get uniforms, the atmosphere would change dramatically. People would no longer be able to judge someone about what they wore, you wouldn’t have […]

Most students enjoy going to school to learn something new every day, while some students don’t want to go to school. Students would make up lazy excuses for going to school which we are guilty of doing so, but why? What would be the reason other than dealing with homework and lectures? Parents sometimes have […]

As a young, ambitious musician, I feel that the importance of art and music in public schools is being forgotten. There is so much emphasis being put on academics and sports, that music and other forms of art are being shoved aside. When you think of high school, Friday night football games and tests are […]

“We are on lockdown! I repeat we are on lockdown!” This announcement has been made more than four times in the past two years because of a shooting taking place. More and more students stay home instead of coming to school because of not feeling safe at school. That’s why they would rather be homeschooled. […]

Dear Sir or Madam,Wakening before the sun rises into the sky I feel distraught, for the simple fact that it is a school day. My morning consists of: taking a refreshing shower, eating a well balanced breakfast (eggs, toast and a glass of OJ) and oh ya, the dreaded task of getting dressed. Every morning […]

21st Century AmericaThe new iPhone 5S has just come out and 27.2% of America’s Child population is overweight. How does that statement make you feel? Sick? Disgusted? Worried? or all of the above?For most Americans they don’t even care or notice because Its just the “Norm” for Modern-Day America and nearly half of all teens […]

School makes me mad. Not the education but the people. In my English class the people annoy me and think I am weird, which I may be but they didn’t even give me a chance. In the teenage years dating is popular and I like some guys but not all of them. Some of them […]

Dreary and dull, everyone stays inside. There is the occasional band of sunlight shining through the blinds but all else is scarce. Hundreds go with this pattern. Show up, sit down, and listen. This is a place of forced participation, do what goal is personally set for you every day and leave. Some leave preemptively, […]

It’s to hard to be a high school student because there are many paper works to do,assignment to answer and topic to be review .I’m not complaining ,but actually I am so thankful that I am stlill studying but the problem is some teachers are so strict in their subject. They give us difficult ways […]

Lets be honest homework isn’t the something you get excited for when you wake up in the morning. Homework just isn’t fun and it dosnt matter the reason homework just isn’t rally fun. Homework is supposed to be a practice although nobody takes into consideration if there is a true understanding of the topic. As […]

Here I am,in a class of over fifty students.On one hand I am into sciences,on the other,I love a lot of art work.People often get confused.In choosing their career,they mix up talents,skills,passion,interest and ability. Some people are just all-rounders.Both two outstanding things in choosing career are:Passion and Ability. Passion contains interest and love for a […]

We’ve all experienced those seemingly endless school nights, filled to the brim with exhaustion and pure indifference. Sitting at ones desk, attempting to stay awake and alert whilst doing homework, but not being able to abstain from the sweet sensation of sleep, happens to be a scenario most high school students encounter more often then […]

Today in America’s society, young adults in high school are being shown that the ideal way to have a successful life and career is to go to college and get your degree. Some young adults take another route and go straight into work, but why? Majority of high schoolers choose to go to college and […]

The things Tupac experienced in his childhood, having a drug addicted mother, being the child of two important black panthers, and never really having a stable situation. Never giving you time to piece your life together or make your mark somewhere. These things happen to kids all over the world everyday. Therefore High school students […]

Did you know the average teen uses about thirty-one hours of technology per week? Technology has improved the world in many good ways, but teens are not using it for good reasons… Most of it is being done in the classroom, yes the classroom. Teens are manipulating there resources into their own benefit, but not […]

Today, thousands of students are trying to study overseas. They claim that studying abroad is totally beneficial without drawbacks. However, it brings both advantages and disadvantages to students. On one hand, pursuing further study in foreign countries gives students chances to be more mature. First of all, when students study abroad, they are able to […]

I don’t like the PARCC because now they can put more things into the test that the NJASK couldn’t do because it was a written test.In the PARCC you could listen to a short video and answer question s on it.I think that isn’t good because it distracts the other students who take the PARCC […]

Have you ever wondered why boys and girls behave so differently? As a child, it seems as if the opposite gender is an entirely different species – especially when the boys are shooting spitballs and rough-housing around, while the girls are hanging out in their pre-designed little huddles, thinking and acting as one entity. Scientists […]

High School cafeteria food has the tendency to be gross. Of course, this isn’t always the case, but there are some questionable items on the school’s menu. Let’s start off going over some of the things on the menu. You’ve got your pizza, sandwiches, cookies, tacos, and pasta. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend eating any of […]

“During your life never stop dreaming. No one can take away your dreams. ” Tupac Shakur was a young rapper in his time who spoke about his aspirations for the world. He was an idealist and an activist. Tupac Shakur should be a topic studied in school because he was a major influence of the […]

Teenagers throughout the entire country are like bustling bees trying to, get their schoolwork completed, participate in extracurricular activities, and even juggle employment. Lets face it, there are 24 hours in a day and even subtracting sleep (which many students resort to) there’s often just too much to do. That is why I believe that […]

Believe in your dreams. That’s such a broad statement. Imagine, you’re fresh out of highschool, you have a 3.8 GPA, and big dreams. You want to become a neurosurgeon, you know this path won’t be simple at all, but you’re willing to risk it all to make your family proud, but most of all, make […]

As much as I hate to be stereotyped by others, I am stereotyped as your weird, out of place Scene chic. I like the odd things in life, I’m uber immature, uber loud, I’m random, outgoing, hardly ever serious, and of course, I’m head over heals in love with screamo{which is a type of music […]