High school in real life is full of surprises‚ but according to David Denby in his article "High School Confidential‚" High School in the movies is very predictable. The typical Hollywood "High School Scene" opens with the jock and the cheerleader characters. Blonde and buff‚ the Jock and the Cheerleader are superficial and proud to proclaim it. They are popular and perky‚ and always too good to be true. The cheerleader is usually the enemy of the hero or heroine. She is generally rich‚ blonde‚ and
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For years‚ people debated on what math classes are required for a high school diploma. Each state has its own rules for what is required for a diploma. The four math classes in discussion are Algebra 1‚ Geometry‚ Algebra 2‚ and Trigonometry. Trigonometry is usually the last class that could be required. Although Trigonometry contains useful information‚ it shouldn’t be required for a diploma because of economic‚ scientific‚ and personal reasons. The main reason for teaching math is to apply in the
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Should a person be required to earn a high school diploma before they are able to receive a driver’s license? Well‚ let’s think about this logically‚ how do you most high school students get to and from school every day? They drive‚ right? So‚ if a person were not legally able to receive a driver’s license until they have received a high school diploma‚ think about how many more school school buses will have to be used. Students who drive‚ go through the proper procedure to receive a learners permit
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Get Your Head In The Game When in high school‚ one of the most memorable things to do is go to the games‚ attend homecoming‚ or the pep rallies every semester. One thing they all have in common is that they are tied to sports. High school sports are an important part of children’s lives whether they are the ones attending the game or the one playing in it. A few years ago‚ Solano County tried to cut sports programs because there was no room in the budget for it. The community reacted by spending
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community many schools across the United States‚ including Roslyn High School have made it mandatory to complete volunteer work during their senior year before graduating. Emily Fried of Roslyn High School said‚ “If it was not mandatory‚ I never would have looked into doing it‚ but once I started‚ I liked it and I have continued doing it because I realize how important it is to help other people‚ it is very fulfilling for me.”[Ain‚ 2003]. Volunteering should be required be all high schools because it
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Salinger‚ is an appropriate text to be taught in American high schools. Holden Caulfield‚ the main character‚ is telling his story from a rest home he is in for therapy. He has been through quite a lot as a child‚ so he is extremely bitter about everything. Holden has been kicked out of schools‚ and put himself in dreadful situations‚ however he gives good insight on life itself. The Catcher in the Rye is worthwhile to be taught in American high schools because of the lessons and themes it teaches teenagers
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When trying to design an ideal high school‚ I feel that two important aspects should focus on; preventing violence and bullying and enhancing academic achievement through positive enforcement towards learning. These two specific issues seem to foster each other and by addressing them individually‚ it becomes apparent that one benefit’s the other. The school would first implement a “anti-bullying” policy. According to Lajoie‚ McLellan‚ and Seddon (1997) “Bullying is one of the most underrated and
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High school can be a challenging period in the life of any teenager‚ but I suspect that I had one of the more rough transitions from middle school out of those in my class. As soon as I walked through the doors on my first day at Wahlert Catholic High School‚ I knew that I was not ready for it. I walked with my backpack slung over my shoulders‚ containing new notebooks waiting to be filled‚ pencils waiting to be sharpened‚ and a computer just waiting to spend several hours trying in vain to connect
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Proposition Dropout As humans‚ our number one priority should be to try all the best that we can to live successfully on planet earth. To be successful in life‚ we need to be ready to educate ourselves‚ and to educate others around us. By doing that the first step is to go to school to learn the basic skills that you need for a life time of education. The meaning of education can be put in many ways like; it provides individuals with information in many different subjects and teaches them different
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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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