My Experience At Sartell High School

Students who are becoming freshmen often ask “what’s it like to be in high school?” High school is not what you think. Freshmen don’t get pushed in lockers, there's not that one popular girl who shoves other students books out of their hands, and the cafeteria is not the most embarrassing place to be. High school is not an amicable. If you really think high school is a amicable place where students smile at each other, think again. Here is some advice from my high school experience.

Getting the ability to interview one of my past teachers was an awesome experience. I had the luxury of talking to one of my former high school teachers and Student Council advisor Tessa Gargano. We have a great reputation together and basically know each other like the backs of our hands.

From what I have been through, my current high school experience has not been meeting my expectations. After speaking with friends and parents, I believe that Archbishop Mitty High School can provide the experience that I am seeking. One aspect I am looking for is a larger campus, school community and a safer environment. I feel that the size and location of Archbishop Mitty will help enhance my learning experience. Something else I am looking for in my new high school experience is more school spirit and camaraderie. I have attended many sports events at Archbishop Mitty and I have thoroughly enjoyed the enthusiasm and spirit of the environment. One last reason is that I am looking for a school that can provide a larger class selection with

For my twelve service hours, I decided to dedicate my time to one organization. That organization is known as College Mentors for Kids. College Mentors for Kids is a program specifically designed for elementary and college aged students. It is a nonprofit organization that works with over 2,000 students and mentors one day a week on a college campus. This program can be found throughout nine states and on 33 different college campuses. I am fortunate enough to be attending Ball State University, which is home to the largest chapter in the country for the program. The program’s main focus is to acknowledge the importance of higher education and career growth as you get older. There are a variety of ways the members of this organization accomplish

In December of my freshman year, we moved into town and I transferred from Alisal High School to Everett Alvarez High School. I was confronted with a significant challenge that tested my ability to adapt to a new environment. The move had social and academic implications that I have confronted and gradually overcome. I know today that I am a better person for having gone through this challenge and that I am a resilient young woman. I am very proud to have overcome this challenge and now I am surrounded by great friends and have improved academically.

Spending time in Ms. Gibson’s 1st grade class at Birney Elementary School in the Long Beach Unified School District presented many fascinating learning opportunities. Prior to my experience at this school, review of the STAR report and the School Accountability Report provided interesting background information on the school. While background information set a certain expectation at a school level, it did not offer any insight into my classroom experience. Consequently, I did not have any expectations on what I would learn by working with an experienced educator. Even though I did not have any specific expectations, I did learn a few tips on classroom management and teaching that I plan to take forward. Additionally, my early fieldwork experience assisted in helping me discover my weakest areas in respect to teaching, to focus on in my education.

Over the course of my life, I have incurred numerous challenging situations. Although most challenges are short term in in the grand scheme of things, my longest and ongoing challenge would definitely be attending Cedar Hill Collegiate High School.

During my service learning hours I had the privilege to be part of Mrs. Martell’s kindergarten classroom. Since I am going for my degree in early childhood, the principle thought placing me in my area of interest would be just right. As I began to help out the teacher, I realized that she had been teaching for more than twenty years and thought she’d be perfect for my teacher interview. Mrs. Martell is a teacher at Cutler Ridge Elementary school, she has been teaching for twenty-four years at this same exact school and in the same exact classroom. She has always stayed in kindergarten grade level but is soon thinking about maybe trying a new grade level. She has obtained her masters degree in reading for kinder through twelfth grade. She always knew that working with children was her passion and loved helping them out in many areas. As I was interviewing her I truly noticed her love for the children’s mental, physical, intellectual, and emotional development. She not only cared about the work part, but also really cared about the entire child. As an educator for early childhood, that is an essential and critical thing to have. In her perspective, individualized teaching means teaching to children based on their needs. She understands that each child goes at their own pace, have different abilities and interests and tried her best to establish an atmosphere where each child has the ability to learn and be part of the activity. She has first hand experience on different

I volunteered as a mentor and presenter to a local high school with Junior Achievement. I combined my academic, military and business background in a program for high school to motivate and encourage excellence in accordance with this program which focuses on developing leadership in business amongst our youth.

Have you ever noticed how the friends you had back in grade school, might not be your friends now? This occurrence has probably happened to you and it also happened to me during my 6th grade year at Sartell Middle School. I have forgiven my olds friends from 6th grade but during that time I felt like an outcast, and that was the label that I gave myself.

When I started my freshman year of high school, I did not understand the importance of a strong community. A good community allows people to have a sense of belonging, safety, and friendship. To build this community you need a group of caring people who are willing to be involved, a purpose or cause, and good leadership. I had the opportunity through an organization called the Leadership Scholars Program to mentor 7th graders on high school and college readiness, as well as improving their mindfulness. I worked a full year with 3 boys who taught me a lot of patience and how to have fun when learning new things. I’m truly grateful for each boy and I hope that each of them will go on to be successful young men. At the Over the Rhine Soup Kitchen

I would love to attend this year’s leadership camp as a representative for Mariner High School. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience last year, however, this time my goal is to further my involvement by reaching out beyond my comfort zones to meet different people instead of sticking with people who I am familiar with. Also, everybody on Exec Board happen to be the ones who I am exceptionally interested in developing closer bonds with to be able to work with them effectively and learn of their goals for the coming school year and as everybody in leadership I believe should be able to view each other as a close-knit family. During my time at camp I wish to learn more concerning myself and how I can improve to become a stronger leader. With knowledge from camp, I will promise to come back to school and influence others to be leaders through their own unique, individual ways.

There are about 7 billion people in the world but each and everyone one of us have different or similar qualities. My friends and I myself have come to a conclusion that I am a strong individual. My friends have seen me go through many difficult obstacles and keep my head up. I am strong because I can endure pain and sorrow; however, people that haven’t got the opportunity to know me don’t think so. Throughout the many tragedies I have faced I learned how to accept what has and will happen. I know I can change the way you view me and help you get through tough times from my experiences and what I’ve done.

During my practicum, my supervisor and myself have discussed what I have to do to meet my practicum requirements. We have discussed the student that I will complete an assessment on and what day. The student was due for a re-evaluation and I was required to give him the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children 5th Edition (WISC-V). In order to prepare for the assessment, I used the assessment tools at Brinckerhoff Elementary School, and practiced giving the test on my own. I prepared the record form by marking where my starting points are located. Once completed, I focused on the query items by going over what I would look for in each answer from the student. I also ensured I knew what each test required, to allow the process to be less robotic. The school psychologist and I discussed that she will be present during the first evaluations, to ensure that I am doing a good job. The school psychologist informed me that she would do the assessment with me until she feels I am 100% comfortable and confident to complete the assessment. This way, if I have any issues, she will guide me without breaking the standardization of the test.

We tend to guide our attention to the people with the most money, and watch them grow, and continuously feed off what they have to say; why we guide ourselves to these types of people is odd to me considering we are full of jealousy. Most humans are attentive towards those with more money, and are distracted by the wealth. This spoke out to me, and I decided to change that perspective for others, well at least try. I was one of the top students in my photography class (not to be conceited at all). I worked very hard to make my work as precise and spectacular as it could be. I was able to have the chance to enter my photo into a contest at our school. This was such an eye opener for me, and led me to such more amazing opportunities. The highlight of my piece is my Chinese cousin, who was adopted into the arms of my aunt and uncle about eight years ago. She suffered so much and I wanted her to be my highlight of my piece. I worked through light to tell my story, and let the words flow through my lens telling a story as if I was writing it on a piece of paper.