Colorado School of Mines

new concepts quickly and easily, so I had a ton of spare time while I was homeschooled. I had a few friends at West Delaware before I joined the school system from dual enrollment for classes such as art and music, but the idea of going to school from eight until three, Monday through Friday, was incredibly intimidating. When I first joined public school I tried my best to blend in with the other students, but was about as successful as a turtle in the two hundred meter dash. I endured fifth…

The Declassified Selection Guide to Petroleum Programs Deciding where to go to college is perhaps the biggest decision a high school student will ever make. The average student determined to pursue a degree in petroleum engineering will need to choose the right college for them. Selecting a university can be overwhelming as high school prospects do not often know what factors to take into account. Colleges can be analyzed in three main areas: academics, student life, and financial factors. Each…

It was in early June of 2006, a pleasant, exciting Saturday evening. One hundred of us sit anxiously, one after the other, in cold metal chairs in the cafeteria of my elementary school. We wore purple silky gowns. We wait nervously for our names. Once all our names are called, we wait patiently for what happens next, and look for our parents faces, we had just heard that we were the 2006 graduating kindergarten class at Elgin Elementary. For all of us, this was the beginning of everything we’d…

Picture Perfect? Hi I am Arabella is a junior in high school, and a varsity cheerleader at Siesta Key High School. I am four foot eight inches, and a flyer on the cheer team. I am dating the star football at SKHS, and his name is Tom. Tom was not only a star football player, but he was also very good at soccer, basketball, baseball, and volleyball. He was a liar, and a cheater too. Anyways, people just call me Bella. I love sports and loved spending my days off at the beach. I especially love…

he used to love his firsts. Every human feels fear fits Patience. She has the fear of being kidnapped for starters, to the fear of not living and dying in the mountains of Colorado and fearing that she is the only person who feels the connection between Jay and her. She also is fearful that if she does not find gold in this mine that she will let all of her friends down because she won’t be able to support them and give them a good life that they deserve. These are only physical fears though,…

makes teenagers want to get their hands on it even more. It increases the use of cannabis because there’s a thrill that comes with doing something that is prohibited. It’s also easier to have access to marijuana than it is to get alcohol for most high school students. Since we have restrictions on alcohol it’s not as easy for youth to get their hands on, whereas cannabis is distributed to any age group. Drug dealers don’t care who they sell it to as long as they get their money. I have friends…

no return. There were several times in my childhood where I had to check to see if my mother was breathing as she was curled up in a ball in the corner covered in bruises. Seeing this as a child was my “norm” and I thought every family was just like mine. No wonder I grew up to fall in love with a man who treated me the exact same way my father treated my mother. I learned as a child how to cope with the abuse and learn to wait patiently for what’s known as the “honeymoon phase”. The “honeymoon”…

Living in the 21th century, things have definitely changed since the millennials and the technology era comes in place. Easy access to information, communication, entertainment, and even ‘easy ways’ to get rich are so all over the place. Our era has become an era where everything needs to either be fast or easy. Let’s just say Starbucks. Back in the days, we used to brew and make our own coffee, but not anymore. Now, everyone goes to Starbucks in the morning to get their morning coffee.…

had a lot of things to tell me about how he was treated and when he finally came out to all his friends and family. I decided to call him and interview him again. I grew up with Shane Witt and became really good friends with him. We played high school football together, he was the fullback that I always blocked for during our Friday night games. He showered with the team and dressed with us in the locker room. His locker…

period I felt like a very good wrestler. I was going to National Duals, in Council Bluff, Iowa. A lot of things happened from around March-April. I was wrestling in Subdistricts at 92 lbs. one year ago. The next day I had to make 90 lbs. for middle school duals. If I place in the top 6 places I have a chance to be an alternate or on a dual team for Team Kansas. I got picked up for sub weigh ins by Kaydin Bruner. After about 30 minutes ago I arrived. I was starving just like I had been for the…