I am a student in high school I look just like everyone else, but I am different in many ways, I have challenges that I have to face daily. I am in the special education program; I personally have trouble with tests. There are so many different factors that I have no idea or can […]

It happened one morning when I entered World History. I opened the door, stepped inside the classroom, and sat in my seat. My attention directed itself to the front of the room and there, written on the board, was the word ‘euthanasia.’ I stared at the board with a blank stare, thinking to myself, “What […]

Yawn Don’t you hate it when you wake up and wish you could sleep 1 or 2 hours .But you know you have to get up and get ready for school. I think it would be a great and smart idea if school would start at 8:55.Isnt the purpose of school is to learn. How […]

No one sees that with age creativity fades away within most youths. People cannot see that creativity is very important in a child and with creativity the world can change. Art and music is a way of creating. Who knows if you can make a new note out of the flute, who knows if you […]

Cedar Springs, MI – Students attending Cedar Springs High School are saying that they don’t have to do the work that is presented to them. “Avoiding work in high school will only increase my will to do the work in college,” said a Cedar Springs senior. Parents and teachers agree; not only does avoiding work […]

Your friends are probably your whole world to you. They are your everything. And once you lose them you realize how much of a mistake you have made. I had a really good friend once. But there is no way we could ever be friends because of what I said to her. She is very […]

Procrastination is a habit that can take years to master, and some say will take even longer to break. In my eyes, procrastination has never been a bad habit that could ruin a healthy high school career. The greatest planners can be the greatest procrastinators, which is exactly what high school molded me to be. […]

Do you think school should limit homework? Yes, but some may disagree, schools should limit homework because kids don’t have time. They are busy. Kids grades drop because of too much homework. Also, it’s way better to do class work then homework. It would just be better if schools limited homework. My first reason would […]

Writing is a staple of any education, whether it be high school or college. We spend much of our high school years perfecting our essays and research papers, and required of nearly every course in a college’s catalog is a certain amount of writing. As high school and college students, our final grades (and thus, […]

It’s the day before the test. You’re struggling to soak up every single bit of information into your head in order to Ace your test. Well, sorry to break it off to you but you may have accomplished to know the material by heart but you didn’t actually learn. Students should think, not memorize. Let […]

After you pass sophomore year, there is one thing on everyone’s mind: college. Seniors spend their last year of high school applying and juniors spend their year preparing academically and visiting campuses. And there are three questions every student wants answered. First—what colleges should I apply to? Second—what are these colleges looking for? And finally—can […]

John Fitzgerald Kennedy once said “the goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.” In yesterday’s America, this statement held true. However, in today’s nation this statement is more fiction than fact. So what is it that you would find if you were to conduct an observation of most schools […]

An eighth grade student looks over her schedule for the upcoming week. Monday: study for the science test, go to volleyball practice from four to six, spend an hour on math homework, practice cello for the honor concert coming up, walk the dog, complete Spanish , social studies, and English worksheets. Tuesday: write an English […]

Chewing gum has been an issue in schools for a long time. Every time a teacher catches you with gum, they tell you to spit it out in the trash because it’s against school rules. What some teachers and principals don’t realize, chewing gum in school actually has several benefits. Chewing gum should be allowed […]

There is a bit of a thrill that comes with signing up for an Advanced Placement (AP) class. If you’ve felt it, you crave it. You take every AP you can. You challenge your friends to do the same (or maybe they challenged you first). I’m one of those people. Halfway through my junior year, […]

I have had many excellent teachers in my past couple years of school. I’ve learned a lot from all of them but the teacher that I think helped me the most was one that had the most impact on me. This great teacher is Gunnery Sergeant Lemke, but everyone just calls him “Gunny”. He pushes […]

Homework: one of the most dreaded tasks of a high school student. It is long, arduous, highly time-consuming and painful, especially essays. Swamped with homework, students work into the late hours of night and into the early hours of the morning before school. Sometimes this is a result of procrastination, but mainly it is because […]

I believe that school uniform is very unnecessary.Uniform is one a waste of money.But,many people may disagree with me.For example,according to the article “Should Students Have To Wear School Uniform”proponents says that school uniform makes schools safer for students” and creates a “level playing field that reduces socioeconomic disparities”.I respectfully disagree with this statement. I […]

There are three bases to an institutional effort; educational, commercial and welfare. An educational institution is formal arrangements of educators, children, and parents to create an effective learning environment for children. The educational environment aims to target all aspects of learning; knowledge dissemination, morale improvement, character building, and like. In this paper, we will discuss, […]

A new college student, living all on his own, ready to learn for his career. Yet, he can’t seem to be able to take care of himself, almost as if he needs assistance just to survive on his own. He doesn’t know what to do when he’s sick, he doesn’t know how to cook himself […]

Do you ever have those days where you just wish you were an only child? Now don’t get me wrong I love my little brother, but he really has a way of getting on your last nerve. He is a wonderful behaved kid, or at least my parents think so. He’s sneaky, rude, and has […]

Right now in America we are having a very big problem with education, now this is my humble proposal as a High School Student, I see no reason why anyone would disagree with this, but if you do disagree with this then I will accept your opinion because this is a HUMBLE proposal not a […]

When most think of high school, they don’t think of the awkward freshman year, or middle sophomore and junior years. They think of senior year. It’s the year that sums up everything you learn, everything you experience, and everything you will remember. Every senior has had a different journey and will have a different path, […]

Teenagers like myself all over are faced with a choice to make or are beginning to fully comprehend the choice they must soon make, that will shape the course of their lives. Not only is this terrifying to someone who’s life has only just begun but we’re teenagers, we’re indecisive. Last week we wanted to […]

Students these day hate their teachers, they detest them for multiple reasons. The main reason is because either the teacher doesn’t understand them, such as what’s going on in their after school life or what their likes and dislikes are. Sometimes all the students need, is someone to talk about their life at school or […]

What if doing absolutely anything you wanted to… Was a class!? There would be so many opportunities! Doing homework, socializing with friends, studying, making up missed tests, or simply relaxing and enjoying some fresh air. That all sounds pretty good to me! Recent studies have shown, that adults who work too much or too little, […]

Most children would disagree but children should wear uniforms in school because there have been too many incidents like insubordination, bullying, and sometimes some people can take the attire the opposite way when children wear what they want. Yes, it’s hard to believe but kids have been bullied because of what they decided to wear. […]

Some kids think it’s fun skipping class, but it’s not. There’s nothing to do, all you do is stay in the bathroom or go walk around the school. If you are going to skip class, I suggest you don’t come to school if you just want to skip your classes, or do you like getting […]

Some people have suggested that students would do better in school if school started at 10:00 a.m. Personally I think that having school start at 10:00 is not a good idea. There are many down falls to starting school that late. Would you rather get home from school at 2:15 or 5:15? Starting school that […]

The talk about the iPad coming to schools is exciting for many students. Students like the idea that they don’t have to write notes and they don’t have to carry around their giant books to school. The iPads have numerous features and one includes the ability to read books on the iPad. The iPad is […]