High School is About Learning, and Nothing Else Most of a high school is a blur at this point. I can barely remember anything from ninth grade and only bits and pieces from tenth grade. There are certain memories, however, that I can see clearly with perfect detail - even though they are pretty small moments in time. Sitting in Western Civilization when Mr. DeFusco asked me if I was “okay” with being in Advanced Placement United States History the following year. Jumping up and down in Mrs. Leister’s room surrounded by jittery sophomores because we were about to take the Advanced Placement United States History Exam that morning in May. Writing a snarky comment on a quiz on Iran’s government in Advanced Placement Comparative Government with Mr. Schwenk. There are other memories that are perfectly vivid, but these are the most significant. Why these memories in …show more content…
Then again, how significant to the school system are you, as a person, when you are angsty and don’t know anything about anything. These were years when I developed personally. I found some people I liked - most of whom I do not talk to anymore - and I realized it is perfectly fine to be the quiet girl. Freshman year was also the year I dyed my hair dark, cherry red and wore black eyeliner on my waterline, and if that doesn’t say anything about how much I have grown and changed, I don’t know what does. There is a defined line between ninth and tenth grade, though. Ninth grade I pushed myself too hard to appear smart - working tirelessly on any essays Mrs. Kalasunas wanted done, overachieving on simple projects about the Renaissance, trying my very hardest with geometry. Sophomore year, I relaxed - too much - but I relaxed. I was okay with an 85 percent on an essay, I was okay with not studying for US History, I was okay with relaxing. I regret my vacation of sophomore year, but it taught me that high school really is not that difficult if I do what I am told to
If Middle Football is Going to Last People Need to Get Their Head in the Game.
I am a student who has a passion for helping others. I have been a part of a couple of clubs and organizations in and out of school which focus on helping out the community. There is one in which I have been involved in for four years. I started of as a club member and in the beginning of my third year I was chosen to be the president. Through this club I have had the opportunity to lead a group of students through a pathway of success. I have been able to encourage members to pursue a higher education, and help out their community. We have all been able to work together in several occasions. I have been able to get them to participate in soup kitchens, concession stands during football games, and helping out in the elderly home. Last year our club was able to collaborate with the autism club, and together we helped create a garden.
Math used to be my favorite subject in elementary school. It used to be so simple where the equations used were clear to understand and proving your answer by showing work did not take too much time. Going into middle school things changed and became way too complicated. You had to learn equations to use for different problems and know which situation called for which equation to use. I got my first taste of Algebra in middle school. Things became more difficult in high school. I struggled in Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, and the science classes that were based on math. Physics was the hardest class because of the equations. It didn’t help that I could not see how to apply the math in the real world while being a teenager. In
My 8th-grade year was mediocre. I had some challenges in 8th grade. Not only, I had some pleasant times. My 8th-grade year wasn’t my best year, but it wasn’t the worst. I had some struggles with some teacher and friends. But, through all the drama it was an average year.
“ Crack, Boom, Pop!” “ The ceiling is falling, the ceiling is falling, oh my gosh run!” We get out quickly and safely. This is literally our school! The principal asked us what changes we would want in our school. We said we need lots of new things and changes in our school. It is old and run down. We need jerseys for our athletics team, A Floyd County Buffaloes Dodge ball team, and an entire new look to our school.
Essay Topic: If you were to look back on your high school years, what advice would you give to someone beginning their high school career?
In my honest opinion, the uttermost difficult part of being a teenager is planning ahead a successful life. High school years are one of the most prominent stages of your life. It determines whether or not you will proceed to college as well as what college you will attend. Getting into a superlative college, is another struggle countless high schoolers stress deeply about. Once you are accepted into the college you desire, another struggle you would be necessitated to do is find a well-paying job that would suffice your expenses. All of this constitute toward your high school years because if you do not achieve the required grades, you will not be able to enroll into a commendable college, which also means there is a high possibility that you
I attended Stockdale elementary, and I heard that junior high would be terrible from my teachers. I was concerned about what made junior high bad. My first impressions of Tevis was that it would be the most stressing two years of my life. Junior high wasn’t as stressing as I thought it would be.
Late into my seventh grade year of school my parents told me that they were going to give me a choice to either continue going to my local high school or go to a private, college preparatory high school in my area. Because I come from the St. Louis Missouri area there is a plethora of private schools to choose from, each with their own unique atmosphere and level of academic challenge. I knew that with a college prep high school I would presumably be getting a better education than what was offered in the public school, but I also knew that none of my friends from grade school would be going with me and I would be going into a completely new environment with no backup plans or friends to rely on. The hardest part for me was that I felt like
History provided a time when only wealthy, white, male children were given the opportunity to have access to an education. The education of children through the public school system has changed throughout history. The focus has now shifted to every child being given an equal opportunity education. The purpose of schools is to allow children to learn the proper skills needed to have a successful life, contribute positively to society, diversify their social lives, and provide children the ability to decide their social class and how it defines them.
The girls bathroom by the cafeteria was used for smoking. The library had a card catalogue and microfiche. Seniors could leave at lunch. This was my mom’s high school, this was Wayne, NJ, 1989. High school was different then, there were less standardized tests and a lighter workload. Using technology in the classroom was pulling out a calculator. Was school better then? I always assumed no, why wouldn’t I? Using the most advanced technology in the classroom has become the norm, anything less would be foolish. On the other hand, my mother’s stories of freedom, less supervision, and lackadaisical attitudes of adults towards activities that would alienate kids from their peers nowadays. The world and its ideas have changed greatly in thirty one years, for the better and for the worse depending on one’s point of view.
When I started highschool I started out as a dull human being who was just doing the motions. All of my freshman year all I did was mope around and talk to nobody unless I was talked to. I felt like there was no point to highschool but dating and sports. I did not realize what I was doing in life till my parents said to me, “What are your dreams in life?” and that is when I realized that I had none. I had no dreams going into highschool. I had no dreams heading into life. In 3 1/2 years I would be in the world making a difference, but how?
High School is a period in one’s life where one grows into the person he will be as an adult while discovering new characteristics about himself. Jesuit develops in its young men a profile that includes five qualities of turning boys into men for others. Jesuit has helped me in my progress in reaching my ultimate goal of being a better man when I enter adulthood. Jesuit has helped me to progress in all five qualities in my first three years, but I believe I have progressed furthest in the qualities of committed to doing justice and loving.
High school is a time where teenagers beginning to grow and find themselves, so during this stage of their life the are extremely self conscious, and they want nothing more to fit it. Believe it or not you can say that high school is a culture and when you don't fit in you are left behind. That might not sound like a big deal to you but to the people who sit alone at lunch or are always by themselves it hurts, and to them it feels like their whole world is ending. The views of the high school culture dictate whether or not you'll be popular or fit it or if you get bullied and ignored, lucky for us we have a very tolerant campus but at other schools not fitting in and being bullied for who they are could lead to low self esteem, in some extreme cases it could lead to self hurt and even suicide.
Going to high school was somewhat of a culture shock. New people, styles, cliques, and even some new language. I went from having a well established reputation at Forest Park Middle School to being a nobody at the high school. I didn't play sports, I wasn’t in band, I didn’t act in plays, I didn’t belong anywhere. I decided to roll with the same group of six people for the entire year. Life was dull.