Long practices plus long nights of homework is too much to deal with after school. Student athletes barely have time to get some sleep. When people are tired they are less focused during the day. This causes them to not be as good in school. There is a simple solution to this. High school sports […]

Over the past few years, I’ve had a realization that something has been placed on my chest, altering my personality, forming a night owl. I remember summer as being this very short period of time, but during that short period of time I was able to go to sleep before midnight, relax, and my acne […]

We have ruined our minds. We have destroyed our hearts. Learning is a burden rather than a blessing, but we’ve only ourselves to blame. Haven’t you realized our education system has been destroying new minds rather than creating them? Haven’t our elders noticed this? It’s a fairly obtrusive phenomenon-our lack of will to do as […]

I nominate Mrs. Sherri Bell as the educator of the year. She is probably one of the best AP English teachers that have ever taught me. She’s strict yet; she has a very kind personality and is a fun teacher to be around. One very important lesson she taught me is to stop procrastinating on […]

I’m so tired of everyone always complaining about their grades. “Oh my gosh, can you believe Miss So and So gave me a C?!”Be quiet!! If you don’t like your grades, then do something about it! I work my butt off for my grades, so I get good grades. A good work ethic is bound […]

Have you been caught in some major, deep drama? Things you wish you could have avoided before? One of the main stresses of high school for teenage girls is drama. Drama can follow you everywhere and it is important to be prepared when it happens. Here are some ways that girls can avoid being caught […]

Should a mandatory creativity class be implemented into the American public school system? Creativity cannot simply be defined as one`s ability to critically come up with solutions to problems. Being creative doesn’t simply entail the potential to do well in a creative thinking class: it is much more. Creative people think outside of the box […]

Dear Fremd Students, As a student of William Fremd high school for about two and a half years, I would say that I am pretty well versed in the ways of the high school world. Sure enough, I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. And when I say ugly, I mean ugly. […]

In my opinion writing about your own experience allows you to tell the story in a way no other writing could compare to. The emotion that brings off a personal experience is stronger than the stillness at a funeral. It shows your back ground, your past and were you have come from. Writing a personal […]

I am a female just on the cusp of turning 18. I have spent my years as a minor being regarded as a sex symbol by the public school system in my town. I have been taught that my body is something to be ashamed of, and that I should cover up on school grounds […]

Everyone knows it’s hard transitioning from elementary school to middle school – except it’s not. New middle-schoolers are almost always stereotyped as helpless little babies who can’t do anything without 24/7 protection and guidance. That’s not entirely true. Every so often, there’s a handful of students who freeze under the built-up pressure of middle school, […]

“Gimme my paper back James!” I yelled at him as I tried to reach for my papers. “Fine, I’ll just use yours.” I snatched his papers from his desk. ” OK OK!” Handing it back slowly we exchanged papers giggling quietly as the teacher shushed us and all the other students staring. Ten minutes later […]

Today, schools are helping set up the brightest students in the nation for failure. Why set back the most promising demographic of our youth? Education systems across the globe have recognized a need to create separate programs for “gifted” students. These students perform better than their peers academically and these programs enable them to push […]

October 29, 2012 Mr. President 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, Sue and Jim adopted two brothers from Guatemala, named Max and Marvin. But soon, they realized that something was wrong with their perfect sons. They weren’t maturing at the levels that they should be and Marvin, their four-year-old, could not […]

Bullying is a big issue today in our society. You may not be the one getting bullied but there is kids out there today that are getting bullied and its getting out of hand to the point where people are hurting themselves. Last year in 2010 we always heard about kids getting bullied and how […]

Imagine you are an 8th grade student who opened a letter that contains the result your English Language Arts examination or your Math examination and realize that you received a two or failed. Your heart stops for a moment as you think about what choices you have. Your school does not have a co-taught class […]

I write not because I’m some creepy teenage girl who stay home on Saturday nights cutting herself to Bohemian Rhapsody like some people seem to be stereotypically compelled to think. I write not because I feel small or misunderstood, but because I feel huge and meaningful when i pick up the pen. I write for […]

More than twenty-five people are judged by what they are wearing every day at school. Most students don’t like to wear school uniforms and I agree. But, there are just some rules that you cannot control. I think students should wear school uniforms. Fifty percent of students agree that students should keep wearing school uniforms […]

Writing teaching points is a controversial topic in the class of Comm Arts; many people have differing opinions on how they should be written, or even if they should be written at all. There are people who say that writing teaching points in paragraph form is a marvelous choice because it will help students remember […]

If my high school were to amend the dress code to include uniforms, the school’s atmosphere would change greatly. Most of the changes this shift in policy would bring would be for the worse. Implementing school uniforms is undoubtedly a bad idea. Uniforms would only serve to take away from our individuality, cost parents a […]

There is a near universal consensus that the ever increasing rate of progress seen in modern times is in part attributed to the proliferation of education throughout modern societies. High school is a particularly formative time in a student’s life, and nations that prioritize the education of their young citizens tend to experience rapid expansions […]

Dear Mr Fillinger, In my play ” The Dancer That Never Danced ” , arelationship between a mother and her daughter turns into a hatred disaster . Rio a seventeen year old girl who had been dancing her entire life gets the opportunity to get a scholarship for the performing arts of Juilliard . Nothing […]

Every student knows what comes to mind when they hear the word: classroom; a compact room filled with tables, chairs, schoolwork, a teacher and a whiteboard at the front. But is this truly the optimal learning environment for developing adolescents? Researchers say that students who take some form of outdoor class are often much healthier […]

The doors are shut and we are locked in every morning at 8:45. We are forbidden to use the restroom without an escort. We are bound by strict rules- told what to do, what to eat, what to wear, how to act. Monitors must watch us eat, because they don’t trust us. We must walk […]

What is the point of being required to take a foreign language if you attend an I.B. school? Other schools that are not I. B. schools do not have that requirement. Do you as students feel as though you do not have enough time to study your core classes? Well…if you attend an I.B. school […]

“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. But a dream you dream together is reality” The dream i have is to become a pro basketball player.And if not I’d likebecome a doctor that delivers babies. I’ll also have my own house and be independent. To accomplish or achieve my dreams, I’m going to […]

Writing teaching points is a controversial topic in the class of Comm Arts; many people have differing opinions on how they should be written, or even if they should be written at all.There are people who say that writing teaching points in paragraph form is a marvelous choice because it will help students remember the […]

College. A word that almost everyone hears at least once in school. Applying for college is a very stressful time. Students have to know what college they want to go to,what their major is, how they are going to pay for it and what their minor is going to be and this is for the […]

Don’t Wait for Me! What comes to mind when someone says the word “tacks”? Some may think of the dreadful sum of money deducted from their monthly paycheck. Perhaps, for other people, the word conjures ideas of a sharp yet useful needles often left on the floor after the fall of a wall hanging. For […]

It’s not often you hear about average kids getting excited about math class- not many kids fall in love with geometry or do algebra for fun. In fact, math class often brings up the question ,”What use is all of this in real life?” After all, it’s not like teenagers need the help of Pythagorean […]