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judge.” I was told this at a lecture during my first year at debate camp. I am a girl. This “strategy to win” reflects upon a greater problem in the debate community: an inherent sexism based upon society’s perception of boys being more suited to public speaking and politics than girls, and perceiving that aggressive girls are “bitchy” while aggressive boys are “assertive.” I joined the debate team in my freshman year on a whim. New to the school, I followed the one friend I had made into the interest

Outcome 1 • In the 2017 school year, only 63.40% of West Shore Middle School students achieved their target (average percentage of target achieved) on the English Language Arts Smarter Balanced Assessment. By the 2018 school year, 70% - 75% of West Shore Middle School students will achieve their target (average percentage of target achieved) on the English Language Arts Smarter Balanced Assessment. Student Learning Outcome 1 Rationale • Prior to the start of this school year, I collaborated with my

Non-nutritional School Lunches The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act was passed in 2012, in order to counteract rising childhood obesity rates. Creators of these requirements specifically targeted schools. There are several specific examples of the way schools struggle to meet these demands from a variety of sources. In the article, “Why Some Schools Serve Local Foods And Others Can’t (Or Won’t),” Katherine Ralston, a USDA economist is cited as stating“[t]he biggest barriers to going local --- [...]

and not just professional hockey. It goes the same for college hockey and also high school hockey.      Lets start at the top with the NHL. The NHL has a TV deal with ESPN and ABC so that the two companies share the Stanley Cup Finals. The NHL’s championship series. (It should also be noted that ABC owns ESPN). The

Non-nutritional School Lunches For numerous Americans today, school lunch is a controversial topic that inspires heated debate and intense disagreements over whether or not nutritious food should be mandated and forced into school lunchrooms. A majority of Americans will trace the beginning of the lunch debate to the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, but long before all the controversy, the National School Lunch Act of 1964 was created for one simple purpose, to feed hungry children. (Rude)

extracurricular activities all year round. Currently, I am involved with ASU Prep’s high school color guard team, ASU Sun Devils, and the National Junior Honor Society. Additionally, I partake in ASU Prep’s competitive swim team and another that swims all year round. Now, I’ve competed and performed in color guard for four years now (counting 2016-2017). Every week I practice 3:30 to 5:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and compete against 28 other teams in the High School Regional Scholastic A. Class.

Starting my freshman year, I wasn’t sure where I’d fit in, but I knew what I wanted to accomplish. I wanted to increase my confidence when it came to public speaking, what better way to do that then to join the debate team, I thought.. It was the first day of school and I wasn’t quite sure how to approach my debate class, I was afraid everyone would be much more qualified to be on the team then me. Afraid of the judgement and if I’d be of any use to the team throughout the year. But it was too late

Although not completely original, in broadcasting contestants have to do three different rounds and one of them has to be prepared before the tournament. Then, the tournament must provide the scripts for the other two rounds and the contestants are given time to prepare for the unprepared scripts. Moving on to memorized events, declamation is a unique event in the way that after sophomore year, students are ineligible to compete in it. In this events students are required to recite a speech

Wissler, a math interventionist at the intermediate school, grades three through five. Ms. Wissler is in attendance at all Intervention Response Team (IRT) meetings, which is our SRBI program in Coventry. Additionally, for question number eight, which speaks to specific interventions in our school, I also reached out to the reading interventionist Ms. Margo Vachon to speak on behalf of the Reading Room in our school and Mrs. Laila Marvasti, School Social Worker. Below are the responses to each question

marble fireplace swallowed the far wall, etched with imposing Shakespearean words. Everything was foreign; in the sea of suits too nice to be worn by 17-year-olds, my dress and heels took on an alien quality. The only women in the room were the ones standing beside me. The only people of color were the ones standing beside me. Indeed, the only public school kids were the ones standing beside me. This was Southern Bell, one of the most exclusive debate tournaments in the country. A tournament, I was informed