St. Michael's Achievement

Fortunately throughout the rest of middle school I worked harder to make sure I didn’t receive a “C” again. The hard work payed off because I didn’t receive another “C”.Seventh through eighth grade I changed my demeanor, I started to actually have to put effort into learning and studying. I started to ask for help from my peers and teachers. This also was the beginning of me having to juggle playing a sport and schoolwork. I added an extra workload on me, in hopes that my grades wouldn’t slip. Playing a sport and keeping my academic grades up showed me that I could do anything I put my mind to.

Being organized will help you so much throughout middle school. The main reason to be organized is because it will make you feel less stressed. Let’s say you just stuff homework in your backpack when your backpack is already full of papers, then the next day you will have so much stress rummaging through your backpack for a single paper. Being prepared is essential. I have seen many people get written up or even a detention because they forgot a book. Time management is key in middle school. If you get homework from every class and it is all due the next day, don’t do it all at 10:00 PM, this is single handedly the worst thing you can do in middle school. Also don’t procrastinate. Now this falls under the same category as time management, but this usually has to do with projects, not homework, Let’s say Mrs. Delucia gives you a project to do over Christmas break, don’t wait until the last weekend before we come back to school to do the whole science project, If you do two things will happen, one, you will have a stress filled weekend and that is not good. Number two, you usually won’t get a good grade on the project because you rushed the project that was meant to be done over a span of two weeks, and you decided to do it in two

For a long time, I've been struggling with my grades and keeping up with my school work. In middle school, I had a lot of low grades and did not truly seem to care. My mom decided to assign me to a tutor every week to help bring my grades up, until halfway through my freshman year when I stopped due to the fact I didn't need the tutoring anymore. I was told that I was doing well enough that I could handle it on my own, which motivated me to start working diligently on my own. I was an average student at that point, I had mostly A's and B's with a C or two, but I hoped to prove that I could do more. I had to find a new way of dealing with my study and learning habits in order to efficiently work hard and achieve the grades I desired. My goal

Growing up, I’d always been expected to do well in school. Which isn’t out of the ordinary, every parent wants their child to be successful and have a beneficial career. So, since good grades were what my parents expected that’s what I got. All throughout elementary, I strived to do my absolute best in every subject. At my sixth grade graduation I was awarded the Presidential Award for Academic Achievement, in my junior high years I did well as well. My eighth-grade year I achieved my goal of obtaining a 4.0 G.p.a. The first year of high school was nerve-racking but I still managed to keep my grades up. However, Sophomore year was definitely a bump in the road for me. In all my ten years of being in school (including head start and kindergarten)

About four years ago, I was just starting my first year of high school. During my previous tenure in middle school, I was basically an average student with multiple C’s and barely passing classes. So when I entered high school, I was not that enthusiastic about it and I continued the trend of not really caring about my grades in the 9th grade. As I became more aware of the opportunities I could get by receiving good grades, I began to actually care more about school and tried to get good grades. I began to do something that I never did before,

Although, there are times in my two years here in RHAM Middle School where things did get hard, but I still worked hard and tried my best and did everything to be best ability. I made sure I worked hard in all my subjects and I made sure I kept all my grades up even during sports. There are many things that I have accomplished in my middle school year, and there are many things that I am proud of. One of my accomplishments were having fantastic grades in all my subjects this year. In my seventh grade year I didn’t have really good grades, I guess because it was my first grade in middle school it was just stressful and nerve racking. My main goal this year was to try a lot harder than I did last year, stay focused on my school work inside school and out, and make sure to keep up my grades and have no C’s during any quarter

Whenever I first began middle school, I was well aware of the new and divergent obstacles I would come across. The classes would become more advanced, teachers more strict, and lunches more disgusting. During my 6th-grade year, this change became clear. As my homework was piling up, so was my stress. Balancing school, sports, and family time had never been an unchallenging task, but I never have and never will let that be the reason for my grades to drop. The immense amount of effort I put into school is one consistent quality I possess that will never disintegrate, as opposed to what one teacher said.

