Part of your senior year is about getting prepared for whatever may come after high school for the graduates.Have you ever thought about if it would help graduates to take a test at the end of the year that is based on life skills and all academics? Could we help them be more ready for […]

As kids, we start painting a picture of ourselves. Our lives really. We start in kindergarten picking out the framework for our painting, the same one that everyone else in the world has and as time goes on we pick up our paint-brush and start painting. Your family members tell you that when you grow […]

School has changed dramatically from when I started kindergarten until now, so I have no doubt that it will be different by the time 2015 comes around. Technology plays a big factor of this change. As technology increases, the ways of teaching kids changes as well, but usually it is for the better on behalf […]

The High School Animal Kingdom Walking through the jungle like halls of a high school, one initially finds an infinite number of different species of animals. The best place to observe their behavior is while they are feeding. Many of the genera often can get into brawls, but most usually stick to themselves. The different […]

Learning is good for you. Learning can be hard sometimes but it is worth it. I think so most of the time. Other times I just think it’s boring and I would rather be eating or playing games or something. Actually I feel that way most of the time. But I have to be here. […]

“The favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one’s goals,” – via dictionary.com I’m a second semester senior in high school, and by this time most of the people that I’ve spent the last four years with know where they’re going to college. All of the clubs, sports, honor societies, AP […]

Recently there has been quite the hubbub in central Florida school system about the half-cent tax and frankly it was pointless. What’s the point of funding a system that doesn’t work? I mean yea having AC units that work and buses ( Oh wait we already got rid of that) are great, but the foundation […]

Every student is different and their talents lie in diverse academic areas. Some pupils are mathematically minded and love working with numbers. Others prefer the sciences and understanding why things work the way that they do. There are those that love history and analyzing past experiences of our world. Then there are the writers who […]

Freshman year. Whether you get advice from your older sibling or from the movies, the lead up to your first time as a student walking high school halls can be a whirlwind of emotions. There’s an excitement of moving on and finally leaving middle school but there can also be worry because you’re entering a […]

Dear Childhood, I’d like to tell you that you have been the best years of my life so far, but now I’m grown up. Those fearful decisions I have to make have made their way into my path and know I have to spend more time with them then I can you. Don’t be jealous, […]

For me, high school has started off to a wonderful start. It has taught me a lot about myself and who I’m supposed to be socially. It has also taught me about people that talk like the previous sentence I just put down on paper. To be honest, high school only gives you a brief […]

Single sex education has many pros and many cons and can easily be argued about for a long time.Some people think that co education is good enviroment for kids to learn in and that single sex education is not a good place for kids to learn.Others say that single sex education is a good place […]

In order to have a good life in high school, you have to be passionate about something in high school. Your 4 years in high school are some of the most important years of your life. You can practically be passionate about anything. I’m passionate about 2 things: lacrosse and band. These 2 things have […]

This country is dubbed the world’s leading superpower, which is no revelation, considering the country’s outstanding economic progress and superior education system. No, not America, but China. Although China has not officially surpassed the United States as being the largest economy in the world in terms of GDP, the Asian country’s remarkable skill in schooling […]

I’m not gonna go into this pretending that I can comment on anything besides the female side of all this. Because, quite frankly, the extra credibility that would come along with the male side is just not worth it. What is “this” you may be wondering? Well, if you haven’t guessed from the title, I’m […]

“Senioritis- A disease that strikes high school seniors. the symptoms include: laziness, an over-excessive wearing of track pants, old athletic shirts, sweatpants, athletic shorts, and sweat shirts. Also features a lack of studying, repeated absences, and a generally dismissive attitude. The only known cure is a phenomenon known as Graduation.” I think that we’re all […]

I am a freshman in high school. I have gone to a school setting all my life whether it be daycare or actual school. Freedom, something present in very few days of my life in the morning.I was suddenly aware of the fact that I kept missing my alarm and that I wasn’t very aware […]

Education is considered one of the most important things in our society. People chant: better teachers, better textbooks, better schools. Hopeful parents, ambitious students, and our involved community all agree that due to the advanced technology we have today, educating the rising generation has been easier and more efficient as compared to the past. Of […]

Am I the only one willing to stand up for what’s right? This kid in my grade gets picked on, and I am the only one who told the principal. It’s not fair. He minds his own business, and yet kids still mock him! He has done nothing wrong.He can get really noisy at times, […]

It’s 6am. The loud tone of your alarm slowly enters your ears before you wake up. Your eyes don’t seem to want to open, however the alarm keeps playing until you’re forced to get up and shut it off. Now that you’re up, all you want to do it go back to sleep, but you […]

Awhile ago in Language Arts class, we learned about banned books.Banned books are basically books that are thought to be “unsuited” for their intended age group and are therefore challenged by parents to be removed from a school’s or library’s, shelves. I personally do not agree with banning books. I believe that most books that […]

The revolting amount of fat-laden value meals, greasy pizzas, and fizzy sugar-loaded drinks America ingests on a daily basis disgusts me. To top that off, our country spends more money per year on fast food then we do on education- may as well be fat and stupid, I guess. Also, experts say that the Americans […]

Being an AP student is not easy. There’s never time to do anything. Sleeping at three in the morning is not worth it. Who cares about learning? You don’t have time to read the thirty pages that your teacher has assigned you for homework. Thirty pages?! That’s too much for anyone to read in one […]

I am a senior in high school and I have spent the last four years observing the habits of my peers. Through my additional experience working with kindergartners I have come to the conclusion Kindergartners are the same as high school students. Kindergartners are perceived as cute, happy, little children but in reality there are […]

Throughout various studies, it has been determined that body image is mainly affected by a person’s self-esteem. Body image is described as a person’s perception of their own physical appearance. Also, self-esteem is how much people value themselves. For many teenagers, self-esteem and body image are closely related; but if someone has a body image […]

Michael, after being shown his test score, sat back down in his seat. “Jeez, I only got a C on that last math test. How’d you do, Nate?” Nate looked up at the ceiling, and rolled his eyes.”I didn’t do much better, man.” Joey, who had been silently observing, chose this moment to speak up. […]

This is a hot topic! Many people disagree over if high school students should be allowed to bring in their iPod/Music devices into class. I personally think it’s a good idea. In the next few paragraphs you will see why it’s a good idea because there are many potential benefits to this. Some of the […]

We often fail to think of dancers as intelligent. They’re sort of artists in leotards–not at all as brainy as Leonardo da Vinci or Shakespeare, for we somehow think that creating art with a pen or a paintbrush is superior to conveying stories with our bodies. We didn’t always think this way. The ancient Romans […]

Here at *********** high school we have one of the largest choral programs in the district. With five periods of fifty kids each, choir plays a very significant role in the lives of many students. Recently however, the school district is enforcing massive budget cuts that will endanger not only the choir classes, but the […]

You know when that time comes around and the back to school shopping begins and the letters are received in the mail about the first day of school times and procedures. For high school students this means no more going to bed at 1:00 in the morning and then sleeping all day after a long […]