Bard High School Early College

me who I am today. Being grown up at an abnormal age can make things difficult but yet beneficial at the same time, I now help provide for my family by working and being able to pay my own bills. I can distinctly remember growing up in elementary school, how I felt growing up without a father. What use to always bug me about it was how all the kids made father’s day gifts and would be able to actually give it to them. I was forced to make a father’s day gift every time it came around, but…

High school came around, and Nav slowly became my best friend. He showed me off as his sister. We actually didn 't mind communicating with each other, and things changed for the better. Senior year which was not too long ago became very exhausting. I was emotionally and physically done between high school, work, family, and friends. Out of all people only one person was there for me making sure I’m getting…

others have better educational systems than our own country (Huffington Post). Many of these countries also have longer school years than the United States. It is time to vicissitude our ways. Although every student enjoys his or her summer, the summer should be cut short by a longer school year. The times are changing and so should the length of our school year; besides, a longer school year would allow teachers to not face the stress of cramming units in the last part of…

Moreover, extending the amount of time between classes, which at Holly Spring High School is only five minutes, to ten minutes would provide students sufficient time to stop by their lockers between periods and not have to carry an overloaded backpack. To exemplify, In The New York Times, a seventh grader states, “The reason I don 't visit my locker more often during the school day is not because I want to use the time to ' 'socialize ' ' but because I barely have time to run from class to…

Junior year of high school is said to be the most difficult year. I almost know for a fact that my junior year will be more time consuming then any other year. Having two AP classes, chemistry, and also two sports will be my life for a whole school year. I know how hard I have to push to accomplish being successful with a full plate. A full plate as in I won 't have any free time to focas on anything other than my goals. My goals consist of having a 4.0 GPA every year of high school, recieving…

parents have found themselves asking the question of whether they should homeschool or use public school for offspring education. Once labeled a trend, homeschool has become more popular with parents and has increased 75% since 1999 (Fascinating Facts, 2015). The education of our youth is important and parents need to make an educated decision prior to choosing either educational path. Public school and homeschool both strive to give children a comprehensive educational experience, but an…

Reading Rodeo Promotion Plan Reading Rodeo is a non-profit community summer reading program for kindergarden through high school. The idea came from varies thoughts of refraining to do the same Vacation Bible School that every neighborhood church had scheduled for one week in the summer. “Childhood pastimes are increasingly moving indoors,” reports U.S.A Today in 2005, and not much has changed eight years later. Students have invested their summer days, home-alone, in video games. The…

which are: scholarship, leadership, service and character. Being a part of National Honors Society is more than just something students can put on a college application form. It’s a responsibility we as potential candidates are supposed to fulfill, as we are expected to continue possessing the four important qualities for the rest of our high school careers. In this paper, I will strive to prove that I am willing to take up that responsibility and to show that I possess all of the requirements…

mom signed me up and had my first practice in late July. Everybody in my family played a sport when they could whether if it was in elementary, middle school, or high school. Football is my main sport then comes basketball. I want my sons and daughters to play sports when they are young so they know what they are doing in middle school and high school. It’s always best to teach your kids young but you also need supporting parents. My mom has always been there but I can’t say that about my dad.…

students should know their major before they start college! Choosing a college major is an important part in a student life. It is the major that helps the student to know what to study. It decides the student’s career future. The major helps a student to find his correct career. If a student fails to find his right major it affects his whole life. Sometimes the students do not know exactly what they want to study once they begin their college education. When they have no idea about the major…