As I went through 1-9 grade school I finally found grit. Going to St. Mary’s during 1-6 grade school getting up at 6:30 every morning just wanting to hit the snooze button so I could get that extra hour of sleep in. After getting ready for school, I would get on the bus, three stops later we would pick up these annoying foster kids that gave me a headache every day because they would shut their mouths that I would have to push through school with. Then building up all the energy sitting in 1-2 classrooms the whole day waiting for recess so I could let it all out. Since I pushed through those challenges, I was able to move on to middle school. During my two years of middle school three out of the five days of school, I would get up at 5:30 and

In 7th grade I was unfocused, unprepared, and childish. I didn’t know my grades would have an impact on my high school career. I thought everything that happened in middle school stayed in middle school so I focused on useless drama. I used to blame my C’s on bad teaching but now I realize I have no one else to blame but myself. I was the one coming to school unprepared to work not my teachers. Now I know all of my grades count. I have blossomed into a person I am proud of. This year I’ve made it my mission to actually pass not just get by. I now sit promptly in the front of the class and take notes. I focus on test scores and grades not drama that’s not even going to matter next week. I now know what’s important and what I should just leave

When I first went to St. Mary's in preschool did never wanted to go because I just wanted to stay home. That's how it was for my early schooling years, but eventually I made friends and was having a good time at school. I think that the School of St. Mary has made me a better person throughout my life. My favorite thing at St. Mary's was the sports some years we didn't win often and other years we did. At school the teachers helped me reach my academic goals and were very nice to me. Now in eighth grade I like going to school to see my friends and teachers. In school right now I have a lot of fun. My favorite at St. Mary's are math and science. With great teachers like Ms. Baniewcz I can reach the moon. St. Mary's has taught me well and I will

Since school seems to be one of the biggest causes of stress, in high school students, getting organized for school and in general could be lift a few boulders. The first step to getting organized is getting rid of unnecessary things and then finding a system that works for your lifestyle. A good rule of thumb for declutter is, asking yourself when was the last time you uses it. If it’s been more than six months, the answer to that question is probably no. Now when it comes to finding a system that works well for you, it is important to think would you actually stay consist with it. For example, one of my favorite ways I see people stay organized for school, is by using one of those tumblr style bullet books. Which can, also be used as a creative

As I began my junior year, I found myself juggling a rigorous academic schedule, varsity tennis, a social life and a new job. At first, I figured I could balance all of these activities. However, I became humbled by a 32% on an early Physics test triggering sheer panic regarding future applications to college. Knowing my grades needed to trend up as a junior, I dug down and did everything possible to improve my grades. I committed myself to a nightly study regimen consisting of intermittent on-off study blocks. Diligent removal of all distractions, including my I-Phone while studying was a major key. Also, I reduced my hours at work and often went to school early to meet with my teachers to review material. This action plan ultimately led to the improvement of my grades in all classes, culminating with a “B” in Physics and meeting my overall goal of a 4.0 GPA. Yes, I had failed a single test, but the real failure was not prioritizing and planning my activities proactively. The lesson I learned from this

The 2017-18 academic year was a learning experience for me starting middle school. I started St. Mary’s School in the third grade and was used to staying in one class room for most of the day. As I have got older I was ready for the challenge of the middle school experience.

To begin, The encouragement came from the teachers who have supported me through the year. Every day they would say that 8th grade was the year to sprout and to do better and that we will do better because that was their job to help us mature from annoying 7th graders to respectful 9th graders. For example the teachers helped in every way they could by putting more rules than what we were use to, so we knew how it would be and how we are supposed to act in high school. They taught us the right way to do everything we did wrong in 7th grade. Without a question they taught me to always push myself to do better.

In the beginning of high school, I struggled due to the fact that I didn't take it too seriously. I loved to postpone everything until the last minute. My grades were never failing, but i had a C+ average. Although I never failed, I wasn't the happiest with my grades. Around the mid sophomore year I started to try a lot more. When junior year rolled around I ended the year off with a B average, which made me feel a lot better with myself. As of senior year, all i'm focusing on is work and school, nothing else is relevant at this point.