College Essays
Imagine you are an 8th grade student who opened a letter that contains the result your English Language Arts examination or your Math examination and realize that you received a two or failed. Your heart stops for a moment as you think about what choices you have. Your school does not have a co-taught class […]
I write not because I’m some creepy teenage girl who stay home on Saturday nights cutting herself to Bohemian Rhapsody like some people seem to be stereotypically compelled to think. I write not because I feel small or misunderstood, but because I feel huge and meaningful when i pick up the pen. I write for […]
More than twenty-five people are judged by what they are wearing every day at school. Most students don’t like to wear school uniforms and I agree. But, there are just some rules that you cannot control. I think students should wear school uniforms. Fifty percent of students agree that students should keep wearing school uniforms […]
Writing teaching points is a controversial topic in the class of Comm Arts; many people have differing opinions on how they should be written, or even if they should be written at all. There are people who say that writing teaching points in paragraph form is a marvelous choice because it will help students remember […]
If my high school were to amend the dress code to include uniforms, the school’s atmosphere would change greatly. Most of the changes this shift in policy would bring would be for the worse. Implementing school uniforms is undoubtedly a bad idea. Uniforms would only serve to take away from our individuality, cost parents a […]
There is a near universal consensus that the ever increasing rate of progress seen in modern times is in part attributed to the proliferation of education throughout modern societies. High school is a particularly formative time in a student’s life, and nations that prioritize the education of their young citizens tend to experience rapid expansions […]
Dear Mr Fillinger, In my play ” The Dancer That Never Danced ” , arelationship between a mother and her daughter turns into a hatred disaster . Rio a seventeen year old girl who had been dancing her entire life gets the opportunity to get a scholarship for the performing arts of Juilliard . Nothing […]
Every student knows what comes to mind when they hear the word: classroom; a compact room filled with tables, chairs, schoolwork, a teacher and a whiteboard at the front. But is this truly the optimal learning environment for developing adolescents? Researchers say that students who take some form of outdoor class are often much healthier […]
The doors are shut and we are locked in every morning at 8:45. We are forbidden to use the restroom without an escort. We are bound by strict rules- told what to do, what to eat, what to wear, how to act. Monitors must watch us eat, because they don’t trust us. We must walk […]
What is the point of being required to take a foreign language if you attend an I.B. school? Other schools that are not I. B. schools do not have that requirement. Do you as students feel as though you do not have enough time to study your core classes? Well…if you attend an I.B. school […]
“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. But a dream you dream together is reality” The dream i have is to become a pro basketball player.And if not I’d likebecome a doctor that delivers babies. I’ll also have my own house and be independent. To accomplish or achieve my dreams, I’m going to […]
Writing teaching points is a controversial topic in the class of Comm Arts; many people have differing opinions on how they should be written, or even if they should be written at all.There are people who say that writing teaching points in paragraph form is a marvelous choice because it will help students remember the […]
College. A word that almost everyone hears at least once in school. Applying for college is a very stressful time. Students have to know what college they want to go to,what their major is, how they are going to pay for it and what their minor is going to be and this is for the […]
Don’t Wait for Me! What comes to mind when someone says the word “tacks”? Some may think of the dreadful sum of money deducted from their monthly paycheck. Perhaps, for other people, the word conjures ideas of a sharp yet useful needles often left on the floor after the fall of a wall hanging. For […]
It’s not often you hear about average kids getting excited about math class- not many kids fall in love with geometry or do algebra for fun. In fact, math class often brings up the question ,”What use is all of this in real life?” After all, it’s not like teenagers need the help of Pythagorean […]
The KEMPA (Kettle Moraine Press Association) conference was held last Friday, October 19th, at the University of Whitewater, Wisconsin. This is a time when high school writers and get together and listen to seminars given by pros. These seminars help come up with ideas and better themselves and their work. Throughout the day each students […]
When told by my boss told me I had to write an investigative journalism piece, I scoured my brain for a question.After a short while though, I came up with this question: Do your grades accurately reflect how smart you really are?After conducting surveys and interviews, I learned that everyone had a different opinion, but […]
On average, teens listen to about 2 ? hours of music a day, according to a study done by the Kaiser Family Foundation in 2010 called “Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18- Year-Olds.” This foundation focuses on lots of major healthcare problems in the United States. Their research showed that people […]
My Future What if they told you that you had to decide the career that you will be doing for the rest of your life right now? Most of you wouldn’t know what to say. I’m scared of the fact that in only two years my mind has to be made up. I cannot just […]
All year Round School While most students are at home or on trips with family, some are in school working all summer long. This is not because they have summer school, but because their school switched to a year round school schedule. When my friends from different schools tell me they can’t have summer at […]
If you could change one thing about your physical appearance, what would it be? If you chose body weight, you’re not alone. More than 90% of high-school-aged girls want to change at least one feature relating to their bodies, with weight being most common. By the young age of ten, over 80% of American girls […]
Graduation season is coming up. It’s all any high school senior can think about. Some people are sad to leave their friends and go off to college, others are counting down the days until they finally get their freedom. Or you could be the one stuck in the middle. The person that doesn’t have anyone […]
We’re living in a time where all our parents seem to talk about is scholarships and college. Constant reminders that our youth is fleeting and that our futures are running full speed at us. Some of us feel overwhelmed and think we aren’t good enough for college. Some of us are confident that we’ll get […]
Can you really pay to have a stunning list of accomplishments? Can you buy your way into a top notch college? Some parents really think so, and are really trying to do so. But if your successes are merely manufactured and packaged nicely by experts, do they reflect your capabilities? The simple answer is no. […]
Giving off an accolade of angst; those tall, shady adults, standing on their pedestals with false bravado and real boondoggle, those peevish philistine. I personally have no real hatred for them; why should I though? Is it just because these ubiquitous beings prey on us untenable adolescents, ostracizing us as dickens; or for their finagle […]
The responsibility of a student at school is very important. If something where to happen to him/her the person’s life at school could be majorly affected. There is a way though to help; the person can work at getting good grades, studying hard, and facing the consequences of his action. Some people say that their […]
Sports are a huge component of our world. Sports have whole websites, magazines, television channels, podcasts, radio shows, and more dedicated just to them. If you look up sports in a dictionary, it will say this: “An athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, […]
I think an issue in today’s society is the way the boys are seen at school. It seems like the only right way to act is the way that girls act, which isn’t fair because how should a boy be able to act like a girl. Say you went back 50 years and went to […]
I think that school is fun but I would like it to be more fun. In my opinion the most fun thing about school is being with friends and free time, or when the teacher is sick or away. That is the only time in my school we can do fun things or if it […]
Nine months of school or twelve? That is a common question in today’s society. We think that it is normal for children to have the summer off so that the family can go on vacation. That is not the reason why we had nine months of school in the first place. Children in the 1800s […]
