When PARCC ( Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers)was first mentioned, all of the teachers were saying how terrible it was going to be, and how little time they had to teach everything that needed to be taught. I didn’t personally think it was going to be that bad and that everyone […]

“Give me your phone right now! I told you a thousand times to stay off your phone during school!” Mr. Duranthissed as I aggressively handed himmy phone,sat down and pouted. “Phones should be allowed in school becausethey help save money, you can use them for emergencies, and students would be optimistic about learning.” The school […]

Do you ever wish to go home and hangout with your friends or do sports but on the other hand you have to stay and do homework that is due the next day. Well other students have trouble to do homework because teachers expect students to turn it on time but others don’t. Athletes students […]

Why Does College Cost So Much? As most graduating seniors know, college costs more than they could ever imagine. Not only do college students have to pay for tuition, they also have to pay for their place of living, their food, books, and entertainment. With all of these expenses present, many students feel overwhelmed, and […]

All the things you’ve heard about high school are true. It’s a horrid place. It’s all the bad parts of the real world thrown under one roof. You make friends and you lose friends. You meet new boys that turn into a disaster. Your teachers are always giving you a hard time. You’re always wanting […]

Have you ever wished that you could chew gum in school? I have. I believe that kids should be able to chew gum in school. When kids chew gum during a quiz or test, it helps them concentrate better, when someone is hungry they don’t pay attention as well, and now, gum helps fight tooth […]

Welcome to High School-opoly, a nerve-racking strategy game that high school students across the nation are playing. The goal? Simply staying in front of everyone else…it’s all about bringing the spotlight on myself. And there’s only one way to distinguish the winners: whoever can score the best colleges. It’s become mandatory to dress up college […]

Put off your homework one hour for every hour you have to work on. Tie your shoe. Take a nap. Clean your room. Do your nails. Go on Facebook just to check it then end up staying online for two+ hours. Make a snack. Doodle. Watche the season premiere of your favorite show. Go grocery […]

The corner stone of one’s life, the foundation of one’s future, the magic power that molds the qualities of a person: Education. We all know education is one of the most important things in our life and it carves the way our life will go. If we look at the kids in the U.S. right […]

I would without a doubt give the “Educator of the Year” award to my 9th-grade Biology teacher, Jennifer Zuccarelli, who teaches at Clarkstown High School North! First off, Biology is my favorite subject of all time, next to chemistry that is, which made liking her so much easier! Mrs. Zuccarelli is a very energetic, fast-paced, […]

It is true that we only get one life. Why should I have to say “only”? Why must I say “only”? To us, life is short. The truth is that it doesn’t have to feel that way. We live our lives thinking about the next day, the next year, or even years in the future. […]

Calvin walked around the campus of Arkansas State College for his very first college visit. As he strolled through campus, Calvin noticed the huge masses of people talking to their friends, and he became overwhelmed. He had been homeschooled his whole life, so the school experience was all new to him. Between changing classes, meeting […]

Not A Cookie Cutter Shape We all have that one subject we’re not the best at. The one class that is harder than the rest. We try our hardest and to do the best we can to make the grade of our hardest class as good as our best. But when our grades don’t go […]

A Chewy Situation Chewing gum was the once forbidden snack for every school age child. In the year of 2005, chewing gum was named the number one snack choice by Americans. New research indicates chewing gum may be good for a number of things that include, increases focus, alertness, and concentration, helps students with ADD, […]

In 7th and 8th grade at Louis L. Redding Middle School I was lucky enough to be taught by Mrs. Toni Hvizdayk, the school’s first and only Sign Language teacher. Mrs. Hvizdayk is that one teacher that you will never forget; even when your hair goes salt-and-pepper, you still will remember her lessons, personality and […]

There are truly a monumental amount of groups in high school, maybe as many as a hundred, but then there are those utterly cliche groups, the ones that show up in all those bad movies, *cough cough highschool musical*, the ones that seem to always exist; theres the jocks, the cheerleaders, the dancers, the nerds, […]

You always think of a normal school being made up of teachers and students with boys and girls of some sort. In fact, it is true for most cases like co-educational schools. However, some schools have chosen another approach by designing education for just one gender, also known as single sex schools. Some people may […]

Have you ever had to observe a loved one go insane? Seeing someone you love go insane is one of the saddest things that can happen to a person. In the play Hamlet, His loved ones and family members have to suffer by watching Hamlet turn from a average sane person to turning completely insane. […]

Year round school Should year round school be in affect for South Dakota? As Julie Carr Smyth stated “teachers think that the more time in school means more learning advantages”. But she also stated the fact that kids would rather have their summers. So year round school will not benefit US students. To begin with […]

All the commotion about PARCC has been going on for a while. Parents are concerned for there children because they think its going to be hard. Students are complaining because that is what kids do. PARCC standing for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers is a computer based performing test. There are […]

I have Author’s Block right now. I’m just going to talk about how Author’s Block is contagious. Because that’s a good idea, right? I guess I don’t totally have Author’s Block. So Author’s Block is kind of like actually building blocks. Imagine everyone in Mrs. Riddle’s Creative Writing 2 class for 1st period all being […]

The truth about skiing Skiing has been around for thousands of years. Skiing was invented in Scandinavia and has been believed to be dated from around 600 B. C. This made traveling and hunting in winter faster and easier (Wikipedia). Today skiing is expensive and dangerous. In the ski season of 201, 54 people died […]

Everyone has dreams of going to college. Prestigious names like Harvard and Stanford fill every college senior’s minds. But what does it take to get into a college. Application councilor Lilly Fields claims it takes “at least ten AP classes throughout your four years of high school. ” Students are now beginning to sacrifice their […]

“What am I going to wear today, a black collared shirt with khaki pants or a blue collared shirt with black shorts?” Dress codes at school are something that all kids hate, but at the same time, it’s something that is going to help them through life. Dress codes are really effective in high school […]

I’m a senior this year. A senior in high school. You know what we did the second day of school? We talked about graduation. Graduation! We just started school. Can we wait to talk about graduation for a… week? It’s weird. I don’t feel like a senior. I don’t feel seventeen, almost eighteen. Then, we […]

Everyday debt lurks around the corner waiting to grab another victim who possesses minimal knowledge pertaining to finances. By allowing a mass of the population to continue through their lives without being taught of the ways of the financial world, the world is not only crippling the victim but also themselves with a plague of […]

Anchor Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Key Club, Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), Roots and Shoots are just a few clubs that our school offers. There are numerous clubs that students can join, however at a price. Signing up for the clubs is just the start. Once a student signs up for a club if […]

Bikes, Boots and the Common Understanding Busy, busy, busy. I got things to do and places to be and my wheels help to assure me I get where I need to go on time. Ever since I came to college my bike has been my baby. It rules my life because without it my daily […]

“This class will be a unique experience to all of you, and you will learn valuable lessons, which can not be found in any other subject. Here, you will try to answer some deep questions regarding spirituality, true happiness, and the meaning of life interpreted in your very own way. Finally, during this course, try […]

As I sat about in a day at my current school, my classroom was all awfully talkative, it gets me annoyed that I have to recieve the punishment just for acting the right way. “We are a team” mentions one of my 6th grade teachers. A team you say? But if I do good, shouldn’t […]