A Good Year

Jack and Clara, two high school students, have spent years excelling their skills in their school band. After six short years, they are the leaders of the clarinet section, showing the Freshman what music can feel like when they just take a minute to feel it. Although they share the same type of instrument and passion, their style and posture set these two apart, but these differences show just how unique the band is. The personality and the style of a musician is greatly portrayed through the…

problems most likely stem from a combination of both environmental and individual factors. The environmental factors that have affected Carlos include that fact that he is an ELL student whose family immigrated to the United States when he was ten years old. According to his parents during an interview at the school, Carlos only speaks English when he is at school. The rest of the time he speaks Spanish to his family and friends, which limits his exposure and practice with the English language.…

When I was 7 years old in December of 2003, I stepped foot for the first time in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the time I did not know how hard it was going to be, having to grow up quickly, become an independent person, and aside from learning that the people who you think would be the ones to help you end up being the one 's who try to destroy you. My mom always used to say, “You were born alone not with people do your own thing do not expect others to.” The first months of living here were…

less fortunate, the group has strict requirements but I was accepted both my Junior and Senior year but was unable attend because of my schedule. But the most honorable title, I was given was, eighth place in my class rank of 2016, which is considered to be the top five percent, but it will soon change to six by the end of the school year. I had begun working with my father since the end of my Sophomore year, my father works as a Trucker who moves cargo for Walgreens, I had worked with him on…

Stanalise became a sister to a sister, a few years later. Bookey Butters was the name which Stanalise gave her. They both grew up vegetarian, not eating meat. Her grandmother would sneak them some, whenever they’d meet. She attended the same school for nine years. She created a new family made up of her peers. She still remembers the names of all of the teachers. Stanalise also remembered playing on top of the bleachers. She told events from each year like it was the other day. In…

bell to ring so they can go home. I was sitting with my friends in sixth hour. It was my favorite class, Drama. “It’s called a burn box.” The teacher introduced a box to us. You write something down, put it in the box, and then she burns it. It’s a good way to let things out, without having to approach someone about the subject at hand. As the writing started, the teacher dimmed the lights, the only thing that helped us see was a small lamp near the wall, and the bright screen projected on the…

were some days that I just randomly decided I didn’t want to go to school. Like the middle of the school year, when I didn’t want to leave my mom. I was crying and crying, until Mrs. Parker took me inside and made me feel better. Though this was 8 years ago, I still remember this memory really well. Fast forward to the end of elementary school, 5th grade. 5th grade is like that awkward year between elementary and middle school, but some of my favorite memories happened in 5th grade. Mrs.…

the overhead projector. I was always as excited as a one year old baby who had just started walking to go up on the overhead. In fourth grade my teacher Ms. Davis always made sure that we all participated. Mostly everyone in the class enjoyed going up on the overhead projector. My teacher taught us to learn these things in a fun way. I remember that fourth grade was my favorite year in elementary school. It was definitely one of the years I developed my writing skills the best. When I was in…

Have you ever seen a two year old break his or her arm? Well, my brother and my neighbors have. One day, while I was playing with my brother and my neighbors, I lost my balance close to the curb and fell off the sidewalk. For the next six to eight weeks, I walked around in a cast having learnt my lesson. I feel like this experience sort of represents my life in a way. Sometimes when you 're not careful, you fall down but when you get up, you develop some experience and wisdom. From childhood, to…

The Gap Year Plan In the 1980’s the US was introduced to an experimental semester for students leaving high school and entering college described as a “gap year”(americangap.org, 2015). The purpose is to give students the opportunity to experience life by traveling or working for one year after the conclusion of their secondary education (americangap.org, 2015). The top two reasons students take a Gap Year according to a survey by Karl Haigler and Rae Nelson of Advance, N.C., co-authors of a…