High School Experience Essay

The first day of freshman year in high school was the day I started to think about going to college. Coming from a family were the highest level of education is high school made it hard to wrap my mind about college. Many questions ran through my mind thinking if it would be worth it in the end. As I started to research the benefits, I saw they out weighted the contradictions about college. I decided that I would benefit greatly from going to college. The next step was choosing what college to…

the courses was very high, which was to be expected. Compared to high school, college is different in a few ways; some of the differences are very apparent, such as with the social life of students, the academic rigor of classes, and the students’ relationships with teachers. One of the first differences between high school and college is the social life of students; there are plenty of opportunities as a college student to make new friends and be social, more so than high school. In college,…

tough on me going through the tiers of the educational system was dealing with bullying that either happened to me or my friends while we either walked home, rode our bikes home, ate lunch, or simply got pushed around by those bigger than us while in school. The worst one to face was the most ironic as well, Brendan was the smallest bully we’ve encountered, but also our biggest problem as well. One day while we were simply walking our bikes home until we got to the place where we could ride on…

1.) If I were working with a high school student who asked me if I had every smoked marijuana, I would probably tell him that we are not meeting to discuss me. However, I would be open to sharing that I was once his age and I know that the peer pressure that students experience in high school can be difficult to deal with. I am not too sure that I would ever feel comfortable sharing my personal information, because clients are not coming to hear about what I am dealing with, they are coming to…

1. Every morning when I step through the front doors of Kennedy Catholic High School, I am greeted with a smile, whether it be from a friend passing by or a staff member standing in the hallway. A welcoming gesture, even as simple as a “Good morning,” always reassures me that I am appreciated in my school community. Throughout my two years attending Kennedy Catholic, I learned the importance of solidarity and having a supportive community. My teachers have helped me countless times with…

My high school experience at High Point High School began as frustrating then it became positive. Being academically independent, since elementary school, I did not feel that high school was going to be a major difference, but I did not take into consideration of a new ambiance with new challenges. One thing that remained the same was the fact that I was always reserved and I stayed to myself. I thought that in high school I was going to be able to leave my shell and be more outgoing. I was…

His High School Experience: Danny Gisher wasn’t exactly fond of high school. “I was a troublemaker. I didn’t try. It was just boring for me. The school was great. The teachers were great, it just wasn’t for me.” If Danny could go back he says he would have definitely tried harder. His Military Aspirations: Despite his father being in the Army for 13 years, Danny didn’t consider going into the military until his senior year. “I wanted to go to college, but I didn’t have anyway to pay for it…

unique high school experience has made me who I am today in the way it has molded me into a greater leader and student than I ever imagined I could be. Upon my entrance into high school I really had no clue who I was as a person and the amount of potential I had. I hardly knew anyone but my peers and teachers were so supportive and helpful it was almost hard to not prosper; I was able to learn how to convey my ideas within group settings in order to set plans in motion, and make the school a…

If you’ve ever walked down the halls of Worland High School in the last couple of years then you are probably familiar with a certain teacher who has been mesmerizing and inspiring students for years. This teacher, like many teachers at Worland High, has the ability to transform students from simple minded balls of clay, to Michelangelo sculpted philosophers. The teacher about whom I’m talking of is not only a teacher, but a doctor which is even more reason to believe everything that he says.…

Everyone believes that college is different than high school, in some ways yes, in others not so much. My high school experience was successful, I had many achievements and memories I will not forget. I have learned lessons that I will remember through the rest of my career. There have been multiple defeats, but also multiple wins. The great thing about athletics is that when you are able to manage getting all of your work done with practices or meets. There have been multiple occasions that…