Essay About Senior High School

Going into my senior year following previous senior classes, I had an idea of what to expect when it came to being prepared to leave high school, then to go on and further my education by attending college. Watching these classes, I’ve learned to make it my top priority to ensure that I have nothing to worry about after graduation. Now, due to my strenuous work ethic and perseverance, I will be attending Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University located in Tallahassee to major in Music…

“The Case Against College” “The Case Against College” by Linda Lee, is a short article about a woman who directed her child to college. Linda Lee says college is not for everyone, and questions why people should send their children to college when most are paying for their children to blunder around and skip a class or a few. When reading Lee’s article, disagreement arises; some consider college to be the only route to succeed. Even though an advanced education can assist a person in starting…

High school athletics have impacted every aspect of my life, including my overall perception of myself. Personally, my entire high school career has been dedicated to cheerleading. Participating in this sport all four years of high school has provided me with opportunities to meet new people and improved leadership skills. I have learned the value of team building, dedication, responsibility, and determination. As I look back on all of the hard work, sweat and tears left on the cheerleading mats…

Throughout middle school and the beginning of high school, Jenna and Hayley knew each other, but never really were good friends until Jenna’s freshman year of high school. Jenna was a very outgoing person and liked to be friends with everyone. Hayley was a year older than her so she was a little nervous to talk to Hayley since she was an upperclassman. Many basketball practices later, Hayley and Jenna got to know each other better and Jenna knew that they would become great friends. One day…

attend college because I want to further my education past the high school graduate level, gain a greater level of responsibility, and to build a foundation for a future career. By furthering education, I am pursuing the goal of working in a profession that will allow me to help others while providing a secure future for myself. College is a pathway to help me become more knowledgeable and successful. Attending college right out of high school is a great way for me to learn new things that I am…

Entering high school, I had no idea what I would experience in the near future. My idea of what high school would be like was totally different than what it is. The transition I made from grade school to high school was an exhausting one. Even though freshman year was a challenge, it provided me with a variety of experiences that I will use to my benefit throughout my impending years at Saint Hubert. The August prior to my freshman year, I tried out for Saint Hubert’s soccer team. I had…

my early childhood stages, my middle school years, and after being a high school graduate. When I was younger, reading felt like a chore. Being forced to read had its ups and downs. For example, I would get better at reading and improving…

At the beginning of senior year in high school, a three-word phrase was constantly drilled into my mind: the right fit. My teachers, counselors, and parents constantly stressed on how important it was to search for “the right fit” when it came to applying for colleges and universities. However, doing so was very tedious; long, stressful nights were dedicated to researching and weighing all my college options. That is, until I started to realize how many resources there were to help me narrow…

I attended a very small high school where only a very small percentage of students went on to higher education after high school. Only general education courses were taught. There was little-to-none college preparatory courses. The culture of my high school was not a feeder school to higher education (McDonough 1994). The main focus of my high school was sports and retaining students to graduate high school. The only movement toward helping students attend college was that we did take the…

going into the movies and shooting, or people getting these crazy sickness’ and passing away, but we never think any of that could happen to us, one of the people that we love. I never thought that any of that could have happened either. But for our senior class, it happened to one of our loved ones. I was climbing in to bed when I got the phone call that Tyler was diagnosed with the swine flu and admitted into ICU. I gathered everything, and my mom and I drove to the hospital. The drive seemed…