Why We Shouldn T Prom Be For Seniors

Many schools require students to participate in community service, but I think this is a good idea. Many schools do not require students to volunteer in community service. I agree that students should have to volunteer to graduate. I think that students should be forced to volunteer for community service sometime in their high school career as it makes people work and shows them what work really is. It also gets people off there lazy tail.

I belong to a school that has 1,301 students enrolled. I was nominated and voted on by the entire student body to be on the Homecoming court. September 4th, 2015, I represented the senior class during the annual Homecoming game. When asked about homecoming I simply say, “Homecoming was my favorite high school memory and I’m grateful to everyone who let me be apart”.

I feel that homecoming shouldn’t be abolishing. Abolishing homecoming would be upsetting to students and former students. The reasons i feel this way is because homecoming could be so much fun, you also get to know more about your school, and learning there traditions of the school.

High school is one of the most important things to a student's life. It is the foundation

Imagine a time where teenagers are allowed to vote on important positions or issues that could possibly define our nation’s future. The average teenager may seem responsible, but would they be able to handle the responsibility of deciding our nation’s fate in the world as well as their own. In the article, “ Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history making moment at the polls,” Annys Shin, who writes in depth about the historical event as well as shares valued opinions of those who participated in the making of this event, exclaims that the, “ Montgomery County community [was] the nation’s first to lower the voting age from 18 to 16.” This seems to be a test to determine if the nation should lower the voting age completely. However, this test shows varying results, but majority seem to shed some light on the fact that teenagers simply should not take part in voting. The average teenagers seem too young to be mature about issues, are uninterested in what major decisions are made by the government, and are simply being used by their parentals for an extra person support their own beliefs.

I feel that homecoming shouldn’t be abolished. Abolishing homecoming would be upsetting to students and former students. The reasons I feel this way is because homecoming could be so much fun, you also get to know more about your school and learning their traditions of the school.

“Class Dismissed” the New York Times article by Walter Kirn is a compelling and persuasive article which makes many well founded points towards the idea of abolishing senior year, or as it is known in Canada, Grade twelve. Kirn, however, fails to notice two distinct things.

Many high schools around the country have made community service hours mandatory in order for the seniors to graduate. Not everyone agrees that this should be a requirement because seniors already have enough on their plate. When seniors are about to graduate, it does not matter how many tasks they have to complete as a requirement if they do not feel like doing it and they have no motivation they will not complete

In Walter Kirn’s essay, Class Dismissed, he argues on the point that he believes senior year is “not an indulgence but an entitlement...in which [seniors] crave tradition. [For some] it amounts to a fidgety waiting period that practically begs for descents into debauchery and concludes in a big dumb party under a mirror ball that spins in place like the minds of those beneath it.” He goes further into bringing up the economic benefits and how it was a way to “shave off millions from the cash-strapped state’s expense sheet.” In some ways, yes, senior year could be considered a waste of time and be better off non-existent. Although, I do not believe that you should spend what would be your senior year in high school, in freshman year of college.

Prom is supposed to be a very exciting night. I think finding a date for prom is even more exciting. You see my school has this thing called grand march and you have to have a prom date/ friend to even participate in the walk. So if you are a loner you can’t go. Well my experience finding a prom date so I wouldn’t be a loner was quite the adventure.

Ana Veciana-Suarez’s article titled, “A Senior’s Photo is Too Sexy for the School Yearbook” is an opinion filled piece about a senior’s controversial yearbook picture. The controversial picture is that of Sydney Spies, a 18-year-old high-school student. In the picture, the young woman is wearing a cropped black top, a yellow miniskirt and is posing with her leg propped on a black staircase. There has been a lot of backlash against the picture. Many people agree that the picture is too revealing and is inappropriate for a high school yearbook. Suarez, the author of this article voices her opinion not only as the mother of a high-school student, but also as a previous attendee of a Catholic high school. Suarez’s opinion in the article arises from her personal experience; she utilizes her own yearbook picture as well as her son’s yearbook to show that Sydney Spies’ picture is too risqué and is therefore, extremely inappropriate. The article, “A Senior’s Photo is Too Sexy for the School Yearbook” is poorly supported with little to no credibility; the article contains logical fallacies such as Ad Hominem, appeal to emotion and appeal to the people. The logical fallacies along with the overall lack of appeals (ethos, logos and pathos) make Suarez’s argument ineffective and poorly executed.

He said they are also limiting it to only high school sophomores, juniors or seniors to help keep the showcase to a more manageable number.

All through high school one always wonders why certain courses have to be taken. Thinking certain courses are a waste of one’s time and how it takes 12 years just to receive a diploma. Sounds crazy to think half of one’s life is spent in school preparing to receive a better understanding of education. During graduation, walking through the stage makes one along other proud and accomplished of all the efforts that took place. This not only helps one become more educated and aware of the things going around them, but helps become financially stable with a job or other necessities in life. Therefore, high school should be mandatory for students at least till there are 18, and not to drop-out.

Voting should be made mandatory because most young people do not vote. Elderly people are more likely to vote. The beliefs and issues of young people differ from elderly people. When candidates debate they do not focus on the expense of collages or other issues young people deal with they focus more on the

Should teens be allowed to vote ? There are different responses to this. The article “Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history making moment at the polls” by Annys Shin published on Nov. 3, 2013 shows different sides about teens being allowed to vote. The article indicates that some individuals believe that teens should be allowed to vote while other don’t believe that they should. After reading the article and seeing the pros and cons of students voting one can infer that it won’t be a good idea for students to vote. Many people agree that teen should be allowed to vote, but why. Teens are still young kids who still are not matured enough to help shape the world. They are not at the age to vote. Being able to vote for them will seem like a joke. They won’t take it seriously. If teens are allowed to vote many won’t even take time and think about what is the best decision for them. Think about it this way as a teen when a teacher would tell you to make up your mind if you wanna see the movie the Lion King or Home Alone. A teen will talk it out with their friends and their vote will be influenced by others. They will raise their hand to the one the friend chooses. Well same as voting their vote won’t really be accurate of what they think. They won't know who to vote for and will just vote on what a friend is voting for. Teens are still too young to vote.