“You have three minutes left everyone!” my teacher exclaims. My eyes dart up to the clock and, to my disappointment, not much time is left to finish my test. I hurriedly flip the page to look at yet another set of problems that I have not even started. I clench my pencil and stare down […]

Proven by many researchers that went on about the dress code topic when they first became popular was bullying or something of the sort. These dress codes were first established to make the school or club look more fancy and something you most likely didn’t know that these were also made to keep away sexual […]

From this point on, our lives will be almost completely occupied by scheduled activities. When life gets busy, there is always something or someone we turn to – to complain, to find comfort, and to find our answer. I, personally, have many “escape buttons.” Some of them are 1) church, 2) music, 3) communication, and […]

Do you think books are better than movies? Well, I do. I appreciate that in books I use my brain, books can show different perspectives and views, and books have a more descriptive language than movies. These are just a couple of the reasons. One reason is that I use my brain when reading books. […]

Dear School Board, Wearing dress up clothes in school is a way to fix problems. In school I see people wearing egregious clothes that are inappropriate. Teachers are yelling at them every day for too much cleavage or to short of shorts because they can’t tolerate it. The kids don’t get impunity from the punishment […]

Ok, I know you’re probably not paying attention. I wouldn’t be. Who cares what a bunch of sophomores have to say? They don’t like us anyway. Well you’re right. We don’t like you. You’re freshman. You’re ‘below’ us. High school is a ladder and you just hopped on. Well guess what, it’s time you start […]

School is such an important place. For 10 months of the year, students spend most of their days in school. Because of this, school should be fun. It should be new and exciting, yet there is barely any improvement in the school system. School, the main focus for most kids, has barely adapted to the […]

I strongly believe that Ipods and cell phones should be allowed to use during school hours. I believe this because It can really help both our students as our teaching staff. This is why I believe cell phones and ipods should be allowed to use during school hours. One of the many reasons for allowing […]

Do I ever think of my future? Yes, all the time, ever since 6th grade i’ve always wanted to be a doctor but I could never decide what I want to be whether it be a neurosurgeon or a hematologist. In 7th grade I finally decided I want to be an anesthesiologist because they get […]

There are billions of schools all around the world, each with hundreds of children. One of the most formidable problems in schools is bullying, ranging from verbal, physical and cyber-attacks. My belief is that a child’s appearance is one of the most common reasons for bullying. I strongly believe that if school uniforms where mandatory […]

Studies show that every seven minutes some one is bullied( NICHD,2001). Bullying has been around for along time but in the last decade it has been the worst it has ever been. Bullying has gotten so bad that states are considering laws against it. Many people think that it should not be a law because […]

Recently, President Obama has suggested shortening summer vacations, adding hours to the average school day, and making students go to school on Saturdays. The President’s major focus is to make us American students more competitive with students around the world. However, extending school time is destined to backfire. Lengthening time spent in school would have […]

Everyone in their lives has people who bug them. People who annoy the living daylights out of them. People whom they want to strangle until their eyeballs pop out of their heads. Everyone has them, I just happen to have more than most. It’s not that there are more people who are annoying that come […]

Take it from me, high school can be an extreme waste of time. I know, I’ve been here for almost four years now. My best advice to you is to just give up and fail. Honestly, it makes the most sense! Nobody wants to wake up before the sun is even up everyday knowing they’re […]

High school today functions as a transportation to the future college of our dreams. People forget that it’s not about the work that is the core of this period of our lives – it’s the journey we begin and the experienced and mature adults ready to step into the real world we become on the […]

FCA’s TYPE 3, FCA 1: Effective and interesting opening and closing. TYPE 3, FCA 2: Details coherently organized and developed using 3 or more methods of elaboration. TYPE 3, FCA 3: Uses a variety of sentence structures and openings (5 or more times). Recently, I have come to the realization of the importance of a […]

America has an abundance of serious needs. Most of them are the material needs of individual people. However, the intangible needs are just as great. I believe that some of America’s greatest needs are for kindness and compassion, two qualities that much of America sorely lacks. In order to have a chance to meet America’s […]

My art teacher always says, ” There is no such thing as a mistake, only a chance for a new opportunity.” When I first heard her say this, I couldn’t have disagreed more. My sketch was a mess. My effort at shading looked more like grey aliens than shadows and like my project, I was […]

Here are question that I want you to think about before you read this article. How would you feel if you were in high school and can only read 2nd grade level? You feel very sad and all the time that you have to cry you to sleep because I did the past 10 year […]

Learning is like technology; if you do not continue to reinvent and update it students will fall behind. This means that the way schools teach needs to change, starting with a flipped classroom. A flipped classroom is an education technique where students learn the material outside the classroom through a video or reading and do […]

Ever since I was a little girl I have been asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” How am I supposed to answer this question? So many variables are affecting our future that it is almost impossible to answer said question. Our generation has been put in one of the worst […]

On a family camping outing at the age of three years old, I was diagnosed with type one diabetes. It was a tough transition at first and I had to start going to a lot more doctors appointments. Each month I would switch off between seeing my endocrinologist, Dr. Elisabeth Quinn, and my diabetes nurse, […]

Every day I wake up to go to school and I have to change my clothes but I feel too tired to change. If we didn’t have uniform things would be less hard. When kids get home kids just what to relaxes but they can’t when there wherein a uniform When I wear a uniform […]

In my sophomore year of high school, one of my classmates passed away in a tragic car accident. On the day after the accident, his friends planned for everyone to wear white, in memory of him. Most of us did, and it really showed our unity: our school came together as a family. However, those […]

High school, 4 years that have a big impact on your life. These are the years that are engraved in your head forever. This is where most of our grades get lower each week, and our parents believe we don’t have a single care in the world. Here is the place where people say it’s […]

Here are my reasons to why cell phones should not be allowed in school. Here are 3 of the main reasons why. Some may argue that phones should be allowed in schools,but me and others(including teachers) may object.The three main reasons are: they are distractions,suffering grades,and lost focus. Without further adieu,here are my 3 reasons […]

Schools around the country ban gum, but recent studies may help once again give gum a good name. Research has concluded that gum chewing has many health benefits and contributes to a positive learning environment. Given this, bringing gum back into schools should be a no-brainer. Gum chewing has been proven to increase concentration in […]

Nowadays video games are the way most kids spend their free time. No matter if it is a fighting game, a racing game, or a sport game, kids love them. So why not use that for educational purposes. Video games can be very useful as a learning tool at school. Lessons at school can be […]

Often, adults criticize youth, calling us silly and immature and naive. “Kids these days,” they remark with an eye-roll and a scoff. Yet at the same time, when I was as young as six years old, my family members would ask me that dreaded question, “What do you want to do when you grow up?” […]

School lunches should be improved upon as this year the selections and options that are offered are not appetizing. The lunch program has changed so much between last year and this year. The school lunches are such a big deal to many students that they would also agree with me that the food needs to […]