It’s difficult getting through your teen years without getting a couple of bumps and bruises along the way. Everyone is finally growing out of their awkward phases but hormones are still all over the place. Relationship drama is everywhere and between experimenting with drugs, drinking and sex you’re staying up until 12 am watching Youtube, […]
Why do schools cut recess? Is it some diabolical plot to end fun and joy, to force kids everywhere to toil away in dark, cold school buildings all day? When my parents (and generally anyone over forty) think of recess they think of the recess they knew. Forty five minutes of fun and joy in […]
] High school, what do you think of when you hear the word, sadness, depression, fun, friends maybe happiness? Well, I think of dread, not because I’m bullied or unpopular or unathletic or searching for a friend group. Actually I’m in ASB. I am starter on varsity baseball and football. I have lots of friends […]
No matter how hard you try and you just cant get it right, dont give up on yourself, you can do it. You think you cant do a lot of things but actually you can, you just got to try harder at things you do, try to succed. Dont let anything or anyone bring you […]
Dear Literary Canon Board of Directors, I am writing this letter because I think you should put Where the red fern grows in the literary canon. The first reason I believe Where the red fern grows should be included in the literary canon is it shows love can power through everything. One of the dogs […]
Dear freshmen… As a recent high school graduate I can remember my first day of freshmen year like it was yesterday. I was a nervous wreck, as many of you will be as the first day of school arrives in late August or early September. Entering a new environment is never easy. However, if you […]
Many parents aspire for their children to study and become the most admirable of professions; for example if their child decides to study humanities: become a lawyer. It is often assumed that top earning jobs will guarantee a life full of satisfaction. But do they? As much as potential law students can earn in the […]
Teenagers are very fickle. One minute we are sweet as can be, the next, we want to bite someone’s head off. We are underrated and most of the time, our behavior is explained by “phases”. We are ignored, and then yelled at because we want to be noticed. Our world is confusing enough without all […]
“In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.” (Mark Twain). The educational essay written by Jonathan Kozol titled “Still Separated, Still Unequal”, is much like the quote by Mark Twain. This essay shows how today’s’ school system is still separated and unequal according to a person’s skin […]
Ray Kurzweil, winner of the 1999 National Medal of Technology award, once said “Mobile phones are misnamed. They should be called gateways to human knowledge.” In our society, cell phones have become widely used devices. Smartphones, in particular, have grown over the past ten years. Most people do not leave their house without their phone. […]
Homework is a tool used to help promote understanding in students, based on topics they have covered. Homework can be as much as a compilation of worksheets, or in an English II H student’s case, a paper. However, when asked if students feel as though the amount of homework given is necessary, many students agree […]
High School. They have many departments in different kinds of warzones. Whether it is for tests or finals, sports, relationships, or home situations that affect school life. Maybe it can even go deeper than that. Someone might be pregnant!Each and every situation needs attention to it even if someone is going into a state of […]
It’s no secret that we live in a world where people are pushed to be the best, rather than pushing them to be their best selves. From adults to kids, no one is immuned to it, but I think that students (especially in high school) get the worst of it. From day one, we try […]
Imagine a world without art, no paintings on the walls, no art museums, no music playing in your ears, decreased creativity, no bright beautiful buildings, not even on the inside. A world in black and white. Some people believe that art shouldn’t be taught in schools because it wastes time that can be used for […]
Today’s conventional standard of success has caused a plethora of human beings to strive for goals that don’t correlate with their true desires. The problem lies in a deep-rooted cultural misunderstanding of what the definition of success is. Success doesn’t have to be regarded as a portrait of wealth and high class in society. It’s […]
Remember when you were a kid, and you had to read the mandatory book lists from school? Classics like Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, the Odyssey, and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were shown to you, and ultimately helped your education for life. In today’s society, people are picking off these classical books as bad for […]
It’s September; that means it’s back-to-school time. Some students are excited, others are nervous, and there are of course a vast majority of students that are just plain depressed. The relaxation and freedom of the summer is refreshing, and who wants to give all that up to sit in a classroom and be assigned a […]
I am going to explain my feelings and opinion towards school. Many students may agree to what I’m about to say, even some teachers and parents. Do you guys feel like we wake up to early for school? Do you feel like all the work they give us is too much or enough? What about […]
First off, I go to the Delaware Military Academy. Yes, I said Military Academy. Whenever someone asks me where i go to high school and i say this, they ask, are you insane? I just answer with a simple no and explain to them why I’m completely sane. I tell people why I go to […]
So yesterday, I was walking along the hallways of our beautiful school, when an amazing idea occurred to me. What if, instead of learning to educate ourselves we learned so we could pass an insane amount of tests? This plan is clearly flawless, students would love it, teachers would be ecstatic, what could go wrong? […]
I sneak a quick glance at my watch. Twenty minutes left. Two passages remaining in the reading section. Time is winding down and I feel the pressure building inside of me as I briskly fill in the bubbles. Thirty seconds left, one more question to go. Why does Johnny the protagonist feel remorseful? Wait, there […]
An accelerated learning environment, with minimal violence. Doesn’t that sound great! Doesn’t every parent want to be a part of this? And to be apart of this wonderful environment, all a parent has to do is be a part of a school with a dress code! The dress code is there to enforce rules into […]
You walk into school with your favorite pair of jean capris and Aeropostale t-shirt. Your confidence level drops as you look around at the girls walking in with you. They are all wearing tight, short jean-shorts and tight spaghetti strap tank-tops. All of them are complimenting each others outfits, how cute they look. But you […]
Seniors should be allowed to eat lunch outside. Some reasons why I think they should be allowed. Seniors are the oldest in the school. Most of them can drive so they will make it back on time. Also the juniors this year have been let down every year. What I mean by that is there […]
I believe at lunch the cafeteria is to crowded. If we had open lunch there would be less people which means less drama to start fights. There wouldn’t be as many arguments and fights because the students don’t have to be around each other if they don’t want to. In lunch the students can’t get […]
When I see people like Peyton Manning or Aaron Rodgers being incredibly successful, I sometimes think and wonder how they became so famous and have had so much success. Effort, hard work, maybe a little luck. These and many more qualities are needed for success. I have to practice, put in the time and effort, […]
During the annual year-opening speech, Principal Michael Hauser had more to say then his, “don’t hate, participate” slogan. The cell phone policy that had the student’s cell phones and other electronics confined to their lockers has bent slightly to the will of the students. The student body is now allowed to carry their cell phones […]
When you think of school most people think about learning. Discovering new things. Friends and relationships. All these things are great and should be a great experience for students. Positive things. But, when a student thinks of these things they turn into negatives. Students don’t care about learning; they care about their grades and deem […]
The Averill Park budget affects kids all over the school district. It affects school activities. Also imagine being a sixth grader looking forward to a end of the year field trip. Then the trip gets cut. How would that feel? In addition my opinion about school field trips is, if there was a field trip […]
Cell phones in school? Well yeah I think we should have cell phones in school. Do you think we should have phones in school for these reasons? One reason is because there could be a family issue. Second is it keeps kids moms aware of things. Last, there could be an emergency.To start with, there […]
