met a 30-year-old man named Omar from New York; he was a high school dropout. He worked as a trash man trying to pay child support for his nine-year-old son. He told me his one regret was not finishing high school and getting his diploma and how his life would have been so much easier and how many more opportunities he would have had if he had done so. According to CNN‚ nearly 6.2 million students in the United States dropped out of high school between 2000 and 2007. To make matters worse‚ the U.S.
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"High School Musical" stars currently got together in a Los Angeles high school gym. The Walt Disney Company announced that the stars celebrated the Disney Channel movie’s ten year anniversary last Sunday. Disney decides to launch the movie on this coming week. As part of the telecast‚ the casts will reunited for the showing. According to sources‚ Vanessa Hudgens‚ Ashley Tisdale‚ Lucas Grabeel‚ Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman onfirmed to attend the special telecast of "High School Musical.” On the
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Graduating high school is one of the best achievements in life. It gives you the chance to get into college and it also gives you the chance to work small jobs even without getting into college. To graduate high school‚ there are requirements to complete. Even if you wouldn’t enter college‚ these requirements are still required. These requirements include community service‚ in short‚ volunteering. Volunteering is very necessary and it affects our lives. It is especially required to graduate high school
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ighHigh School vs. College As we go on in life we face many challenges and new situations that we deal with. A new situation that most people deal with is college and all the changes that come along with it. What many people don’t realize is that high school‚ in many ways‚ is similar and different from college. Not only are people changing but the surroundings and work change as well. There are some things that seem to never change such as some work and people. High School and College
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Causes of High School Dropouts: High school dropouts of today’s generation are very alarming and disappointing to see the amount of teens that have made the ultimate decision to give up. Teenagers suffering from drug addiction‚ alcoholism‚ pregnancy or financial problems are very likely to drop out. These all lead students into believing there is no reason to try any longer. Dropping out of high school is a negative decision‚ but can be prevented very easily. Bad decision making on teens parts
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High School and college are alike in numerous ways‚ but they are also very different. They are similar in such ways that you still have to go to class‚ do class work‚ home work‚ take test‚ and study hard. They are different in such ways that you can have cell phones in class‚ walk out of class‚ eat in class and wear anything to class. Personal freedom is the main difference between high school‚ and college. High school is mandatory by the state‚ and usually free if you go to a public school
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Community service‚ work done without pay‚ is becoming increasingly familiar to high school students nation-wide. Schools are encouraging student to participate in communities that contribute so much to their public education. However‚ requiring 100 hours of community service is asking too much of students and should be reduced to 50 hours. Students already have their hands full among homework‚ clubs‚ sports‚ and their actual lives. Because the work may not be volunteering if it is required‚ then
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Condom Availability in High Schools across the Country Andrew W. Sampaio Tiverton High School In 1991 the New York City Board of Education created a program to make condoms accessible to all high school students upon request. The program caused parental disagreement and the school board was taken to court. Parents claimed that making condoms available to students was a health service and could not be provided to students. The board argued that the condom plan was not a medical service. They
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In Classical High School‚ a boy and girl are sat beside each other. Both learning. Both participating in class. Both wearing sleeveless shirts. The principal happens to walk in and asks the girl to step out of the class to speak. The girl ends up getting sent home for distracting the class. Dazed and confused‚ the girl asks why and the principal responds with “your shirt is distracting the boys”. Is this insulting to boys saying they get distracted by foolish things like a shoulder? Or an insult
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Author: Disney Description: High School Musical is a story about two high school juniors from rival cliques – Troy Bolton‚ captain of the basketball team‚ and Gabriella Montez‚ a beautiful and shy transfer student who excels in math and science. Together‚ they try out for the lead parts in their high school musical‚ and as a result‚ divide the school. Despite other students’ attempts to thwart their dreams‚ Troy and Gabriella resist peer pressure and rivalry‚ inspiring others along the way not
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