The Advanced Placement United States history high school course has been the topic of major controversy over the last few weeks. The College Board has created a new “framework” for the course that many people argue is anti-American due to its emphasis on negative events in our country’s history instead of celebrating the more positive […]

When I was a kid, my perpective of getting older was that growing up would be amazing and highschool would be super fun. Watching TV shows and movies gave you the idea that highschool would be all about parties and easy and all that. I wanted to grow up so bad. But when you get […]

Eight.. .seven…six.. .five… The second hand ticked down the final seconds of the school year and every student sat quietly waiting for the bell to ring out releasing them into the bright sun. Everyone had plans. Some were heading to a summer camp. Others would be lounging around on the beach perfecting their tans. I, […]

Is social media really ruining our language? Flakes! wtf bae be tripn. Turnt up for no school.#luvsnow. Post like that debate over the effects of social media on the English language. The controversy pits those who believe social media corrupts the use of language against those who find any use of language in social media […]

Do you want to go to college? Do you think it will be worth it to go to college? Maybe you don’t have plans to go to college? Why? Say you don’t want to go to college. What will you do? Many jobs require a college degree. Yes, you could potentially start your own business, […]

Imagine yourself being treated like an inefficient, incapable idiot. Imagine teachers letting you re-take test over and over again. You can even try imagining being the Coaches daughter, and getting to play a lot, and even though you are probably really good at the sport, you’re other team members think the coach is just playing […]

History is boring and completely useless. That’s an opinion I’ve heard many of my peers express, and it’s one I hope will slowly change. There are many highlights of history that can be shown to have a direct impact on our lives today, but one that sticks out to me is the American Civil War. […]

Everyone always says that high school flies by, well those people are right. It is hard to imagine four years flying by, but it does. Many people who graduate high school have many regrets. They are disappointed in themselves for not getting good grades as a lower classman, not getting involved in activities, and not […]

As I grew up, I was taught there was right and there was wrong. Until I reached high school, I firlmy believed in one or the other. Therefore, as I entered high school I joined various organizations in hopes to pursue a degree in law. However, when I joined Model UN and the debate team […]

Throughout history each generation has had a motto to sum up there time on this earth. Our parents had Carpe Diem, we have YOLO. These sayings are what can either motivate our idiotic decisions, or infuse a motivation. For me it has infused an unstoppable motivation. I am well aware that time is of the […]

Every school has that one (or groups) kid(s) that gets away with everything in every class they have. It should be nipped in the bud. It distracts kids from the educational right and it’s very rude and immature. I think it’s extremely annoying when that one person continues after the teacher has told the multiple […]

The annual salary of an average high school teacher is about $58,000, which is a lot less than jobs like nurses, lawyers, or bankers. The salary is even less for teachers who work at private institutions. Teachers have been educating students on the world around them and molding some of the world’s most brilliant minds […]

This essay is about my 10th-grade math teacher, Ms. Santos. Her full name is Arlene Santos and she is a math teacher at Mt. Carmel High School. She is one of my favorite teachers and she deserves to be recognized for her personality, character, and love. Math is personally one of my least favorite subjects […]

Students should be able to listen to music in class. It’s that simple. Students enjoy it and teachers still get the silence that they want. Which brings me to say it again. Students should be able to listen to music in class. Student listening to music in class puts them in a certain mindset like […]

There’s nothing like staying up all night watching the sun rise after studying for an AP lang, physics and Spanish tests. Junior, Shaye Wilson has experienced this too many times. Because of having multiple tests in one day, she gets little or no sleep due to the fear of failing. By staying up until 1 […]

Waking up in the morning, students in the United States meticulously plan their outfits for the day. For them to be content, every strand of hair and every accessory must be in perfect position. They do this with one goal in mind: to impress others through their clothing choices. I believe this goal is overshadowed […]

Uniform- (adj) an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank. Origin- 1530–40;< L ?nif?rmis(adj. ), equiv. to ?ni- uni-+ -f?rmis -form (Refrence from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/uniform) Isn’t there a way to identify an organization, such as a school, without having to take away personality? Some ask the […]

Point of View Entry Coming from a homeschooler. I personal like homeschooling. No bullies, no cliques and you can do schoolin your pajamas. You can work at your own pace. One great homeschooling program is ECOT or Eletronic Classroom of Tomorrow. They have teachers who will work with you one on one. Some kids think […]

The court said that the students have freedom of speech. “The court said that the students clothing was a form of freespeech.” There is no state law that schools have their students wear uniforms, “No state law requires school uniforms.”22 There many reasons why students should or should not wear uniforms. Onereason why students should […]

Why doesn’t anyone stand up for the freshmen? When one walks through the hallways of the average high school, many cocky upper class men strut down the hall with the greatest of confidence, but then one will see the nerdy little freshmen with a 35 pound backpack running to get to class on time. All […]

Never was I the school type of girl, Neither have I understood the point of receiving most of these unnecessary classes that we are required to receive now and days ;and from my honest opinion it seems as the time goes by ,school is getting harder ,and the school days are extending. Sometimes I wonder […]

Have you ever thought about the things a special ed student goes through a day? How they are constantly separated from the rest of the kids in the school.But some special students can have natural features. They can be average everyday people that you would never tell was mentally challenged. But in a few years […]

I’m shaking now. Like some addict in desperate need of a cigarette. I’m fumbling with my phone and I can’t see cause these damn hall lights are too bright and my screen brightness is all the way down. I’m flying down the staircase, half reminding myself that this is a better staircase if I’m in […]

High school is almost over. Seven days. Seven days left to eat school lunches, to make fun of each other, to ride the bus and to be together as a class. From soccer games to football games, from marching band to concert band. Volleyball to basketball and track to softball. These past four years has […]

It is the end of a normal school day. Backpack full of homework, heavy textbook on my hand, and handy bag with snacks in it that follow us to our next stage of a day: after-school. After-school, in my parents’ age, is the leisure time when they hang out with their friends, read books on […]

In your opinion, what is the real reason why people struggle with school? Many people can agree that there is a lot of reasons why they struggle with school, but if you really think about what is the real reason why people struggle?Other people and I can argue that a big reason why they don’t […]

Dear G-d, I seriously don’t understand pimples- but I accept them with faith. I don’t understand illness- but I accept it with faith. Don’t get me started on the purpose of spiders- yet, I do not doubt. Then comes Mondays. Mondays, G-d, Mondays! Are they necessary? Would the world be any less worldly, the days […]

Academic pressure. This is one of a student’s biggest causes of stress. These pressures mainly come from peer and parental expectations and from fear. Fear of failure and disgrace. These days, everything that we do in school is looking towards getting into a good college by aiming for a perfect GPA, loading on multiple class […]

I lay on my bed, motionless and floating on the sea of biology, statistics, and creative writing papers. Staring at the ceiling, I see my life in its emptiness. I pity myself as the victim of Burnout Syndrome victim. I silently revolt against my desire to be “successful,” whatever that is. My feeble rib cage […]

Bullying is happening everywhere in the world today, in every school. I know it sounds crazy but it’s correct. Bullying is something that can’t just go away completely and even if you try to make it vanish, it’ll take a while. Bullying is when someone is trying to hurt you in different ways, to feel […]