The Smartest Kids In High School

Dear Mr. Vernon: We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was that we did wrong. What we did was wrong. But we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. What do you care? You see us as you want to see us…in the simplest terms and the most convenient definitions. You see us as a brain,(as a still shot of the computer classroom is shown) an athlete, (still of the locker room) a basket case, (still shot of the guidance counselor’s desk) a princess, (still shot of a poster “Vote For Your Prom Queen” in the hall) and a criminal (still shot of Bender’s locker which reads, “open this locker and die”).

Once you become a sophomore, you begin to realize how annoying the freshmen can be. So for your sake, follow these pointers so you do not get shoved in a locker. Here at Maconaquah High School, you can be a better, more successful student by being respectful to teachers and upperclassmen, studying, and remembering not to stress out over tests and homework.

Among the practices of the best high school in America is starting later at 9:15. If the best High school starts later than why aren’t other high schools following in their footsteps. The idea that high school should start later is suggested by the public health experts. The public health experts say that teens brains are wired to wake up later in the day. But high schools are still starting early and because of that teens are prone to misbehave, be late to class, and not do well with their grades. In Lisa L. Lewis article, “The Best High School Starts At 9:15 Why aren’t more schools following its lead believes that other high schools should follow the high school in Dallas so they can succeed as well.

Who knew High School would be over in a blink of an eye? Four short years and a whole chapter of your life is over. The goal everyone was striving to achieve was completed, yet an even bigger thing was approaching “Life”. All 365 of us would venture out into the world and start new journeys hundreds of miles apart.

I grew up in a diverse community where not a lot of people were making smart choices and with people who had different appearances than others I went to school with. My family being the only Caucasian people in the neighborhood made us come off as if we were different type of white people.

Columbine, Sandy Hook, and the UT Tower shooting are just a few examples of the terror parents, teachers, and students face today. More and more massacres and threats are affecting our schools on a daily basis. No one should fear to receive an education and certainly no parent should fear their child entering the doors of an elementary school. What can we do to prevent these tragedies from happening again? How can we strip the worry from the men, women and children involved in our educational systems at work today? The only options to putting an end to the untimely and unfair deaths of our teachers and students is tighter security, psych evaluations, and armed personnel. This means of security should not only be present in high schools or Jr. Highs, but should be present in all of our educational buildings, including colleges, elementary schools and child care centers. All of the places listed should be aware and willing to respond with any force necessary to protect their lives and the lives of others. More security cameras, attending at least one anti-bullying program per school year, teachers need training to psychologically assess a troubled student, and armed teachers should all play a role in defending and keeping our schools safe. This is not taking our freedom but protecting our right to live and learn.

The teacher stood in his classroom, simply fixing up papers.Troy’s friends smirked towards him and only one idea popped into his head. “It was like I wasn’t thinking like I just wanted to make my friends laugh.” Troy Etchberger said shaking his head quickly.

In detention Mr. Vernon tells the students that they’re not to talk, move from their seats, or sleep, and that they’re expected to write an essay of no less than a thousand words on “who they think

High school sucks. New school, new friends and it just happens to be two months into the year. How am I going to survive? It is your typical high school. The typical ‘mean girls', your typical ‘jocks' and your typical ‘nerd'. Where am I meant to fit in? I want to be in a group but I hate mean girls, I'm not very athletic and not very smart. That might mean I have to be friends with the nerds. Who would want to friends with the nerds? The first class of the day and I've made two new friends. They're the best. I was so confused where I had health and they helped me there and it was the worst lesson in my life. Lets hope this year goes fast. Lunch. How can explain this? It was strange. I was walking to my new friends and this really strange guy

It was another day in the monotonous schedule of McGill Toolen Catholic High School. I was stuck in the smallest classroom in the world and longed to leave. The bell rang out, signaling my journey to the next teacher, the mighty, stereotypically dressed Coach Thompson. Upon my arrival to the locker room, I was assigned one objective, change out. I performed what I was told in the largest and well-maintained locker room in America. “Alright, let’s go!” Coach Thompson’s deafening voice boomed throughout the luxurious locker room.

Nine months out of a twelve month year is the average amount of time an average high school student in America spends in school. That time when added up is equal to 75% of the year spent in an education setting, of course giving leeway to that with winter and spring breaks. But on average, a current high school senior has been in a classroom setting 75% of their life for twelve consecutive years. On top of that students who will go directly from their high school education and begin their college education the following semester, will continue this cycle for the next averaged six years. It’s an influential and necessary, but sometimes vicious, cycle that almost every American who wants a well paying job has to go through to be successful in

God, that kid was full of mystery. He wasn’t in class after lunch today. At first, I thought he had an emergency to attend to, but seeing him at the mall now made me realize he failed the course. I knew he couldn’t handle Prendi’s class. Not many can. I however, do not just handle it, but dominate it. Prendi’s a piece of cake, but those really nice tropical fruit cakes with bright red strawberries and vivid green kiwis on them. When I first met Holden on the first day of summer school, I thought that he was really tall and seemed like a cool kid. I soon realized that he liked to keep to himself, so I didn’t socialise with him other than greeting him from time to time. He always wore this red hunting hat backwards in school, until Mr. Spano would tell him to take it off. The hat made him look like a weirdo. One good thing about the kid was that he was loaded. A couple of hundred dollar bills fell out of his pockets once when he bent down to get his fallen textbook. He was clumsy like that, always spilling this over or forgetting things. During the course, he once forgot his binder on the subway and Ms. Prendi had to give him all the sheets she had given us since the start of the course. You should’ve seen the look on her face, it was similar to when Nahem raises his hand up in class to answer a question and she’s on a tight schedule. Holden finally lifted his face up. He picked up his half-eaten burger, threw it out, and

As well, having contraceptives reduces the rate of unplanned pregnancies so students can have a bright future. Having a baby during high school would ruin a chance of having a promising future like getting a college degree and a successful job. For one, teenage bodies are not meant to have healthy babies because their bodies are not fully developed. Their babies usually end up with having problems during or after birth. Just some of the many problems that occur are stillborns, miscarriages, maternal illnesses, and neonatal deaths. Those are just some of the terrible outcomes of the babies, but teenagers also have many negative results. Teenage mothers are less likely to graduate high school and even more likely to live in poverty. (“Reducing

“He’s been his usual self,” Ariana reported, casually flipping through one of the classroom encyclopedias. Not to brag or anything, but I told her they can be addicting. “Nothing out of the ordinary to complain

“Same as you, all of them. If I don’t get that extra credit my father will take away all of the gaming consoles I own. Plus I need it to move on to the next grade.”