Merryweather High School is a high school in Syracuse‚ New York‚ where Melinda Sordino goes to school in the book Speak. This high school is as stereotypical as it get it gets. this school has its typical teachers‚ jocks‚ nerds‚ etc. But people ask this question‚ is Merryweather High School realistic to schools today? The answer to that question is yes. Merryweather High School is realistic because its a “typical” high school‚ the students fit into their social groups similarly to most schools‚ and the setting
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state of school lunches has been a point of debate for many since Michelle Obama’s Healthy‚ Hunger-Free Kids Act signed into law December of 2010‚ giving full authority to the USDA in setting the nutritional standards for all foods regularly sold in school lunch lines‚ stores‚ and vending machines. The law was set to provide additional funding to meet the updated standards‚ however‚ the cost was severely underestimated. Using data provided by Medicaid‚ eligibility for the free or reduced school lunch
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No‚ Cell Phones should not be allowed in school. It has no use that cannot be substituted. They have no benefit for the student during school hours and can be detrimental to the student’s education because of the excessive use of social networking and texting. It will be a major distraction to the student and potentially disturb other students due to the complex applications available to the student from their cell phones. People who support the idea of Cellphones in class believe they’re a good
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When enrolling into a new school district‚ students are mandated by law to certify that they have met the health immunization and physical examination requirements prior to admittance. Vaccine administrations are preconditions to enrollment and are imperative to ensuring the health of both the vaccine recipient and the surrounding students by corralling the spread of disease. Threat of a school-wide epidemic is thereby reduced by diminishing the risk of further contagion to others. However‚ despite
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reunion or going to work. School uniforms have recently became a popular trend amongst schools. Some students and parents do not agree with school uniforms because they can take away the right of self-expression. School uniforms are not a negative thing to have. Uniforms can limit what the student can wear to school every day‚ but it does not limit the student from learning. Uniforms are a positive thing‚ because they eliminate bullying‚ combine social classes‚ and gives the school a professional look
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Year-round Schools The possibility of year round schools has been a hot debate topic for quite some time. The question is‚ is the idea of year round schools acceptable considering all the potential drawbacks? Year round schooling can be disruptive to both the family of the students and the teachers themselves‚ it can be too costly for a large group of people‚ and year round schools do not provide the same opportunity for learning as the traditional school year does. For several reasons‚ the
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Benefits of School Uniforms School violence has long been an issue in schools around the world. School violence does not limit to physical attacks or bullying‚ but also to theft and vandalism. Groups have always formed into cliques. The popular people‚ the jocks‚ the drama or computer geeks all flock to each other because that is where they feel accepted. As the saying goes‚ “Jealousy is the root of all evil.” There will always be someone who longs for another’s belongings: especially in schools. Name
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people have pondered if schools should get rid of sports and wondered if it would help the schools education.If school sports are removed it will destroy the costs for schools to we’re the kids don’t have to worry about if the sport will get cut because of budget cuts and then they will be able focus more on school and over time the education level will be raised higher than ever in the US.Therefore‚ schools should eliminate sports‚ because you should be able to focus more in school‚ cut costs‚ and be
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many kids in Sandy Hook Elementary School. This has caused much debate on both school security‚ and gun laws if guns can be easily bought and registered under a man’s name. This brought much scare and sadness to all of America to think that a man walked into an elementary school and shot faculty and students. Many people started panicking about this event debating on whether their children are actually safe at school. Parents worried to drop their kids off at school one day‚ and never be able to see
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Good evening and welcome to the graduation of the class of 2011. It’s my pleasure to have all you here. Hello‚ everyone‚ my name is..... I am honored to speak here at Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Today we also have many special people that have been with us all the way through this journey‚ which we finally have conquered. I specially thank the entire staff of teachers‚ our guidance counselors‚ our principle Mr. Sciolaro‚ our vice principle‚ and all the friends and family that have come to see
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