Kristofer Rios walked casually into the Summer Journalism Institute that I attend at the Museum of Contemporary Art [MOCA]. With a natural confidence and a very insightful spirit about him, he began lecturing to the class. As aspiring journalists, my classmates and I naturally started to take notes during his introduction and background discussion. However, […]

Remember Ring Around the Rosie? It’s the old rhyme we used to sing as we twirled around in circles with our friends, and fell on the ground laughing. It never seemed too real to us, since no one we knew had the plague. But high school as we know it is connecting to that rhyme […]

Getting to make your dream a reality will take lots of determination, hard work and sweat. My dream consists of me to have my own house with sports car. I want this because that’s the life I always wanted to live since i was little. For example, a $2million dollar house with a lamborghini. I […]

It’s always been the harbinger for a terrible day ahead. It’s always been part of the reason why so many kids are failing in their studies. What is this mysterious thing I am talking about? That’s right you guessed it! It’s homework! Hooray! Actually, no. no one likes homework. No one I know anyways. Homework […]

No major standardized test currently reflects the academic abilities of American high school students accurately. In theory, a standardized test can give every person an equal chance to prove himself, but specific issues prevent this ideal situation from occurring. To illustrate these some of these shortcomings, I will focus on the AP exam. The AP […]

Why show up to school if you aren’t going to do your best? Good grades are a priority for me; my parents have always said. .. “There isn’t one good excuse for a bad grade.” You decide your own future, and it’s based on how hard you’re whiling to work in school. So, the greater […]

I must say, it really brightens my morning when I see freshman and sophomores stretched out luxuriously on the hallway floor. I climb over them, thinking how wonderful it is that they feel so at home at school that they can take over the hallways like they are their bedrooms. They feel so comfortable that […]

Students shouldn’t get paid for having good grades in school there are a lot of reasons why students shouldn’t get paid for grades. One reason is because the kids are going to be so used to being paid in middle school and high school for having good grades but when they get to college there […]

A typical American school has the usual crowd: the Goths in their own dark corner, the geeks that play chess and instruments, the obnoxious wanna-bes that roam the school, and…the populars. Of course, you could be one of Them, if you know what I mean. They, who laugh at others. They, who eye the competition. […]

How to stop massive riot on a very special day? Do you want to make friend or enemies?With some rules and regulation we can make this Business Day smooth without making enemies or cause riot.This method that every participant of business day have to follow and agree, can make Business Day more enjoyable, just by […]

I believe that religion should be kept – solely and completely – out of public schools. There should be no prayers in any classroom, no crosses on any desks, and no emphasis anywhere on one belief or another. Sure, a World Religions class can explore the past – when religion defined an individual’s allies and […]

Life is not a journey, it is full of journeys. We have already completed several journeys through growing up and now we are upon completing our six year journey at this school. As we start a new chapter of our life and go off to college, we are given a fresh new start and will […]

When you first about to go into 7th grade you tell yourself im not gonna change ima be the same person. i told my self that when i was gonna become a 7th grader. i changed in a bad way. i wasnt the girl i use to be. i didnt wanna change and now that […]

School is where people in this world can pretty much get ahead. I know school is boring and people take it for granted but this is what will help the world and our economy. This generation is very lazy and expects things to come to them without lifting a finger. But that’s not how to […]

Every high school student comes to the point where they have to choose whether to go to College or jump into the work force. I’m going to college for sure, but the next decision has been a topic of debate within my own mind for the past year, where do I go for College? This […]

“SCHOOL” the word that hits every grown human out there in this modern world in the face with a smile…..A part of life every person would give all the time they have for…..A place where maths turns into a monster and play ground becomes heaven…..It is the place where all the great things that are […]

We’ve all had those moments when we’ve run to our parents and hugged them at the end of school when they show up to pick us up or when we run to a classmate for a consoling hug after something bad happening. Well, schools have banned that in many cases. Hugging. Who would think that […]

“Go to sleep!””I can’t, Mom! I have to study for this Biology test tomorrow!” It is currently two o’clock in the morning and I am still up. I have not gotten even a second of sleep so far. And I probably will not get any sleep at all tonight because of this test because I […]

Education. It is a skill that everyone needs-mostly children. There are many different types of education, some being: private school, public school, and home school. In this essay I am going to be explaining to you why I think home schooling is the best, and maybe persuade to think the same. My reasons why I […]

Imagine this. A young freshman is racing down the long hallway that connects the middle school to the high school. There is no clock in that long hallway, but she knows she will be late. Her violin bounces off her leg as she dashes faster, but she is out of luck. The bell rings loudly […]

The signs and symptoms of teen depression can be hard to notice, it can also be easy to notice. Holden suffers from depression threw out the book (The Catcher In The Rye). Having the desire to fit in with everyone else is one of the things he is depressed about. Holden also suffers threw loneliness, […]

A lot of students leave school when they want to. I think schools should enforce rules, and Make sure students do not leave school when they please. I also think that if a student can mange to maintain a good B average should have this privilege. Students should be able to leave school when they […]

Students all over the world there getting phones at the age of 10 through 13.But in many schools you are not allowed to bring cellphones to school. A device can help students in a big way. And I some schools they have bring your own device and it helps many students with learning and helps […]

3 out of 10 teen american girls get pregnant at least once before age 20. That’s nearly 750,000 teen pregnancies each year. When teen pregnancies occur in one’s life the teen parent starts to become clueless about how to properly take care of their child. Teen parents aren’t educated well enough to know how to […]

Many people have there own opinions on homework. People’s true meaning of homework states “Half of my energy wasted on random knowledge. ” Mostly everyone has false things to say about homework. We spent a lot of time on homework just to get a good grade and it’s not fair for us. Homework causes us […]

Dropping out of school does not get you to no where good. Kids these days have to think about there future and what they want to become when they older. Some high schools have at least 40% and even 50% drop out rate. Drop outs are most likely to be unemployed, in prison, living in […]

Cut! Cut I say! Stop all the nonsense! This drama does not need to keep going. Forget all the he said this and she said that. It all means nothing. Why don’t you just leave it alone or do something about it? Why must we damage each other? Making up lies does not help you. […]

I am a Freshman in High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. I have never been one to really hate school, but this year I really do. Here is why……… Administrators and Teachers tell us students all the time that we should spend two hours studying for each credit we receive. So here is a list of […]

Equal Opportunities for students , no matter what their interests are! We know not everyone is interested in sport and our extra-curricular activities reflect that. The poster for the school screams. Reading onwards, you find a list of what extra-curricular activities are available in the school. Football. Basketball. Volleyball. Hurling/Camogie. Soccer. Annual art, short story […]

The strictest form of school dress code is the generally hated school uniform, for the girls it is usually khaki or plaid knee length or longer skirts and coordinating polo or dress shirts, for the guys khaki pants and polo or dress shirts too. Everyone looks the same, and it’s harder to be an individual. […]