High school

I want my first year in high school to go very well, and in order to do that I need to set some strong goals. My goals cover my academics, sports, involvement, and social life. The academic goal I have is to get at least an "A-" in every subject, just like I did in 8th grade. Having at least a 3.6 GPA by the end of the year would be a very significant achievement for me. I plan on growing a strong and healthy relationship with all my teachers. Sports and clubs are going to be a very significant part

Becoming successful high school students takes a profuse amount of time and effort to achieve. Going to college and receiving high paying scholarships can help in aiding students so that they can acquire a good job. Many of the rewards of students becoming ahead in high school include receiving admittance and getting ahead in college. Students can also have the opportunity to receive high paying scholarships. Also, when students become ahead in college, that means that they will potentially have

In the present day, college has been drilled in high school students heads’ that college is an unquestionable requirement, in fact, 94% of parents expect their child to attend college. (Source F) Teenagers are told that if we do not attend college, than the rest of our lives will be a major struggle. The debate is, is college legitimately worth the monetary value? As I view it earning an academic degree is accountable because it will be worth it in the time to come, you're more likely to land the

often drop out of high school due to rigorous work and extracurricular activities. However, they don’t realize the hardships they might endure afterwards. High school diplomas are very critical to student academic lives and college majors. Whether, they consider jobs, community colleges and other extra activities they might not go on their path of success. Without a high school diploma getting into a good college is next to impossible most colleges would require high school diploma as proof of

I propose Broken Arrow High School remove the exemption policy. Attached is the current BAHS exemption policy. As a senior at BAHS, I am interested in this policy because more students should be able to earn exemptions from finals/semester test regardless of attendance. Students who maintain an A or B in their classes, have already earned their spot for being exempt even with the excused absences. In general, exemptions are a nice treat but it is deeply flawed by focusing only on the “now”; therefore

awareness. First of all, it is worth considering the possibilities that highschool sets unrealistic expectations college and the workforce. Putting aside academic frameworks and such, looking at just what is drilled into students heads the entire high school stay. Students are told, “In college you’ll have to write essays all the time.” Or, “in college your professors won’t be easy like I am.” Students have these expectations for what college life, and even the workforce will be like. In an everyday

thrive in some high schools more than others. I am going to also use the Stanford research to explore the internationalist view of how teens are portrayed in contemporary American society. The journal explains that educators may have been able to affect teen cliquishness through changes in school organization. Schools that offer student more choice were more likely to be rank-ordered, cliquish and segregated by race, age, gender and social status. The reason for this is because High Schools offer students

Having high school students implementing electronics curfew can only help so much, it is our job as a society to address the issues surrounding early high school start time and the damages it is causing to the student’s body. Through reading multiple research papers, all of the scientists agree that the most effective way for high school students to actually receive sufficient amount of sleep is to push the currently early start time backwards. To do this, we have to raise the awareness of this problem

The main objective of high school is to graduate but what happens when one does not graduate? Lower wages, increased chance of poverty, increased likelihood of experiencing unemployment, higher rates of crime, poor health due to stress and or insufficient health care. How can we prevent this from happening? Reducing the number of students who drop out of high school is an urgent national policy issue. Despite protections established under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as well

Cliques in Schools High school has always been a tough time for most teenagers. It is a time when classes are harder, schedules are tighter and most students are twice as mean. High school “marks a time of extensive and sometimes rapid growth for adolescents” (Clique Formation). A step up from junior high, “the unfamiliar environment subjects students to vast array of new experiences, problems and decisions” (Clique Formation). Most teenagers experience problems once they hit high school like peer