College Essays
As a child, you would have had an idea of what career you wanted to pursue. When I was younger, I had to think, “Would this make my parents happy?” Parental expectations can make a severely negative impact on children. They strive to perform at their full potential and reach their parent’s expectations. Unfortunately, many […]
How tiring do you think a college athlete’s schedule is? Well, if you were thinking not tiring, imagine practicing two times a day once in the morning and once in the night. Next, they go to school, already exhausted go to another practice and are up late if they have a test to study. I […]
In 2017 we have a new President called Donald Trump, and Trump’s plans for Undocumented Immigrants, or criminals immigrants are not that smart, and when I say it’s not that smart I mean that Trump is going to make America smaller. He may not be thinking about these terms. But as he barrels ahead with […]
“I’m sitting here sweating and shaking, hoping I get a good score. I don’t know what to do.” I’m taking a standardized test. “‘I don’t think enough people realize that behind every one of these test scores is a living breathing child who has dreams and aspiration,” Standardized tests have been used to evaluate students […]
I think students should get paid when getting higher grades because it will encourage them do to well in school, this will also grant them excellent GPA, as well as getting into good colleges. In the long-run, this would provide a better quality of life for generations to come. First, this will encourage students to […]
Sometimes things happen for strange reasons or no reason at all. Life just has these strange moments and you don’t have a clue why. There are so many questions I would like to know the answer to. Why do boys have to be confusing? Why can’t math be super fun? I think the ultimate question […]
“But when our kids spend so much of their time each day in school, and when many children get up to half their daily calories from school meals, it’s clear that we as a nation have a responsibility to meet as well,” stated Michelle Obama about our school lunches. CBS reported an article called Congress […]
Today when I think about what my 12 years of school and 2 years of college education has given me , many things like degree ,certificates and friends come in my mind. But what also comes in my mind are the things it never taught me.we spend our 12-15 years of life in schools and […]
I think schools should let phone’s into classes because we could use them for definition in classes so we don’t have to waste class time getting chromebooks out from the cart and we would have more time in the class so we don’t have to put the chromebook back up in the cart. Also schools […]
How can we stay up and learn when our environment is just too perfect for sleep? Education is valuable. If you want to be successful in life, education is the only thing that can get you there. But a less than stellar environment can make learning all the more difficult. I asked Mark G. what […]
Dreams, hopes, and goals. Fears, anxiety, and tension. The student is one of the kind. As we continue the dreading and exciting journey of life, we will experience more than just heartbreaks and friendships. We will learn. We will succeed. Thomas Jefferson once said that the three most vital things in life are living, liberty, […]
Buying a friend a birthday present is an extremely daunting task for the average human being. As the important date with the big crimson “X” sketched onto it in their calendars rapidly approaches, some people do not know where to start at all. The more determined of them decide to craft lengthy wish lists based […]
Elementary school should be a fun, exciting experience, full of laughter and happiness. Not boring, woeful classrooms that never like to have any fun! Therefore, I think the summer classes should be recreational. Summer is a time to enjoy life at its finest. When you think of summer you think of the hot sun warming […]
Why? Homework. Why do teachers give it? Why do we need it anyways? Who made homework any way? People have different reasons and ideas. I think that there are no reasons to give it. My whole family is suffering because of it. If we had no homework then teachers wouldn’t have to grade it, and […]
Ever since I was eight years old, the one thing I knew I look forward to was going to college. I was eight years old when I began working my ass off to ensure I would get the most out of my education and get into a college I want to go to. And finally, […]
Brain development is most rapid in the first years of a child’s life (“Early Learning” 1). However, not every parent has access to a proper education program to help their children grow to their full potential. President Barack Obama’s plan to “make high quality preschool available to every single child in America” is necessary because […]
In a true high school story, someone is always excluded. Not everyone is the popular kid, the jockey one, the nerdy one. In a true high school story, not everyone fits into a niche. Take me for example. I may fit into being the nerdy one and the jockey one, but I’m in no way […]
We live in a world where there are rules to be followed. Some, we feel are harsh while some are broken. We sometimes feel that we are restricted and we can’t do anything. We find these rules suffocating and feel that these rules are the root cause which take away our rights and independence. But, […]
Being a senior is like standing at the edge of a fireplace while the flames lick heatedly towards the ends of your fingertips and smoke places a haze over your eyes. There is an overwhelming lust for success, a fire some say, lingering in the air around each of our ambition filled heads. Each senior […]
People fear public speaking more than they fear being buried alive. Teenagers and schools need alternatives for public speaking. We fear public speaking for many reasons whether it’s the lack of preparation for a speech, past failures or the fear of being judged. Glenn Croston, a biologist believes that the intense fear of public speaking […]
September 11, 2001 was one of the worst days in the U.S. It was a day that America was attacked and we couldn’t do anything about it. We were defenseless we didn’t know what was going on. It all just happened so fast we couldn’t do anything about it. A lot of innocent people lost […]
3 decades ago parents were constantly pushing their children to top their classes. Good grades were after all the only way their kids would be able to eventually get a good job and be a success in the family. Parents only wanted the best for their children but students felt a huge burden being put […]
Senior year, fall pictures, graduation, and other school events are great times for students, but not as great as the companies who sponsor them. Who would have thought that a few sheets of pictures and some accessories would cost hundreds of dollars? Since there is no alternative, it seems that students must settle for outrageous […]
In recent years, new technology is being utilized more than ever in schools across the country. There has been an uprise in the use of technology during the school day and for doing homework. Many students have access to laptops, iPads, desktop computers and many more new forms of technology during their school day. Students […]
It’s mundane. The whole bit. And it makes me feel like livestock. Bell rings — get prodded into a room. Bell rings — herd out of a room. Bell rings — food. Three years spent waiting for the same murky windows promoting a false sense of freedom, the same poorly rendered paintings fading off the […]
High school. It’s a place where guys become the star player, not only at sports but also at playing girls. It’s where girls find out who their friends are and get their heart broken. In other words high school is hell. High school is like a watering hole in Africa, you have to be at […]
The things that annoy people are different for everyone. For example it annoys me when people are condescending, when people hate you for no reason, when people don’t understand what’s wrong and what’s right, when teachers yell at you because you didn’t understand the homework and you came in early for help the day they […]
Two years ago, I remember walking into my homeroom class anxious to meet my new seventh grade teacher. As I entered the room I knew this teacher was going to be special. Mrs. Skinner greeted me with a smile and respect. At the time I could tell she was very excited to start teaching at […]
Please, Think Before You Speak Moving is not easy, especially to another country which language you can’t speak. Why is it, when you feel sad and alone, people choose to judge, lie and criticize rather than help you? What makes a person feel superior and want to bring someone down? Is it their clothes, money, […]
Dear Gerould W. Kern, My name is Alvin Y, and I am a teacher at MSHS. Everyone is aware of the controversy with The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and I am a strong believer that it should be taught in high schools to all students. A very important reason that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn […]
