“When it comes to dressing, comfort is overrated. A little discomfort probably means your clothes fit and you’re not in your pajamas.” As Tim Gunn quotes, it’s important for teachers and people in the workplace to remember. The formality of teachers’ assembles affects the learning environment for students. Human behaviorist, Desmond Morris, states “It is […]

Mrs. Mohan was expecting an essay, from her daughter, about how amazing she is, on her anniversary. Her daughter did not write one. I wonder why. Mrs. Mohan is my sophomore world history teacher. She’s taught me a lesson about class participation and that miracles can happen. I hope to use her traits to be […]

In a society where almost everyone over the age of thirteen carries a cell phone, pager, or both, many school systems have banned these items from school grounds. Why? Many say it’s due to the ‘potential problems’, such as texting during classes. Others say it is because they interrupt the learning environment. Whatever the reason […]

Teachers say, ‘Jessi, you’re late; you are getting a detention.’ Why do teachers give students detention? What if students are late to school? I believe that if students at Appleton West High School don’t follow the rules, they should have consequences. I think this is a good way to make a student a better person […]

Schools think up a lot of crazy policies that don’t make any sense. From getting detention for just wearing clothes to getting drug tested for going to gym class, students are getting mad. Many kids find these rules an invasion of privacy and space. Students lockers’ shouldn’t get checked for putting books away and cell […]

The American dream is a great thing that is very difficult to define because it can have so many different meanings. It is totally opinion based, so almost no definition is exactly alike.People from all over the world try to chase it, and people of all different ages dream of achieving it.Many people write about […]

Have you ever been lied to or been accused of lying? Well, I have more than I can count. What’s matters most to me is honesty. Lying gets you nowhere in life. Everything will eventually catch up to you. People lying to me, people accusing me of lying, and people not being completely honest with […]

In my world, college is a concrete paradise consisted of scribbled on notes, blue-ink pens, and shiny expensive textbooks occupied by those who value education above everything. College is a place where people are independent and free to do as they please, but know how to handle themselves within the streets of the surrounding city. […]

Gym class is not necessary for people who already have a lot of exercise. Having too much exercise is not healthy for your body. You can get lactic acid and get super exhausted. For example, I have physical exercise every day, and each day I have it for at least one hour. Many times I […]

Education is an important tool that is applied in the contemporary world to succeed, as it mitigates the challenges which are faced in life. The knowledge gained through education enables individuals’ potential to be optimally utilized owing to training of the human mind. This opens doors of opportunities enables individual to achieve better prospects in […]

Date: October 12, 2010 To: Arrowhead Students From: Tressa Subject: Stress Management A major goal of Arrowhead’s this year is to reduce the stress of its students. I decided to be the harbinger for this daunting project. The way to thwart stress is to not be ubiquitous. Balancing school, work, family, and sports is difficult. […]

Okay so you know how there are certain types of friends? Like there are the say “hi” in the hall friends, the free block friends, the chill after school friends, the friends from old school who go to diff school, the eat lunch with, the fr-enemies friends? But then there are like the friends that […]

Teachers should be paid more because of amount of work, behavior, and importance of job.The average teacher pay last year was 57,000.That’s not a lot when you think about Bills,Gas money and other things like food you live of off.the behavior in the classroom one distracts the kids from wanting to learn but also the […]

In the day and age we live in, the amount of money students can get from scholarships is highly based on a standardized test score.These tests are a burden and a source of high levels of stress for high school students who are planning to go to college. For many, these tests are seen as […]

Doctors recommend teenagers sleep nine to ten hours per night. For many of us, however, this amount of rest is a luxury we cannot afford. At the time I started penning this sentence, it was three minutes past two o’clock – in the morning. Why, you ask? It is because of the tyrants that I, […]

As the days pass by more and more kids or better yet teenagers that assist high school are dropping out of high school. Do they drop out just because they are worn-out of going to school? Or maybe they have superior problems on their shoulders like problems at home, or with their family, or with […]

High school is known to be some of the best years of your life. It is a time where you get to have fun and appreciate not having any major responsibilities. You get your license, meet new friends, experience “Friday Night Lights”, go to prom for the first time, and eventually graduate high school and […]

“First ask yourself what you would be and then do what you have to do”- Epic Tetus There should be an aim in life. A life without aim is useless. My father is exceedingly strong in his field, he is a model of hard work and dedication and thus I admire him as my Idol […]

A few years ago, my father and his friend Jason were surfing the web and stumbled across the Wikipedia entry about how the dinosaurs went extinct. This page stated that one of the main theories of how they went extinct was that “Your mom ate them. ” Now, I do not know your mother, but […]

In our society, there are many issues that affect teens. Fashion is something that teens use to fit in which makes them struggle in their everyday life. Teens find brands to be something that will make them look “classy” as many teens say today at school. Teisha-Vonique Hood from SMU stated that when people associate […]

“Your shorts are too short.” “You’re showing too much skin. ” “Stop distracting your peers.” Ever notice these phrases being said to boys? Probably not.These sentiments are almost always aimed at girls.Many students see the difference between the limitations on what females can wear compared to what males can wear and the bitter reality of […]

Perhaps the largest problem is the fact that it is considered an art rather than the moral lapse it should be. Cheating is obviously wrong, but natural. As long as competition exists, there will always be some degree of it. However, the dilemma arises when people cheat with a sense that it is completely okay. […]

Imagine you were being bullied, and it suddenly stopped. Imagine going to school proud and confident without the fear of being judged on your style. An adjustment to your schools dress code could put an end to your problems and make all of your troubles go away. The ritual of putting on the same set […]

Many schools do not enforce school uniforms. I think it should be mandatory for every school to force uniform rules. It would make mornings less stressful for students and parents. Kids usually stress out about they wear. They think what they pick out might be to girly or not cool. But does it really matter? […]

In the words of Lao Tzu, “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” Life is full of changes. It ebbs and flows as the waves do systematically each day. As children, change […]