Informative Essay Examples for High School

Better? “High school sucks. People who say those were the best years of your life—those people are liars...” said author, Meg Cabot. Many people feel like they do not fit in well in high school. I experienced this first-hand throughout high school; I have attended three different schools. I, like many others, want to graduation from high school as soon as possible. But, if I pursue early graduation, I wonder if I am at a disadvantage to traditional students who take classes at high school at a…

higher education finding a high paying job is becoming harder and harder. An alternative to contemporary methods of paying is presented in “A ‘Tour of Duty’ Before College Would Serve Students and the Nation.” By Sheila Suess Kennedy and Matt Impink involving a one-year “tour of duty” in which high school graduates will be payed minimum wage during their tour of duty and receive stipends sufficient to pay tuition, room, and board for two years at a public college or trade school. This article…

experience that was both enjoyable and informative. Despite the cold weather, over 5,000 participants showed up along with their donations to find a cure for breast cancer. Starting in the month of October, PALS began brainstorming for fundraiser ideas. Our goal was to raise about one thousand dollars that would be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. A series of tie dyed shirts were sold along with the donations made by the Lakewood High School. The “money jar” was passed around…

As a person goes through high school the reality that they will soon be applying for a college can be all to real. College application is long process, but that does not mean that it has to be overly hard and stressful. With a few simple steps a person can apply and be on their way to college in a short amount of time. In the process of applying for a college it is all to easy to forget to send in certain papers or to miss a step in the application process, but now there are many ways to ensure…

submitting a college application and being accepted. I read the “The 3 most common college application mistakes” by Miranda Foreman first, which will help me a lot with writing an honest and informative essay about myself for college soon. I plan on going to UTSA and though I know the acceptance rate is somewhat high I think it would still be beneficial to write a good college application as there is a possibility I could get financial help or impress them somehow. I was not aware that trying…

is based on four pillars, which are, Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. In some ways, I have already shown three of these pillars in my first two years of high school. However, there are several other ways in which I plan to lead my school, serve my community, and build my character, during my final years of high school. As I have mentioned, there are some ways that I have already shown leadership, service, and built my character during my first two years at Parkway South. For the…

in order to improve for next time. My informative speech, “Running Through Life” was on Thursday, September 21th, 2017. This speech was in Mrs. Brown’s classroom at DeKalb High school. The topic of my speech was running, specifically the nutrition or preparation, practice, and competition. I was given the opportunity to record my speech and watch it later on to reflect on how I can improve my public speaking skills. This paper is an analysis of my informative speech on the topic of running that…

could have been a problem, and to avoid this I used the built in spelling and grammar check to make sure that it is right. In addition some of my fonts and sizes were not right and professional. I changed this by changing the font and size to an informative and professional level. The main change I made was the quality of my adidas logo, as it was a bit pixelated and not clear, so I needed to make it…

Pursuing a higher education? No, thank you. At the beginning of my freshmen year of high school, I decided I had no interest in attending college. There was a lack of enthusiasm for life after graduation I couldn’t shake. I informed my parents that college was simply not going to be for me. Doubting my claim, they advised me to be patient and argued that, eventually, I would most likely come around the idea. Their words, of course, were countered with a disagreement and an eye roll, my evolving…

30%-70%. Altogether, I did not score over 40.0% in potential distress. Majority of the high scored stress types, in terms of potential for distress, are areas of self-inflicted stress. My top three totaled at 40.0 percent, these categories included individual stress, college stress, and social strain. Personally, I recognize that these are all high stress areas of my life, especially during the school months. High amounts of pressure and strain are created by me in order to assure I meet…