School Reflection Paper

Over the summer, I was required to complete my coursework and submit evidence of completion of my degree. Background checks and licensing paperwork was also completed. Upon completing these requirements, a permanent contract was signed. I was provided opportunities to interview with three schools. Each school offered me a position. I informed the Chesapeake Public School’s human resource officer which school and position I wanted. I was thrilled to have some many options and so much control in the selection

school which I applied to for the academic rigor of their curriculum. To attend a magnet school, it

I strive to take on roles to improve my leadership skills. I learned about and made it my goal to attend Badger Girls State. I inquired with my high school’s guidance counselor about applying for Badger Girls State. She informed me, even though the school sponsored a student for Badger Boys State, they no longer sponsored a student for

We 've designed our schools as small, individualized, and relevant to today 's workforce needs. Our first campuses were in partnership with

From 9th grade to 10th grade, I attended a small, public choice school called Federal Way Public Academy. They accepted students on a lottery basis, and had a total student population of approximately 300 students, grades 6-10. It is a school that is very well known for it’s college-level academics, lack of music and physical education classes, and intense homework load. Regardless, I wanted to attend that school since I was in 5th grade, but wasn’t accepted until 9th. When 9th grade finally came, I met the group of people I would soon call family.

name. After completing all the requirements to get into the school, I was still not enrolled. I

Thank you for reaching out to me. I have reviewed your request to permit Isabella’s enrollment into Osan Middle High School. While your argument is compelling and understandable, Space-Available cases are methodically reviewed within the provisions of the law, as set forth in DoDEA Regulation 1030.1, “Space-Available Eligibility Requirements for Education of Minor Dependents in Overseas Area,” April 4, 2005.

When I received notice by telephone on Thursday, September 1st that I was dismissed from the program, I felt devastated, defeated and disappointed, because I worked so hard to stay in the program, and I had already attended the first class scheduled for August 27th.

For four long years I felt as if my high school was in a different world in of itself. I had spent that time interacting with an extensive amount of groups, or “cliques”, and getting to know what they do. Through my experiences, I had begun to realize what made this “subculture” high school of sorts run like it did. High school is an incredibly dynamic time for people, and I had changed as a person dramatically from my freshman to senior year. Like many, my freshman year was quite awkward, as remnants of my middle school self remained with me. As time went on, how, I talked to more people and grew out of my passive and shy personality. This did not just randomly happen without reason though. I began to learn and realize who I was and whom I enjoyed talking to in school, which explained why I spent so much time socializing with multiple kinds and groups of people. Everyone’s concept of “normal” was different, and high school was where I learned that lesson and will never forget.

On Tuesday, March 1, 2015, I applied to Foundation for student Achievement program. I heard this program is amazing from my best friends and some of the teachers this school. After a few days, I got an email from this program that you are accepted to this program and I was so happy about getting into the program. On Tuesday, March 15, 2016, was my first day of this program with my best friend. On my first day, I met lots of people like Gaskin, Glasgow, Maclean,

Before I was able to enter main high school program at Fairmont, they placed me into an ESL program due to my frog-like English. The program was placed in a

After speaking with her I became excited and motivated to keep searching. I asked my counselor to help out, I informed my teachers and found that they all were being a good supporter. One day my counselor asked me to come down to her office I was so excited and thought she had found the perfect high school for me, but instead she gave me a book with all the high schools which included their admission requirements and acceptance grades. My counselor also told me they were schools coming to speak to us and I was longed to find the school I really

Parents, whether they're ready to go, financial aid, career choices, or to simply just get away, are all things that can influence a persons choice to go to college. Take parents for example, some of our parents may or may not have gone to college. For those parents who have, they would want to push their kids to be like them. For those who haven't, they would want to push their kids to be better than they were, to have a better education, and ultimately, a better job to take care of their own kids someday. They sometimes put too much pressure on their kids to go to college that their kids feel like that's their only option.

After the first semester of my junior year, I transferred from Oregon Episcopal School to my public high school, Lakeridge. OES had always been fairly limiting socially, and as I began taking higher-level classes, I realized that it was restricting me academically as well. OES is a phenomenal school, but it wasn't entirely conducive to my success and development. In the middle of my junior year, my dissatisfaction crescendoed to a point where my family decided it would be best to explore other options. When we first examined Lakeridge's course offering list, I was enthralled with the depth and breadth of courses offered, some of which were in subjects I hadn't even heard of! In addition, the fact that I had played baseball for Lakeridge since

The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics was a never ending fad within my friend group throughout the three years leading up to the official application. I, too, became engrossed in the idea of living and learning out of town with my classmates. I believed that this adventure was going to work out. On April 7th, 2014, however, an overwhelming letdown fell upon me. Five of my closest friends were accepted, but I was denied. In addition, my appeal was denied. It seemed as if all my hard work was wasted. Looking back, this apocalyptic attitude was short-sighted and based only on emotion.