In high school I held several positions with crucial responsibilities. During my senior year of high school I decided to join the school’s newspaper staff. I had no prior experience‚ but I was quick to volunteer and cover big local events. After a year of writing all genres (sports‚ opinions‚ news‚ features)‚ I received my biggest accomplishment: first place in Sports Writing‚ in the West Virginia Journalism Competition. Without dedication and determination‚ I would have never been able to win that
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October 28‚ 2008 High school vs. College A major part in someone’s life is going away to college and can be a frightening time for some people. Some say that college and high school are very common; I have found them to be very different in many ways. I enjoy college more than I did high school. I have more control over my education in college. I noticed that freedom‚ the amount of work‚ and responsibilities have changed since I’ve been in college. The freedom of a high school student is unfortunately
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High school programs are beneficial to the student. Having sports is what motives us to do good in school. Sports can help release all the stress we have from school. Students enjoy sports you cant just take it away. A high school experience is not the same without going to a foot ball game. Once i wanted to get into my school soccer team. To get in you needed some requirements. Those requirements were to be good in school and have good grades. Playing any sport can motivate any student to do better
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I participated in a combined middle/high school band since seventh grade‚ which includes marching and concert seasons. I have been the flute section leader starting in eighth grade until the present. As a senior‚ I became the drum major. When the band director wasn’t able to‚ I led the band in afterschool practices with the other drum major. Through an audition process‚ I was selected to participate in All-District band for three years. Every year of high school‚ I have prepared and performed a flute
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astounding school rules to follow‚ one of these many rules is outrageous. The Dierks High School has a rule that Students have only four minutes to arrive from one class to the next. This rule needs to be improved. A solution to help improve this predicament‚ is to simply lengthen the time to five minutes. One reason why this rule should be lengthened is because many Students need to use the restroom in between classes and end up with little to no time to do so. This particular School rule is outrageous
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High Schools in Australia and China High schools play an important role in teenager education. Each country pays high attention on it‚ so they try their best to improve the high school education system. Because of different cultures‚ high schools have many differences in various countries. For example‚ comparing high schools in Australia and China‚ there are several similarities and differences in three areas‚ including the teaching styles‚ the curriculum‚ and the time spent. First of all
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High school is a tough time for many students. Whether it’s drama between friends or getting decent grades‚ students undergo changes while in high school. The education affects everyone differently. Everyone has different experiences in their life which molds them as a person. Education has helped me to realize the person I’ve become today. It has not only helped me to learn‚ it has also aided in molding my personality. During my freshman year of high school‚ my freshman English class read the book
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stereotypes. Along with stereotypes‚ stereotype threats often follow. It is these stereotypes that negatively affect performance‚ and at high schools stereotypes are found. This is critical in a place where performance matters most of all. Stereotype threats or self fulfilling stereotypes are a big issue and are important to address at campuses like ours with a high number of Latinos in our community. In the article‚ “How a Self-Fulfilling Stereotype Can Drag Down Performance” Sociologist Min-Suing
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I know there’s a big difference between high school and middle school. There are more students and teachers in high school. There are also more classes and the classes are longer. A lot of people say that high school is harder than middle school‚ which it is not‚ neither of them are hard‚ it’s only hard if you make it hard. One can say that it is hard physically because of how big the high school is and you might get lost trying to find your classes‚ its like a big maze luckily you have five minutes
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Abstract The debate of what time should high school start has been at large over the past couple decades. Some schools are willing to try the later start time and some are not. Research and studies of schools that start later have proven many positive opportunities for high school students. The later start times will help reduce the risk of sleep deprivation‚ depression‚ and other health concerns amongst teens. It will also help reduce absences‚ increase their school performance‚ and allow students to
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