Leaving middle school can be very exciting for most of the young adults as they turn over their life into high school. High school can be a very long path, with great memories, and great experiences. But not everyone goes through the same thing everyone expects too. A big issue that is according to now in new generations of young teens in high school is teens dropping out of school. Many teens take the decisions of not continuing in going on with high school because they are around bad influences…

Sandy Hook, and the UT Tower shooting are just a few examples of the terror parents, teachers, and students face today. More and more massacres and threats are affecting our schools on a daily basis. No one should fear to receive an education and certainly no parent should fear their child entering the doors of an elementary school. What can we do to prevent these tragedies from happening again? How can we strip the worry from the men, women and children involved in our educational systems at work today…

Middle school and high school were very different for me. Both schools lack diversity and consisted of people just like me, but in middle school everyone’s identity were practically the same. I attended Catholic school until high school and had all white classes until then too. Throughout middle school I was a rather mischievous student who did not place academics too highly on my list of priorities, so I was often making the teacher’s job much harder than it needed to be. If not for how involved…

the 11th. High schools are focusing more on sports than any other extra-curricular activity could create serious penalties for missing the first three practices. On the other hand, I had worked with Bandit since the previous May when he was just a mere 100 pounds. I had also been playing volleyball since the 7th grade and I was now a junior. The dilemma of which to choose created some mental chaos. For a high school director the choice would be sports for it is big revenue for the schools. Perhaps…

to be the best. You know there are other opportunities out there for you, but you don’t feel as popular just being satisfactory in school. In today’s world, high schoolers are constantly under pressure to do well in sports, but not necessarily in school. Life lessons, like getting a job or just being an overall good person fly out the window. Central High School focuses too much on athletics instead of academics; this problem can be alleviated through the encouragement of parents to promote academic…

1. MISSION High school is a very memorable time of every person’s life. The older we get, the more we realize that we are who we are because of that special place and special people around us who are not a part of our lives anymore. We and our classmates have had a unique set of shared experiences with each other and these shared memories often binds us forever. This motivated me to organize a high school reunion for all my old class and relive o experiences once again by just getting together,…

As you enter freshmen year you will immediately notice the differences between high school and middle school. Change will be inevitable. With a new building to explore, new faces in the halls, and a new schedule to memorize nothing will be the same. Most importantly, the biggest change you will notice will be the change within yourself. Transitioning from middle school to high school means growing, it means taking risks and stepping outside of your comfort zone. How you change will depend on your…

Schools Worldwide are Overcrowded Schools around the world are becoming more overcrowded recently. The population is rapidly growing and the school systems must keep up. Around the globe an issue in the school districts has occurred, overcrowded school environments have made it difficult for children to concentrate. Many schools have tried to solve the overcrowding problem by adding trailers to the school campuses. Some school district’s around the world have built new and bigger schools for the…

Oakland High school is located in Tacoma, Washington, whereas, Interlake Senior High school is located in Bellevue, Washington. These two schools may seem like similar public high schools, however, they vary significantly. Interlake Senior High school has 1,569 students and a 90% graduation rate and only 19.9% of its students receive free or reduced lunch (“Interlake Senior High School”). The school’s major ethnicities consist of White (40.7%) and Asian (33.4%) (“Interlake Senior High School”). 74%…

Almost all people have gone through it and know the difficulties and challenges of being a freshman in high school. Not only do freshman skills and attitudes grow before your eyes, but their bodies also morph so quickly that you barely even recognize your students by the end of the year (Donegan, 2008). The review of literature has shown that the transition from middle school to high school is extremely difficult in all facets of a teenager’s life. Freshman students are challenged academically…