Extracurricular activities are like the cement that a student’s path to success is built with. They serve as a hard surface for students to find their way on. They let students know which direction they should go in life. They help students learn which way is the right way. They even help students move on […]

During the past year of high school, I have found myself staying up until 1:00 am or later at least 3 nights a week, just to complete my schoolwork. No, I do not procrastinate, nor do I play a sport after school or do any type of regular activity that would cause the time I […]

The idea of paying for good grades has migrated from the family room to the schoolhouse, Schools have started to bribe their students with money or other valuables forkeeping good grades.The problem is they are not able to create logical ways to use the money , states have programs to support this idea of paying […]

Many people say that soccer is a non contact sport and is a sissy sport. I think that is wrong. I play soccer almost everyday of my life. In the game of soccer the TEAM make unanimous decisions about their gameplan. In my soccer games we play 11v11. A formation is the way your teammates […]

It is that time of year again! A time when teachers are busy making multiple-paged review sheets and their students are busy cramming information in their heads. It is the end of the school year. Which means it is time for final exams. Final exams cannot come at a worst time. Everyone is talking about […]

New proposed legislation suggests that we measure teachers based only on their students’ standardized test scores, but this is not fair. Not only are tests an ineffective way to measure how much students are learning, but they are also a horrible indicator of a teacher’s effectiveness. Standardized tests are ineffective measurements of learning because they […]

Tell me. What is the meaning of life well worth living? Little Victories? New ideas. Accomplished goals, a passed test, an A on a five point quiz. Successfully trying a new brownie recipe. Mac and Cheese. New pens and notebooks. A pair of good socks. Waking up in the morning, going to sleep at night. […]

I’ve heard it said that high school is the best years of your life. There’s so much going on. new classes with new teachers, new pals, and some school events all in one!It’s a time where people either begin to branch out, or branch in. High school is the milestone that some people love, and […]

Definition of homework to students Homework:(noun) The number one choice most students would have liked to vanish into thin air. Given to students from teachers so that they can make sure that they weren’t on their phone or sleeping during class (everyone does).But Homework is needed for students to remember and use in their future […]

In life, some people know exactly what they want to be from an early age. However, others, like myself, do not. All throughout high school we are pushed to get good grades and take lots of AP classes in order to prepare for college and to get into college, and through the rainstorm of homework […]

How are middle and high school students going to learn about history if they have to only read a text book? A great book is being censored or taken out of schools because it is “offensive”. To Kill a Mockingbird is a great book and helps us learn history that isn’t in a textbook. To […]

I think every college should have free tuition. The reason why is that if colleges are free this would encourage our high school graduates who maybe don’t have enough money to pay for college but still want to go to their favorite college can. Also if college was free than this would get more people […]

It is quite obvious that the current education systems it outdated and not working as well as it once did. So I believe some radical changes need to be made one being that people out of school decide on it. Although many say they know from experience what would be the best, things have already […]

Dear Guidance Department, I would like to preface this letter by saying that I am beyond grateful your department for all of the hard work that you all do on a daily basis. Every time I step into the guidance office, I feel welcome and am greeted by smiles from counselors that do not even […]

Kids all across America are waking up 5 days a week at the crack of dawn to get ready for school. Studies show that adolescents need about 8.5 hours of sleep every night. Between after school activities, work and homework most kids don’t go to bed until extremely late and then get up in the […]

Some would describe high school as being an endless barrage of monotony and judgement. People complain about the cliques, the stupidity, the feelings of being an outcast and a loser, and of course, the homework. I do not share these feelings. Yes, high school isn’t always fun. And yes, there are many things about it […]

By reading the Article “The American Crisis: Number 1” written by Thomas Paine, an audience can easily recognize the authors purpose as well as the many other rhetorical strategies and writing elements cleverly used. In this persuasive piece his strong beliefs are echoed to people of this new country as a means of encouragement and […]

It’s 6:05 and your alarm sounds in your ear. You get up and go to your closet and pull out the same outfit you have been for the last four months of school. Gets pretty boring. Everyday all over the world students go to public schools trapped in uniforms. Its one thing if it’s a […]

“Get into groups of four or five,” my teacher says as we file into his classroom one by one. A collective sigh fills the room as we all sit down and take our seats, craning our necks to depict who to choose. All around me I watch the pairs begin to form, girls and boys […]

In a modern day society, the lack of appreciation for arts classes or the lack of funding in schools causes many music programs to be cut. Some schools are being forced to have these classes available only every other day, if they’re even available at all. Instead of starting to teach children an instrument in […]

It’s what every high school is. It’s what every job is. It’s what everything is. Cliques are everywhere, And what makes everyone so different. Walking through the doors, One won’t see a union, But rather: Jocks, Preps, Punks, Stoners, Band geeks, Broadway. What isn’t at a school like ******? In reality, Nothing out of the […]

Many people say that soccer is a non contact sport and is a sissy sport. I think that is wrong. I play soccer almost everyday of my life. In the game of soccer the TEAM make unanimous decisions about their gameplan. In my soccer games we play 11v11. A formation is the way your teammates […]

When you are in school you don’t think of the people you could be hurting or who you think of a good person or bad person. You judge by there look as money. Well I for one am not about to go and say i haven’t said anything rude or inconvenient to someone. That’s because […]

Give them attention ” She’s sleeping again.” “I’m so tired. ” *sigh* ” I’m bored!” ” Is this class almost over?” “I’m going to take a nap.” I don’t understand why students don’t do work during school. Why are students always saying that they hate school? Why do they say that they prefer to stay […]

Homework: Friend or Foe? I believe that schools all over the U.S. should put a limit on the amount of homework teachers assign their students each night. The majority of students in America have school five days a week and seven hours a day, almost like having a full-time time. On top of school, students […]

Wednesday on January 23, 2013 at 0600 in Phoenix, Arizona I had no idea what to expect and because of that, I was a little nervous. A classroom full of 5th graders isn’t a place you can just walk into confidently. It had been over 8 years since I last stepped into an elementary school […]

What would happen if I became one of them? Would I be prettier, would I be skinnier, or would I even have my old friends still. Here is some advice if you have these questions in your head. Be yourself. Don’t try to be popular, goth, druggy, or sporty. Be yourself. Start your own group […]

Many schools, like mine, refuse to distribute condoms, or teach students proper sex education. I am a Senior in High School, and I can honestly say that the only sex education I have ever recieved, was in my Health class, which spoke mostly about drinking and drugs; not sex. Kids are starting to have sex […]

Why are American teens so stressed out? This is a question I’ve heard asked dozens of times, though in different iterations. “Why are kids today such anxious messes?” Asked from teachers to students. “Why is applying to college such an awful process?” Asked from one senior to another in the hallway. “Why do I have […]

At my high school, teachers and staff push students towards their future and their careers. Their goal is to create the perfect student or, as some like to believe, the STAR student. But recently, the perfect, rounded student involves being the right character: a STAR student. But what exactly is a “STAR” student? Some administrative […]