High School Leadership

Many people say that high school should be the best four years of your life. Most of us entered high school with this idea in mind, determined to enjoy every second of it. The confidence and energy that we held that first September allowed us to dive right into what has been an amazing four

When people tell you that high school would be the best time of your life, you don’t really understand the magnitude of what they’re saying until your time is coming to an end. A lot of people say that you “find yourself” in college. I, however, had the advantage of finding myself in high school. These past six years have been awesome, and I really mean it. I know it might not seem believable for a high school student to enjoy school, but I’m not lying about this stuff. I felt this way even before there was a scholarship to apply for. My mom taught me from a young age to enjoy going to school, and as much stress as it might have caused me over the years, I still loved every second of it. It’s easy to focus on the undesirable parts like sleep

People say high school is some of the best years of life, but I know I will look back and disagree. For me, high school has been getting diagnosed with depression. High school has been losing friends. High school has been finding me.

During my time in high school, I’ve had an abundance of opportunities to embellish my leadership skills. A week or two before the first day of senior year, I served as a senior leader at Piedmont High School’s annual Freshmen Camp. The purpose of this camp is to familiarize the upcoming freshmen with the school, and also to welcome them to the family. As a senior leader, I gave my group of freshmen a tour of the school, played a variety of games so we could get comfortable with each other, and shared personal experience from my time in high school.

Schools tend to take on personalities of their own that are generally influenced by the leadership style of the administration. Based on this, what would Cullman High School look like if you were named assistant principal?

When attending middle school, it is consider most students’ “awkward stage” of schooling, from their physical appearances and to the idea of becoming a young adult with a variety of choices to choice from such as their classes to the clubs or sports teams that they might want to join. For most middle school students, the idea of changing from a young elementary student, who was not given much variety in school to the idea of entering into middle school where they are learning how to become their own advocate by becoming a leader within and outside of the classroom. Within the middle school setting, all of these events of student’s life don’t happened over night. It takes time and the guidance of the teacher to help the student make connection

I found a passion for swimming at a young age and I've been in the sport for over a decade now. As I grew, I noticed I had a leg length discrepancy. This was due to the cancer treatment I recieved when I was 2 years old. As I grew older I saw only horror as my left leg not only grew longer in length , but also larger in circumference than my right , due to the radiation treatment. There were points on the journey where I wanted to quit as I underwent surgery after surgery. For a while I continued to swim , but I didn't care about it much until something changed , this school year ( junior year). I asked myself, "Is this what I want in life? To continue to be held back while watching others succeed?" From then on I started to overcome many

The hallmark of my leadership is that it is not only defined by and confined to what I do in Kohler High School, but also by the impact I’ve had upon the other pillar institution in my life: North Shore Academy of Gymnastics.

The case for the application and usefulness of critical race theory in school leadership has been examined at both the K-12 practice of school leadership (Aleman, 2009; Brown, 2005; Gooden, 2002; Parker & Villapando, 2007; Stovall, 2004) and the higher education preparation administration programs (Agosto, Karanxha, & Bellara 2014; Gooden & Dantley, 2012; Lopez, 2003) that funnel future school leaders emerged during the 2000’s (Khalifa, Dunbar, and Douglas, 2013). According to Stovall (2004) the application of a CRT perspective to school leadership incorporates a “race-praxis” that enables school leaders to unpack and address issues of race and racism. Parker and Villapando (2007) add that CRT can provide school leaders with the “valuable lens with which

High school is supposed to be the best years of your life; but it is

If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?

Leadership is a constantly changing role; to be considered a good leader one must adapt to the changing times while upholding established values. While leadership is a position of status and importance, it is first and foremost an opportunity to set an example. In my experiences with leadership, whether it be a captain of a sports team or a leader in an organization, leadership is a learning process. Rarely do excellent leaders appear out of thin air with a well-formulated plan of success. An individual with the desire to be a leader must dedicate themselves to serving the people they plan to lead. My chief leadership opportunity in high school as captain of the cross country team began long before my senior year. I had to earn my position

High school is only what you make of it. It is a time for new experiences, meeting new people, and intellectually growing. Making the most of life while you’re young is something you won’t ever regret because in the near future, the good and the

People say high school is supposed to be one of the best times of your life; complete and utter garbage that was. I was so happy when I finally graduated last June. When they called my name there was no

I will never understand when someone says they miss high school, or when adults tell you that high school is the best time of your life. My five years in high school were the worst years of my life. The only good thing I can remember about high school is meeting my best friend. However, that only happened in my fourth year, so I was basically a loner for more than half of high school. Fun.