MCMECHEN‚ W.Va. -- Bishop Donahue High School’s graduation ceremony Tuesday could mark the end of the school‚ at least for now. The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston announced in January to close the school because of declining student enrollment and resources being devoted to Bishop Donahue and Wheeling Central Catholic High School. Wheeling Central Catholic is more than five miles from the Bishop Donahue campus. "Hopefully it’s not the last graduating class‚" said Norm Stenger‚ president of the
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Capturing Moments in Time A High School Analogy A newly bought camera‚ one that gives the buyer satisfaction‚ yet a strange tingling feeling of unfamiliarity with a pinch of nervousness and fear. Now there’s a high school freshman feeling the very same thing looking at a new environment; strangely a camera and high school have a comparable relationship‚ with very obvious difference and . One such similarity‚ is that when a student takes their first few strides into the usual two storey building
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High-school I never knew going to high-school would be such a big deal for me. High-school never seemed so challenging‚ but my first year of high-school was a challenging year‚ but also a fun year. Going to high-school was like the start of a new life‚ actually it was the start of a new life because I knew I would learn so much and become a mature young lady. My first year of high-school I went to Arsenal Technical High-school. I was in New Tech High‚ it was an academy
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Airborne School The trials and tribulations we are faced with come into our lives to challenge the very core of who we are. They define our character and bring to light our true morals and values. It all started in the summer of 2012; July to be exact. For some reason‚ I decided that being a soldier in the U.S Army wasn’t enough. I wanted to go above and beyond the expectations that others had set for me. When I first heard about being "airborne" it seemed so surreal. In basic training‚ we sang
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Which raises the question‚ Should condoms be available to teens in Texas high schools? Some parents and educators suggest that providing condoms in Texas high schools is condoning sexual behavior. Others believe that teens should have access to condoms to help protect their sexual health and an unwanted pregnancy. After considering both sides of the issues I strongly suggest that condoms be available for teens in Texas high schools so they are properly equipped to have safe sex and to decrease the rates
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Throughout high school‚ I had many great memories. From sports to girls to all the partying‚ I just wanted to know what everything was like. I cannot believe that it has come this fast. From being an inexperienced sophomore to a somewhat mature senior‚ things have really changed for me. Some say that "high school was the best time of my life"‚ just like others say that high school was the worst time in their lives. I was just dying to experience all the new and exciting things that awaited me. I’ve
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colorful splash of love‚ war‚ and life splashed in my line of vision in the form of words. It was the day of my performance‚ my feet pulled themselves towards the front of the eight grade reading classroom‚ my sneakers squealing against the wooden floor and nervous thoughts bouncing around in my head. I looked around to see pairs of eyes tracing each of my movements. The sounds of my shoes smacking against the wooden floor indicated that my coming was expected. I reached the desk‚ where the book
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High School Conformism Throughout majority of my high school life‚ I always questioned why things operated the way they did. Being forced to go to a place‚ or my parents could possibly go to jail. To be honest it sort of felt like a indoctrination. Going there I noticed everything was controlled and different social groups where created based on different peoples personalities. The irony of it all is that from a young age school seemed to indorse individuality‚ yet hypocritical policies such
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iStockphoto Executive Summary Research shows that high school dropout rates are on the rise and many factors contribute to this social problem. This rise impacts the communities since research shows that when dropout rates rises‚ so does unemployment and crime. Data shows that low socioeconomic‚ low parental involvement‚ and poor support from administrators and educators are among the most important factors that contribute the rise to high school dropout rates. Classrooms are overcrowded and that
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In school‚ we are taught math from the time we start school until the day we graduate. Almost every subject‚ besides English‚ has some sort of math involved. As time goes on the math becomes harder and harder to prepare students for life outside of school. One of the main types of math that is heavily taught in high school is Algebra. In fact‚ it is a requirement for California high school graduates. By learning these math skills in school‚ it helps students for their daily life and in their later
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