Essay About Senior High School

started her soccer career in High school. Although she is the number one goalie in the world she started off a are forward at Richland High School in Richland, Washington. Hope solo scored 109 goals at Richland High School. Hope was playing as a forward player when she led her team for winning 3 consecutive league titles (1996-1998). Hope has received many of different awards, but her first one was the All-American by Parade magazine. When Hope was a senior in high soccer she decided to go…

to go or picture exactly how they want their life to turn out. For me those dreams in my head never seem to be what actually happens. When I went to the high school basketball games in middle school I would look over at the girls in the front row of the student section and only dream about what it would be like to sit in the front row, as seniors, with my best friends and cheer on our boyfriends that were star players. The more I think about it the more I realize that most of the things I wish…

It's my senior year of high school, and, along with my fellow classmates, I'm preparing to be thrown out into the “real world.” While, I have gathered plenty of knowledge about cell organelles and the Pythagorean theorem over the course of my high school career, I seem to be lacking a comprehension of basic life skills. This is a major problem! When I came to this realization, I began discussing the issue with some of my fellow classmates. They agreed that they are in the same predicament. We…

The college admissions process is becoming a time of stress for high school seniors. In addition to senior year school work, the countless deadlines, paperwork, applications, and college visits can create a hectic schedule for students applying to college. With an Early Decision (ED) application, students may apply to universities with a binding decision, and receive a response much sooner than regular decision applications. Tufts University, which has two separate ED application deadlines,…

Emmitt Smith High School should Continue the Policy The National Center for Education Statistics states that 94% of schools have a zero-tolerance policy for weapons or firearms, and 87% for alcohol, while only 79% report mandatory suspensions or expulsions for violence or tobacco. These numbers are jaw dropping, because almost 100% of schools in the nation have a zero-tolerance a policy. Knowing these statistics, the administration at Emmitt Smith High School should push to have the current…

Before my senior year, I was driven to help my team throughout any circumstance, and to overcome any single obstacle thrown our way. I used to always believe I was helping my team by never missing a practice or a team building event, and always giving a hundred percent every time I stepped on the court. I never felt like I had to be at practices, workouts or the bonding exercises, I was there because I was passionate about volleyball and wanted all of us to grow together as a team. I was there…

In my high school writing was a little different than others. While most were in normal 9th and 10th grade English, I was in Read 180 and Century 21, which both of these classes aim more towards making us better readers not writers. Before my junior year my school changed things up a bit and made juniors and seniors picked what kind of English class they were interested in. In read180 once a week we had to read an article from the newspaper or a quote the teacher posted on the board; for the…

As I approached my last year of Jr. High, I questioned whether high school sports were something I wanted to participate in. In Jr. High, I excelled in sports playing basketball in the fall, volleyball in the winter, and track and field during the spring. I knew that playing sports in high school would take up a lot of time, and push me to my limits. After thinking for awhile, I decided that I was up for the challenge. The decision to play sports was definitely the right choice to make. While I…

In Yorkville High School, the only available foreign language electives are Spanish and German. Compared to other schools in the area, it has a relatively small amount of foreign language electives. The research team felt that Yorkville High School does not have enough foreign language electives to choose from, and we wanted to determine if other students felt the same way. The goal of the survey was to help increase the variety of foreign language electives in Yorkville High School. To achieve…

Moving from high school to college can be a big transition for students. College course work consists of substantially more reading than is required in high school. My suggestion to you, as a senior, should getting used to increased workload by reading books during high school and the summer before college start. Believe me, it helps you to prepare well on doing college work. Also, challenge yourself to do more writing, especially, to concentrate on your THESIS statement because it is important…