The High End Private School Essay

You indicated you are interested in being considered for admission to The Honors College. At the end of this application, you will also be asked to complete a personal statement which is not required. You may choose to skip the personal statement if you do not wish to provide additional information.

When I arrived here at college I was extremely disappointed with the selection of food here in the cafeteria. I frequently found myself eating only hamburgers and pizza over and over again, simply because I did not like the other choices. About four months into the school year I had do go to the doctor for a virus and when the nurse weighed me I was a little surprised by what I saw. I had gained a little over ten pounds, close enough to what some refer to as the “Freshman 15.” It is a common fear among college students that they are going to gain fifteen pounds during the course of adjusting to college life. However experts have stated that the idea of the so called “Freshman 15,” is not that accurate. Every college student is obviously

The Wilson School District Board of Directors meets on the first and third Monday of each month to guide the operations of the district through six strategic vision planks. These planks seek to: improve upon or expand Wilson’s portfolio, grow Wilson regionally and nationally, increase organizational agility and capacity, engage in creative development of new and existing infrastructure, create a flatter organizational structure, and control for fiscal accountability. The following is a summary of the meeting which occurred on September 18, 2017, along with observations and conclusions from the perspective of a future district administrator.

The transition from high school to college is a dynamic time in one’s life that parallels the change from childhood to adulthood. Both of these changes are dramatic and, as a result, feelings are difficult to put down into words. A messy combination of emotions fills the heart, surfacing in strange ways. Confident high school seniors go right back to the bottom of the chain when entering college as freshmen. These students start all over, just like entering grade school or high school for the first time. The move up from high school to college signals the switch from dependence to self-sufficiency. From a personal point of view, going through the experience of graduating high school and transferring to a residential college campus at STLCOP, made me realize I was no longer a kid and capable of making my own decisions.

RCSD believe that its goals are attainable when they employ the best possible school staff and support them both professionally and personally. There is a focus on encouraging the development of meaningful and interpersonal relationships among the students, the staff and community. RCSD also encourages all students to develop skills in reading, writing, speaking, listening and mathematics as well as develop skills in oral and written English in order to communicate effectively [RCSD].

“I was surprised to find how un-diverse the school was and sadly still is.” (M. Willis, personal communications, April 18, 2017). Given how many students have passed thru the doors of that high school, it is a shame. Granted Mesa Verde has the excuse that in their district there the majority of the population is white, but it was not doing anything to increase its diversity of both students and staff. There is nothing to offer to diverse students in terms of the curriculum

I have been the principal at Valley View Elementary since 2005. During my tenure as principal, Valley View Elementary earned a TEA Exemplary rating each year; earned Gold Performance Acknowledgements in all tested areas each year, including the area of attendance; met AYP each year; was consistently recognized by the Texas Business Education Coalition (TBEC), the National Center for Education Achievement “Just for the Kids,” Texas Monthly, etc. . . . Under the new system, our campus has Met Standard and has earned every distinction it qualifies for. I state this not to brag about myself, but to brag about the great people who work and have worked with me at Valley View Elementary—the people who worked hard and made those accolades possible. During my tenure, I have sought and have hired individuals who exhibit certain qualities I feel are essential to student success. Qualities that Adriana Cerda exhibits.

With the help of the Honors College, I can accomplish many intellectual, personal, and professional goals.

The first quarter is always the hardest for me, this one especially as I work a lot after school. Being senior year I was looking to take an easy route, but instead I took hard classes to keep challenging myself; looking back now I should have taken the easy route. The biggest struggle has been finding time to work in homework after work, getting my work in on time, and I’m looking to improve my quality of work for the next quarter.

We live in a culture of superficiality, with an abnormal focus on the aesthetic. In the case of Mira Costa, this exists both within and outside of the school. Students, parents, and administrators alike prefer to acknowledge the fact that Mira Costa’s 2012 API score of 913 places it within the first percentile of state schools (School Accountability Report). This is with little to no regard to the fact that up to 4.6 percent of its college bound students dropped out after a year of enrollment in the 2010-2011 year (School Accountability Report). Given this, it is not hard to come to the assumption that despite statistic proof of post-high school failure, Mira Costa is still considered one of the greatest.

Maria Carrillo High School is in the good part of town, less than five minutes from an upscale neighborhood where homes can be purchased for a median of $829,000 (trulia.com). At the front of the school, past the lot of shiny cars, the customary American and Bear Flags blowing in the breeze are accompanied by an unfamiliar blue banner proclaiming Carrillo’s status as a California Distinguished School. This program, intended to honor schools that have “improved student outcomes” through the implementation of standardized tests, is in the process of being phased out (cde.ca.gov). However, the MCHS website homepage still displays a digitized version of the flag proudly; adjacent is a link to a Newsweek article that ranks the school among the top 500 in America (mchs-santarosa-ca.schoolloop.com). There is every statistical indication that Maria Carrillo is an institution that produces college-ready, motivated students. Even anecdotal evidence, such as a Carrillo alum going on to swim—and medal—at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, seems to affirm the school’s excellence.

Resurrection Catholic High School is a small private school in the small town of Pascagoula, Mississippi. In total, the school has approximately two hundred and sixty students in grades seven through twelve. Because of its small size, one would think that Resurrection Catholic School would be easy to run, however, that is not the case. There are certainly difficulties that arise in maintaining a small private school. For instance, Resurrection Catholic School, unlike public schools, does not receive equivalent funds or financial support from the state. Therefore, the leader (principal) must have a strong passion for the school, strong leadership skills, and the ability to keep it running smoothly. Unfortunately, Resurrection Catholic School has a principal that lacks many vital leadership qualities and, as a result, the high school is losing its prestige as a college preparatory school. The diminishing reputation has a negative effect on both staff members and students, alike.

Assistant Principal (AP) will be entering the community on October 01, 2016 to partner with parents of students that attend Silverado High School. The AP would like to communicate with parents that Silverado has an educational competitive environment that needs to stay healthy and safe. Our staff is committed to making their classroom rigorous and challenging. Students will be held accountable to hard work, perfect attendance, and high disciplinary structure. We are proclaiming that all student's with the help and support of our community will attend a college, career technical program, vocational program, and/or be highly qualified to enter a career after graduation. We want the community to know that this journey will not be easy and

As a sophomore in high school, I have learned enough about myself as a student to self-assess my academic abilities by using the classes I have taken so far and how I have performed so far. When I started my freshman year, I immediately noticed that all the core classes I had take were signified as an honors class, and I thought that freshman year was going to be difficult because I foresaw a significant increase in difficulty with honors classes in my schedule. However, I was completely wrong, freshman year was a breeze, I had no issues maintaining Straight A’s during both semesters even when taking the junior level mathematics course Algebra II Honors along with my other standard core classes. After putting thought into the three choices for junior year

Learning and knowledge are highly prized in all societies, especially here in Ireland, where there is a strong tradition of respect for education. The choices that individuals make when leaving school, in particular whether to pursue higher education or not, are likely to have a long lasting effect on their lifestyle. The main purposes for a University education involve: social, national and educational purposes and for the individual personal purposes and moral development. These topics will be addressed in the following paragraphs.