After graduating high school‚ people must decide to further their education or get a job. A job is a paid position of regular employment. I chose to get a job at my little cousin Makala’s daycare. I was beyond excited to start working and begin making my own money. However‚ working at the daycare with a schedule that changes daily and with very little pay offered quickly turned my excitement into disappointment. Little Angel’s daycare located in Jonesboro‚ Georgia was my first place of employment
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Importance of High School Marching Band A month before the start of the school year‚ over 100 high school students show up early in the morning for 8 hours of practice every day. I’m not talking about the football team. I’m talking about the high school marching band. Each member will be at the school getting in shape‚ learning how to march‚ and practicing music for weeks‚ working to perfect an 8-minute show to perform in front of thousands of people. As a member of the Clear Falls High School band‚
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The first shot was fired‚ and immediately the school was abuzz with terror. The halls of Liberty High‚ once filled with laughter and joy‚ were now filled with screams and fear. “Nicole! Nicole!” I hear my best friend‚ Cristina Tate‚ yell. We find each other‚ and her dark‚ brown eyes meet mine. The two of us hug each other‚ with teas streams down our relieved faces. I hear nervousness in her voice‚ almost as if she were up to something‚ but I let it slip my mind. From across the hall I see my boyfriend
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MWF 10-10:50 Feb. 26 2013 Choosing the Next Step Thinking about what school you’re going to send your children too can be a tough choice. You don’t want to take them away from their friends. But you do want them to get the best education possible to prepare them for college. Well I may have a solution for you. How would you feel if I told you there was a high school conveniently located in your neighborhood? A school that offers many extra-curricular activities‚ and also provides career pathways
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Starting high school later in the day would be beneficial for high school students. One positive example for a later start time is‚ “Nauset Regional High School on Cape Cod‚ which pushed its start time to 8:35 am four years ago. They saw tardiness fall by 35 percent and the number of D’s and F’s drop by half" (Vaznis). That is a notable difference. There are many other beneficial reasons to start high school at 8-8:30. Benefits include an increase of sleep‚ which leads to better overall student
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go up. I have been stressing out about college‚ because I have no idea where I want to go. I really wish I would’ve tried harder as a Freshman because back then I didn’t really care‚ I wish I could just know everything I know now‚ and restart High School. But on a good note‚ I just got my license about 2 weeks ago. I like it‚ it’s better than riding the bus every day and when I want to go somewhere‚ my mom doesn’t have to take me. Anyways‚ I can’t believe it is already almost October! This year
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High school dropouts -- a growing problem in our society‚ or is it? After hearing about dropouts heading back to school to receive a diploma on the local news‚ I often wonder what they were missing out on. I mean‚ does a dropout really need to head back only to solve a quadratic equation or to write an five paragraph essay on The American Revolution? I’m willing to bet that more than half of parents who’ve graduated from high school don’t even know how to solve a quadratic equation or how The American
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Hannah Alford English 3-4 Bachor January 3‚ 2013 High School Partying The ever growing problem of underage partying including drinking and drug use is a topic that has been pushed aside and deemed as a “teen phase” in todays world. Parties in high school is downplayed as a normal part of being a teenager‚ “everyone does it”(Fidel‚Steve). Teenagers do not realize the harm that partying can do to both their health and their reputation. The alcohol and drugs that get slipped into parties isn’t
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The reason my academics aren’t going well as you or I would like is because of the several family issues I’ve had to face during my high school career. It began my Sophomore year‚ I found out my mom needed surgery in her arm so the chances of her cancer spreading would be reduced. I was under a great deal of stress worrying about my mother‚ taking care of my four siblings making sure they knew everything was going to be okay‚ even though I wasn’t sure myself. It was all up to me; while my other brother
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In Seven Ways High School Prepares You for Failure‚ Kelsey Diaz explains why high school English is a “lie.” She had to learn a different way of writing‚ because the structure taught‚ 5- paragraph essay‚ was not very helpful when writing in college. Diaz blames the “standardized test” system for the way teachers teach and what materials need to be covered. There are a lot of “rules” college students will break when writing in college. It all goes back to writers being unique and having different
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