The ultimate question asked at every family gathering consists of: “What colleges are you considering?” College appears to be the focus of most high school students. Everything students do in school has the ulterior motive to prepare them for college. However, college is not mandatory. College is an option. Not every person attends college. More […]

“Alright class, I don’t want to put too much pressure on you but the test you are about to take is going to determine the rest of your life. ” The pressures that have surrounded the SAT and ACT tests have been so harsh in determining college careers and the future of students that some […]

School should start later! Some reasons why are because students would have less problems at school, have more sleep, and less health problems. “Oh no! I didn’t finish the homework!” That is what all people say since they were so busy all day that they didn’t get to do the homework! Luckily, they have enough […]

We all procrastinate, or delay doing important things, at some point in our lives. But when this becomes a habitual action, it reflects poorly on the individual, showing laziness, failure to prioritize, and poor time management skills. Therefore, some of us try to avoid putting off critical tasks as much as possible, and plan ahead […]

Some college students love to play sports! They might of even gotten a scholarship for it, but imagine getting paid for doing something you’re good at! The thing is, what about your education? Many people disagree about paying college athletes because most students in colleges might work harder than them but don’t even get paid […]

Society constantly pressures teenagers into reaching for the unachievable goal of perfection. The average teenager is expected to make As and Bs while being active in several clubs, sports, and community service activities, added on top of holding a job in order to pay for college and a social life. However, the top priority for […]

“A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love” (“100”). Max Muller’s saying may sound ridiculous, but every word stands true for Romeo Montague in William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. When two kids from rivaling clans fall madly in love, they go to lengths they’d never imagined. They […]

Students in middle and high school are brutal. Between clothes, hair, grades, and cliques, to fit in you have to work hard to conform. What does that mean? No “crazy” hair. No “ugly” clothes. No weird laugh or bad grade. (Be it too high or too low, depending on your clique.) And within the clique […]

Imagine you’re at school.A regular school.It has a principal, teachers and students. The students go to school each day to learn.They are going for their education.Yet it’s not the students who decide how their education is taught, rather it is the teachers.Schools should be more of a democracy.It’s the student’s education, and their future.Teachers and […]

Ask anyone who knows me, I’m smart. I apply myself, and until recently, have achieved highly in school. I have a high IQ and have already developed a new form of math I have dubbed multi-dimensional calculus. But who am I? I am the one the common core forgets. Now you may think, how am […]

The school system should allow students to use their cell phones in school for help or an emergency. The school system should allow cell phones to help the students.Allowing students to use their cell phones would help the students when were stuck and the teachers busy. Allowing students to have their cell phones would make […]

There are a lot of things we are taught in school nowadays that we don’t really need to learn to be function and be successful in life. Its irritating to me that I sit in some classes learning something I know I will never use, and I know there are other students like me who […]

Students should have more time to eat during lunch. Studies have shown that the average amount of time students have to eat their lunch is 13 minutes, I think this is unacceptable.These problems arise all throughout the United States and there are many simple solutions, I understand that these issues are mostly evident in public […]

More than half the population in each school in the U.S. purchases lunch, and most of those lunches are increasing the obesity level tremendously in the country. Most children don’t know how bad the food their buying really is, so the best thing to do is to show them the causes from these foods. Also […]

Life is fast, there is no doubt about that. Everyone knows that we only have so many trips around the sun, but does everyone really make the most of the time they have? I think not, I think that in this day of age people are too per-occupied with material things. People forget to live […]

Should our school continue to serve breakfast? That’s a question that might be floating around in the school board room. Now it seems like it’s getting hard to provide students with breakfast since the budget is so tight and some students eat breakfast at home. But there are those who don’t eat at home. Our […]

Clothing and materialism have become extremely important in today’s world, and can result in prejudice and judgment, especially among children. This is why I believe that school uniforms should be required at every school campus, in order to prevent visible wealth divides, and hassle resulting from distractions to the learning environment. Clothing is a reflection […]

From thick computers, to thin laptops; technology is still developing. Technology has reached schools all over the world. In many ways technology has helped students understand the subjects and classes better. We interviewed Mr.Ortiz from MacArthur 9th grade school. After being asked if technology is an important source to students in all schools, he replied […]

An incident or time in my life when I’ve experienced failure or disappointment would bemy freshman year in high school when I decided to try out for choir. I know its not a major event but to me it was the world. Even when I was young singing was all I wanted to do, my […]

As the typical high school teenager, it’s obvious to note that writing a five-page essay isn’t exactly the epitome of “fun.” However, last week, while skimming through my documents to print out at my school, a small piece of paper taped to the computer caught my eye. It read: “We are running low on copy […]

Although Of Mice and Men is a literary classic, it is also a frequently banned book in many schools and libraries in the United States. This book has been either banned or challenged for over twenty years from a variety of different schools and libraries. John Steinbeck’s writing is taken to offense by many people, […]

My favorite educator is Ron Hacker. He works at the Newton School in Sterling, VA. He is my favorite educator because he fixes everything, drives the bus, and he also somehow manages to stay calm all the time. He also has a dog name, Misty. He fixes all the electronics in our school. He fixes […]

What is the biggest issue at schools for students? Dress code. Everyone has a different take on this subject when it comes to knowing what is too strict of a dress code. What is too long, too short, too tight, or too loose? These are the questions most students, especially girls, ask themselves every morning […]

I’m best under pressure. Sure, I want to scream my head off because I did this to myself, but it works. I procrastinate on just about everything. From this assignment to the very first one I did as a kid (except for in middle school, maybe just had a spark of ingenuity where I did […]

I was always a good student, and I usually enjoyed learning about things. I did very well on all my work throughout my early years of school. Unfortunately for me, when I got to high school, I began hating school with a passion. I still enjoyed to learn about things, but couldn’t stand the high […]

Everyone wants something from teenagers. They try but it’s seems as it’s never good enough. Teenagers have to wake up for school at six in the morning, after a night staying up late doing homework. Getting ready for school is a daily routine that brings anyone on stress. Teen girls would love go to school […]

I was at a point in my life where I really couldn’t make firm decisions and I didn’t know what I wanted. It affected my long term plans and that involved my career which was tough because I knew I had to make my decision already because basically, life wouldn’t wait for me.Life was moving […]

Almost every year, about 83% of high school kids graduate. I personally thought it lower from my perspective on school. I see many kids, including myself, get distracted from all that goes around in a big classroom. More kids in a class equals more distractions, interruptions, and gets class cut short. These are the everyday […]

Hi! Would you like year round schooling? Well I do, because if you don’t have year round schooling, you might forget all of the stuff that you just learned! You might even have a break every 5 weeks which would be cool because you will be able to have more fun, kids will get an […]

Have you ever been agitated about the ridiculous rules that come with a “gourmet” school lunch? I have, and I know I’m not the only one. School lunch is ridiculously expensive, especially considering the quaity of the food. Recently, my school served us nachos for lunch. People actually paid $2.55 to get 10 chips, covered […]