“We want a scary story!” The grandchildren shouted excitedly, as they huddled together around the hot fire. The night was cold and starry, the backyard illuminated by a warm glow from the tall, burning logs. The grandmother slowly shuffled to the fire, arms loaded with graham crackers and chocolate. “Well I think I know a […]

If you were a student attending a school with a dress code where everyone wore the same stuff how would you feel? You’d probably just feel like another average boring kid who doesn’t stick out at all and might not even get noticed or acknowledged by other students and even teachers. Schools shouldn’t have a […]

I think that Arts and music should be allowed in all schools. Mostly because it’s a way for students to express themselves. If students didn’t express their selves there would be a lot bad things going on. Every student should be able to express themselves in many ways and art and music is a way.

Since their origin in 1905, standardized testing has been a widely debated topic. Specifically, whether they are a useful part of a student’s education. Currently, tests measure a range of math, reading, and science skills in students but fail to cover important knowledge like common sense, moral values, creativity and so on. Standardized testing has […]

Times are changing. With the constant integration of new technology, it is imperative that high achieving schools adapt with the current notion in order to stay up to date and remain competitive among the elite. Among the different changes and reforms done to schools nationwide, block scheduling has proven to have a substantial fit into […]

Has anyone thought lately about how soon, less than a month, we will be seniors and then we will enter into the last summer of being in high school, our last summer of hopefully being under our parent’s roofs, our last summer of not actually having to have a job. This summer will symbolize the […]

High School is a place that everyone goes in their lives. Everyone has different high school experiences, but there is one thing that high school brings to every person, pressure. Everyone knows that what you do in high school dictates where you go to college and after college where you go in life. If you […]

A long day at school consists of about eight wonderful hours. Tests, schoolwork, discussions, debates, all very exciting. The moment the last bell rings, all I want to do is go home, throw on some comfortable clothes, grab a snack, and do a couple more hours of homework so I feel like I’m still in […]

Sunday night has come, and a dark cloud of anxiety hovers over me as I lay in bed. I glance at my alarm clock beside me. The time is 11:36. I sigh, as I calculate that I’ll only have 5 and a half hours of sleep. That’s right, I will be waking up at 6:00, […]

When most people think of kayaking, an adventurous trip down the white water rapids comes to mind. However, when students at Arrowhead think of kayaking, most think of a somewhat lame experience they had in gym class. “When I told my mom we were kayaking in the school’s pool, she laughed,” said junior Jen. Rather […]

It’s only an opinion, so why do we listen? It only matters what we think, not others. Stop hearing the voices of others. Love who you want, how you want and don’t let anybody stop you. Think what you want, say what you want, do what you want. It’s your life, so take control. Don’t […]

During the gender in our rooms’ project, I realized that there are stereotypes about both sexes that are true and false. Our society has created stereotypes of both men and woman that make us untrue to ourselves. The majority of people have fallen into these lies about how they must act, dress, eat, etc. However, […]

I believe in hard work being just as important as relaxation. Many people today are too stressed because they try to be perfect at everything they do. The truth is that I feel that one will live a better life if it is filled with fun and laughter. I am not saying that school work […]

Have you ever heard guys say “dude, that bra strap is so distracting” or “why is she wearing short shorts it’s taking me away from the learning”, is it really a distraction or is that just what you make it out to be? We’re teenagers, everything is distracting. Notice that it’s hot out, we need […]

Persuasive Essay Sleep is a necessity. If we don’t get any or too little we are cranky and just want to be left alone so we can put our head under the pillow and forget the morning tasks. But sadly the world won’t operate correctly if everyone is too tired to take the trash out […]

If you were anything like I was in middle you remember being trapped between the economically, current events and just general sense lacking kids. Middle school is torture especially when you are stuck in a mid-western all girls school where the majority of people are obsessed with Facebook, trends from both coasts and what happened […]

Aren’t cell phones useful in the real world? We use them to socialize; we use them to communicate. Well they are also useful during school. Some ways cell phones are useful during school is it’s a way to get help in an emergency and they act as an academic resource In case of emergency cell […]

Imagine being a sophomore at a prestigious high school before finals week. You spend seven hours Monday through Friday reviewing old classwork, asking questions, and practically relearning every bit of information you have acquired throughout the school year. After school, you head off to sports practice, rehearsal, or whichever commitment you have made for the […]

Do you like getting good grades? Most people do not care. It’s crucial to get good grades, and teachers and schools are really encouraging it. Even though most students aren’t motivated, there are a few who still do care. Doing poorly in school could affect your ability to get into college, ability to get a […]

Do scores define you? To many, including admissions officers, they do. It’s almost the end of the school year. It’s the time when most high school seniors rush to get their college applications done and take standardized tests of many types if they choose to continue and go to college after graduation. These tests they […]

It’s a shame that these days student in school are very limited in what foreign language they can learn to apply for college credit. I would say most High Schools only offer French, Spanish, and Japanese. For years I played around with languages. I tried Spanish in First Grade I didn’t really care for it. […]

Happiness: Does it come from the outside? Happiness comes from both yourself and also other people. I think it mostly comes from yourself because life has a lot to do with decisions that you make. I can either overreact to something and let it really affect myself. Maybe it won’t affect me at all. Happiness […]

In the islamic world people behave under very strong beliefs and influences of a religious figure in this case Allah.Woman are raised in a outrageous racist society where they are abolished by mens doctrine. It tries to make women non-existent, since it is believed every inch on the woman body is a sexual temptation or […]

In school, you’re supposed to express yourself, right? One of the most popular ways students express themselves is by the way they dress. Clothing can express individuality. It’s what sets us apart from each other. It’s one of the few free choices we have within reason. What if the school required uniforms? No one would […]

Hello, I’m an Indian 10th Grader. And Here in India , Tenth Grade holds a lot of importance. I am discontent with the education system here. The way they judge you and grade you in English. It’s not my English teacher’s fault. It’s The Education Board. All the rules set up are by the “Board”. […]

Picture yourself at school. Raising your hand when you have a question, writing down the homework in your planner, and taking notes on the lesson. The usual, right? Not so much. You look around and see all your classmates are male, and you are too. Your school is a single-sex school. These types of schools […]

High School. That mystical place where as rumor had it, there was no dress code, parties every weekend, and the lunches are better. Theses rumors need to be dispelled. They are not true. Awkward, and other teen shows like them have us to believe that there is a set of popular kids, smart Asians, druggies, […]

This class sucks. It’s pointless. “Why do we have it as a class, I don’t even pay attention.” Everyone often hear these comments in the hallway or in the actual class of health. Most kids don’t need health class when they are young because they don’t even know what half of the words mean. But […]

Academic dishonesty happens everywhere. Whenever there is a glimpse of chance a student will want to take it and even when it is hopeless one will still try to think of ways to cheat. Humans are meant to always find the shortcut the easiest way and the quickest way. For these reasons we are using […]

Spend one day in Mr. Hessler’s class, and you will forget how much you hate math. Because let’s be honest, you hate math. You wouldn’t take it if colleges didn’t require it and/or prefer it. He’s an intimidating guy at first glance, a big scary football coach, but once you take a seat in his […]