Wrestling I started wrestling in sixth grade. Even though I didn’t win one of my first seven matches‚ I developed into a successful wrestler. In high school I won tournaments and beat high-quality wrestlers. During my junior year I was determined to become a great wrestler. I worked harder than ever and didn’t let anyone stop me. That year I lost the Illinois state wrestling tournament championship match by one point. Over the next six months between my junior and senior season I was runner
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Walking into a brand new school for the first time with a bundle of happiness and a twisted knot in your stomach indicating just how nervous you really are‚ sure is a way to start your first day of high school. It is natural on the part of every student to remember the first day at school. Recently‚ I just became a 9th grader. I remember the day as a unclear haze‚ that resembled a impossible puzzle to complete. The night before was spent with stories of high school back in the last couple decades
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imaginary disease embedded only in the senior class. The symptoms are well recognized by the faculty; tardiness‚ little to no work completed in class‚ turning in assignments late‚ and an overall lethargic attitude rapidly spread from student to student as the end of the school year nears. Unfortunately‚ the repercussions of their actions are not as innocent as some seniors like to believe. Senioritis has short-term as well as long-term damage on their academic attainment such as loss of college acceptance
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Foreign Language in High School Does freedom of speech include the choice of what language you learn in school? Many high schools are only offering Spanish as the sole foreign language. Gone are the days when students could choose what language to learn second to English. The schools have taken this choice away from our youth‚ due to the number of Spanish speaking people in this county. It is important for us to as a global society to offer multiple languages in high schools. If students are given
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o To: All Seniors and Guidance Counselors From: College & Career Center Date: February 4‚ 2013 ------------------------------------------------- No scholarship money will be issued to students until the Greater Lowell Community Foundation and/or Lowell High School certifies that the award will be made. Certain scholarships listed in this bulletin include an anticipated award amount‚ based on last year’s awards. Scholarships for which the anticipated amount is unknown are designated
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with a good education‚ you can save yourself from working at a job that has a lot of hard labor‚ and can give yourself a career that you have always dreamed of having. In order to get a great education and relieve yourself from a job one wouldn’t want to have‚ one must attend a good school that is well operated‚ such in the way that they teach the right materials‚ and is properly funded so one can get the most out of the learning experience. Some schools may be funded differently because of their
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Throughout my school life‚ school has been very easy for me. After 2nd grade‚ I started to like school‚ and I also started achieving high on tests and getting straight A’s. There was a time when I was afraid to take the next step of education. It during course registration at middle school. During course registrations at my middle school‚ I was advised to take AP classes in high school. AP classes were rigorous classes that challenged you and taught you things at a college-level‚ unlike the ordinary
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(1) year kindergarten‚ six (6) years of primary education‚ four (4) years of Junior High School‚ and two (2) years of Senior High School [SHS]). K to 12 starts with Univeral Kindergarten which mandates all public elementary schools to offer kindergarten class and accept 5-year old learners beginning 2011. It is followed by six years of Elementary‚ four years of Junior High School‚ and two years of Senior High School where students will pursue their preferred career track depending on their skills
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decided to drop out of High School. I reassure myself that working was more important at the time than sitting in a classroom for eight hours. As years went by I needed to find myself a better paying job but I had one problem and that was not having an education. After working under the table for so long I knew I needed to move up in life. I wanted a better paying job. I put applications in everywhere but nobody wanted to hire someone without having either a GED or High school diploma. I knew I had
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The biggest factor that divided me from my classmates in high school was my family’s socioeconomic status. I come from a divorced family and both of my parents are remarried. My dad owns his own business‚ so he tends to have a large income. My mom is a sales manager at Aflac. In this job‚ she gets commission off of her sales and her team’s sales. My mother is a very good saleswoman‚ so she tends to do pretty well financially. I first noticed this in middle school. I had the newest phone most of the
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