College Essays
We get up every day at 6 AM to get ready for school. We spend seven hours sitting in uncomfortable desks. With the exception of students enrolled in gym, the limited exercise we receive is provided from walking to and fro between our classes. We, the students of Lake high school, deserve a break from […]
“I think there should be a good balance between being a good student and being able to enjoy your high school life.” -Vanessa Minnillo Now, if this balance existed, teenagers’ experiences would be a million times easier. But that is absolutely not the case, and everyone is always scurrying around, hoping for just one minute […]
i hate year round, thats when you start to school at the beginning of july then end at the end of june, would you like it? missing your summer just to go to school, the teachers are mean, some of the eighth graders are mean, i hate to go to year round
School uniforms have been worn by students in private schools for years. Public schools are the focus of peer pressure, violence, and poor academic standing. Rarely are private schools mentioned as an inadequate learning environment. Perhaps, this is a correlation with the attire worn by faculty and students. Everyone has an opinion on the matter […]
NEWS ALERT———-An unspeakable crime has been committed inside a New York City School. The police were called. The perpetrator was arrested on the spot. Murder? Rape? Armed robbery? Assault and Battery? Graffiti? Window breaking? Smoking in the bathroom? Gum chewing? Paper wad throwing? Spit Ball shooting? No, worse than all of those put together. A […]
According to U.S Student Loan Hero in 2016 over 71 percent of college students are in debt. That adds up to over 1.9 trillion dollars in student loans.As the years pass that number keeps rising and we need to put an end to it. One of the major reason this is happening is because students […]
As teenagers, it isn’t uncommon for us to lose faith in the institutions we find ourselves entangled in. Disappointments, failures, inconsistencies, and innumerable amounts of other flaws often characterize the educational system. Luckily for many considering the issue, it’s easy enough to sweep dissent under the rug and chalk it up to teenage angst or […]
Music is very powerful and moving. It plays a big role in today’s generation. There are many artists that have changed people’s view on life just because of the songs they write such as: Beyonce or Ed Sheeran. Overall, it can make a good impact on student’s lives. Music programs in schools are always in […]
There are almost 280 million internet users in the United States alone, which is 87. 5% of our total population (Perrin).The sheer number of internet users and rapid adoption of them has changed many aspects of American life.Having access to an infinite amount of information at our fingertips has begun to change the way we […]
In the novel titled The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain was a phenomenal book. Written in the perspective of a young child named Huck this novel shows many events where the unlikely hero is the character Jim. Though Jim was a mid-aged black slave who ran away from his owner, he still […]
A major conflict that students face every school day is dress code, even with student protest petitions and school walkouts nothing has really changed.Dress codes are sexist they unfairly Target girls by body-shaming them for promoting sexual harassment. Girls get sent home, put an uncomfortable moments with adult male teachers and administrators telling them their […]
We are leaving our safe, well-known homes only to go off and hope for the best. I am terrified. It isn’t the kind of fear I get when an awkward noise pierces the night, nor is it the type of fear I am filled with watching my sister eat macaroni and cheese. No, I have […]
Happiness is a strange thing that many people see differently, and they also choose to believe what makes up their happiness. I believe that happiness is internal, with a bit of external, materialistic things, and that one can choose to be happy or unhappy. Everyone has a decision to make in life, difficult decisions to […]
The problem with trying to define an honors student is that it isn’t a homogenous group with set characteristics. Honestly an honors student can be anyone from “jocks” to “nerds” to just the seemingly “average” kids. So how are we supposed to make the distinction between honors students and non-honors students? How can you really […]
Sneakily he trots up to the sleeping body, and stabs the man. Yah you’re probably asking, what is he talking about, are you thinking about call of duty? No, this is real life. People dying, at what: the hands of an adult? No a kid, that one kid has the power to end a life. […]
The average essay is 1,000 to 1,500 words long. What, though, are these words about? There is a plethora of different types of essays ranging from classification to rhetorical analysis. AP Junior Language and Composition (APLAC) is a writing-intensive English language course offered to high school juniors. In this class, one learns to master the […]
Why do we care about how people look? Think? Wear? It is because they are different than we are. That is why we shun them. Make fun of them. But in all reality it is not that they are different; it is that we do not understand them. We think because they are not like […]
Despite the increased awareness about mental health, sufferers of mental illnesses are still misunderstood and lack the resources they need to seek help. The stigma surrounding mental health continues to linger today due to insufficient knowledge and resources. Disappointingly, professional athletes do not have access to suitable resources within their respective leagues to properly manage […]
Dear School Board, Enforcing a school uniform is an egregious mistake. Students are unable to elicit their true uniqueness. The paucity of misbehavior in the school should allow a non-dress code day each Friday. Wearing casual clothing of their choice could be a way for the children to relate to other students. You may construe […]
Writing is mechanical. Routine. Simple. All a person has to do is write/type words on a piece of paper—even a computer can write by itself! Like my middle school English teacher would say, “Writing is writing. There is nothing more to it.” There are rules to every stylistic piece of literature. Letters start with dear […]
The dictionary definition of ‘censorship’ is ‘the practice of censoring’. But those four little words don’t even begin to describe censorship. The word ‘censorship’ cannot be described with a mere four words. It can be described in a book, a speech even and go on for hours on end. My opinion on censorship? It’s wrong […]
Adolescents and children go through a lot in school, they have homework, unbearable teachers (except Mrs. Thomas), drama, and even problems at home in most cases. Ultimately, what would happen if all this stress got to them? How would they handle it? For everyone, dealing with stress is different, however, for a lot of people, […]
An average high school sophomore went to school yesterday knowing that they had a test during second hour for algebra II. This average high school student studied what they thought was “good enough”. When they got the test back today they received a 92%, and as promised when they got home they got the $10, […]
Where I’m at Where I’m at has been influenced by where I have been. I also believe that where I’m at just doesn’t relate to location, but also to where I’ve been emotionally, and the people who have influenced me throughout my life. I’ve been with my family for fifteen years and three hundred and […]
Can’t Care if it’s Gone. There he goes, he is finally gone, no longer is he in the house taking up space, food, and oxygen, off to college he goes. I couldn’t be happier than a homeless person getting food. That may sound a little harsh but we have got into so many fights, to […]
Dear, Teen Ink Editor I believe all students should use electronics in school because it can help us with studying and work. Most people in my school like to listen to music when we work but sometimes we aren’t allowed to. Some students are saying that electronics should be allowed at lunch to be able […]
While walking through the school hallways, you may or may not notice how your fellow classmates are acting like. I consider myself as a “wall-flower” due to the fact that i notice unusual things that surround me. I notice every crack in the wall, every speckle of dust on the floor, and all the little […]
Read the articles below and then (using what you learned) compose an (approximately) 500 word reflection on what you discovered, thought, etc. You can also write about or reference the “Writing Well” section readings. To do list: Write what I learned by Midnight of October 4th. Okay, easy enough… Monday: What to write. What to […]
To the students sports mean a lot. The school budget plan cut the freshman sports. Lots of students signed up to be on a freshman sport and are being moved up to junior varsity. Some students are not trying out anymore because of it. Junior varsity could be too challenging for some students and it […]
A whatsapp message from an old team-mate was awaiting my attention. “Howdy” it said. It was followed by a photograph of us playing cricket, everyone’s face covered with sweat and dust. As I saw the message, life quickly rewound two years back. I was wearing a red shirt , the print on it said – […]
