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    about whether to keep students in school until they turn 18. However, contrary to what people may think school should keep students until they are of 18. Since people with high school diploma have more money, less chance of getting into jail or getting public assistance. Without a high school diploma, the students earn less money. In a 2009 graph the average income by education stated that high school dropouts make $19,540. Meanwhile someone that has completed high school makes around $27,380

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    can dream it, you can do it”. This quote is relevant because student athletes must believe they can achieve their academic and athletic goals. High school athletes should have to maintain a certain GPA in order to participate in high school athletics. First, making the commitment to practice and play a sport requires hours of practice. This does not give a student much time to complete homework assigned at school. Second, students who play sports do not always get a full athletic scholarship

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    have learned to make more adult decisions during my high school years. When I first met him, he lived in McPherson with friends who shared their rent payments of the house. He graduated from McPherson College with a four year degree, and no college

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    reaction to it.”-Hans Selye. Today’s high school students are more stressed out than ever, according to the American Psychological Association (APA Survey). However, it is what we do about this stress epidemic that will decide the future of today’s students. High school students need a break during the school day, to decrease stress, improve cognitive function, and improve the overall mental health of students. It may not be well known, but high school students are under copious amounts of stress

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    perception of stress and anxiety. Feeling overpressured in a school setting, at home, and fearing that these students will not get into or fail out of college has consumed teenagers minds. Many High School Students are affected by different types of stress, many of which are associated with parents and educators. Students are pressured to do well in school and are bombarded with innumerable, challenging assignments, homework, and tests. These students fear failure resulting in moderate to severe stress.

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    perception of stress and anxiety. Feeling overpressured in a school setting, at home, and fearing that these students will not get into or fail out of college has consumed teenagers minds. Many High School Students are affected by different types of stress, many of which are associated with parents and educators. Students are pressured to do well in school and are bombarded with innumerable, challenging assignments, homework, and tests. These students fear failure resulting in moderate to severe stress.

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    Being a high school student has never been easy. There are expectations to receive exceptional grades, be involved in many activities, and keep a part-time job. Surviving in high school requires many skills and qualities to make your time easier. Work ethic, perseverance, patience, and responsibility, are characteristics I feel I possess as a high school student and future college student. Grades in high school hold exceptional value. Scholarship committees and colleges search for students who have

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    As a high school student, there are a multitude of things that can factor what type of student you are. High school students, and just students in general are put under lots of stress and are given high expectations. Yet, many kids fail to reach these expectations. All in all, students are evaluated on test scores and how they perform in school. Studying the factors that can affect a student's overall school performance can help to see what types of environments are most harmful to students and kids

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    magic that only education can inspire others, both here as well as in China. I arrived to the U.S. as a high school junior under the J-1 Visa, Secondary School Student Program and had the privilege to have stayed in Virginia with a family headed by parents who are both school teachers. Upon completion, I obtained an F-1 student visa and completed my senior year in 2011 at a rural boarding school in northeast Georgia. Upon arriving to Drexel University (Drexel) as a freshman I had already decided that

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    My High School Student

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    I’m a high school student. Typically, when people think of high schoolers they envision an athletic jock, a geeky near, or even the most popular girl in school. I personally don’t consider myself to be one of those typical high school students. As I’m a hard-working, self-motivated student, who chose to leave the high school scene, and switch over to the running start program for my senior year. I’ve had countless people tell me that I’d made the wrong decision, or that I’m missing out on the best

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