The KEMPA (Kettle Moraine Press Association) conference was held last Friday, October 19th, at the University of Whitewater, Wisconsin. This is a time when high school writers and get together and listen to seminars given by pros. These seminars help come up with ideas and better themselves and their work. Throughout the day each students […]
When told by my boss told me I had to write an investigative journalism piece, I scoured my brain for a question.After a short while though, I came up with this question: Do your grades accurately reflect how smart you really are?After conducting surveys and interviews, I learned that everyone had a different opinion, but […]
On average, teens listen to about 2 ? hours of music a day, according to a study done by the Kaiser Family Foundation in 2010 called “Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18- Year-Olds.” This foundation focuses on lots of major healthcare problems in the United States. Their research showed that people […]
My Future What if they told you that you had to decide the career that you will be doing for the rest of your life right now? Most of you wouldn’t know what to say. I’m scared of the fact that in only two years my mind has to be made up. I cannot just […]
All year Round School While most students are at home or on trips with family, some are in school working all summer long. This is not because they have summer school, but because their school switched to a year round school schedule. When my friends from different schools tell me they can’t have summer at […]
If you could change one thing about your physical appearance, what would it be? If you chose body weight, you’re not alone. More than 90% of high-school-aged girls want to change at least one feature relating to their bodies, with weight being most common. By the young age of ten, over 80% of American girls […]
Graduation season is coming up. It’s all any high school senior can think about. Some people are sad to leave their friends and go off to college, others are counting down the days until they finally get their freedom. Or you could be the one stuck in the middle. The person that doesn’t have anyone […]
We’re living in a time where all our parents seem to talk about is scholarships and college. Constant reminders that our youth is fleeting and that our futures are running full speed at us. Some of us feel overwhelmed and think we aren’t good enough for college. Some of us are confident that we’ll get […]
Can you really pay to have a stunning list of accomplishments? Can you buy your way into a top notch college? Some parents really think so, and are really trying to do so. But if your successes are merely manufactured and packaged nicely by experts, do they reflect your capabilities? The simple answer is no. […]
Giving off an accolade of angst; those tall, shady adults, standing on their pedestals with false bravado and real boondoggle, those peevish philistine. I personally have no real hatred for them; why should I though? Is it just because these ubiquitous beings prey on us untenable adolescents, ostracizing us as dickens; or for their finagle […]
The responsibility of a student at school is very important. If something where to happen to him/her the person’s life at school could be majorly affected. There is a way though to help; the person can work at getting good grades, studying hard, and facing the consequences of his action. Some people say that their […]
Sports are a huge component of our world. Sports have whole websites, magazines, television channels, podcasts, radio shows, and more dedicated just to them. If you look up sports in a dictionary, it will say this: “An athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, […]
I think an issue in today’s society is the way the boys are seen at school. It seems like the only right way to act is the way that girls act, which isn’t fair because how should a boy be able to act like a girl. Say you went back 50 years and went to […]
I think that school is fun but I would like it to be more fun. In my opinion the most fun thing about school is being with friends and free time, or when the teacher is sick or away. That is the only time in my school we can do fun things or if it […]
Nine months of school or twelve? That is a common question in today’s society. We think that it is normal for children to have the summer off so that the family can go on vacation. That is not the reason why we had nine months of school in the first place. Children in the 1800s […]
I found Marketta Kachemov’s, “The Move” extremely moving. I agreed that her vision of college was unrealistic. She stated, “but the closer I liked at the American stereotype of college, the more cracks I began to see. Marketta was having a bad experience in college, because her expectations of change were too high. I liked […]
For most students, the idea of a cash prize sounds fantastic in any situation, but when achieving high scores in school is the name of the game would they put forth more effort? Many would, and would be awarded for their efforts; however those that do their very best and still fail to meet standards […]
Troubles of being a student, it’s the fact that an average teenager accomplish 6 hours of schools, 3-4 hours of sports or extracurricular activities, 30 minutes for dinner & about an hour spent on homework. Within a 24 hour period, 5 days a week for 10 months straight. All throughout middle school I wake up […]
My face felt like it was being engulfed by fire as I sat quietly leaning back in my chair. The teacher methodically paced up and down the seemingly endless rows of desks like a predator stalking her prey. I could not hear the usual screeches of joy or despair as the feather like paper floated […]
Have you ever wondered how a student can learn better. If you are like most people you might say “yeah.” Well there is a way to learn better and it’s quite simple. There is some students that really don’t understand what their teacher says like me sometimes I don’t understand what my teachers say and […]
Education is essential to succeeding in life today. Education is important because it leads to more job opportunities and a wider choice of jobs. It’s also connected with job satisfaction. It is important because it helps develop new interests in life as well. The first thing that I think about when I think about education […]
When a teacher is first hired at a shcool, they are vulnerable. This is because at the end of thier first few years, they will get fired, even of they were an effective teacher, just because they haven’t been tenured yet, While the teachers who are older and are poor teachers stay till they harm […]
We have always been told not to judge a book by its cover; however with the recent popularity in social mediums such as Facebook, that is exactly what we are doing. Facebook only gives a partial glimpse into someone’s life. With the increasing amount of online communication, the amount of judgment based on these profiles […]
There’s a question I’ve been hearing a lot lately. ‘Why should we have video games in school?’ There are many reasons, but I’m only going to talk about one. The one I think is the biggest and most important one. Videogames empower agency. Agency is you controlling your life. The knowledge that the decision you […]
writing is an essentil part of life in sacity today, we live in a world where many people have to write in there work place. but wrihting seams to be a thing of the past, and cursive isint being taught in some schools anymore. my question, is this, what has our sosity come to today […]
In American society, the college one attends often defines their credibility when they are applying for jobs. However, this belief needs to change because it is putting excessive amounts of pressure on students who just want to be successful. The American education system is an archaic symbol of the past, and must change with the […]
It may seem silly, with a person talking about how unfair and “messed up the school system is, but there is some serious issues. Everyday kids and teens get bullied and are always told things like, ” Tell an adult,” or, “Tell a teacher.” But it is never that easy. The bully’s victim after being […]
I hate high school. I can’t wait to go to college. But I can’t hate high school 100%. It has taught me some of life’s greatest lessons. Like: Getting to know who someone REALLY is. Why drama is evil in any scenario other than the class. What kind of people are really worth befriending and […]
They impart knowledge and skills to our faculty of intelligence. And yet some of us don’t know how to show appreciation to them. It’s indeed that one cannot put a price tag on education, and so does teaching. If there is a category of people who knows how to shape, and furnish young children with […]
When I think of an outstanding teacher, Mrs. Patricia Brooks comes to mind. She teaches AP Calculus AB and BC at Mt. Carmel High School. Mrs. Brooks teaches math well because she is passionate about it, and encourages her students to love and enjoy math. She is known around the school for being a good […]
