DeWitt Clinton High School

He attended DeWitt Clinton High School, where he was first noticed for his talent with poetry. According to Gerald Early’s, article “About Countee Cullens Life and Career,” when he first started school he didn’t share any of his poetry nor did he make any. Cullen’s, religion taught him to act as a conservative catholic. This held him back from pursuing his talent because it restricted him from expressing much emotion. School allowed Cullen, to feel comfortable. School was like a playground for Cullen where he wasn’t judged or restricted from creating his art. He first noticed his level of talent when he entered and won a high school poem competition. From that point he continued to gain momentum by excelling in school (1-3). Cullens, academic success began giving whites a new opinion on African American potential. At the time most blacks weren’t fortnutite enough to get a well-rounded education because a majority of whites viewed them as unworthy or incapable of handling a whites student level of education. Allot of this changed when he released his first poem book in 1925, “Color”. The book immediately…

High school soccer tournaments are not very common in Iowa. The first ever soccer tournament for the Dubuque Senior girls Junior Varsity soccer team was a huge success. It was in Clinton - DeWitt, The day started out by loading the bus at six in the morning at Senior. The sun was already out but the air still had a cold chill to it. All the girls on the team looked tired, their hair was messy and their eyes were barley open. I walked onto the bus and smelled something warm. I walk to the…

Johns and the affordability of the area. New employers are also attracted to the City of St. Johns due to our educated workforce. There is one school district in the City of St. Johns. St. Johns Public Schools is comprised of four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. These six schools housed 3,093 students in 2013-14. St. Johns Public Schools show improved test scores and are regarded as above average as compared to other districts in Mid-Michigan. The public school…

Can you believe, “30 years ago, America was the leader in quantity and quality of high school diplomas. Today, our nation is ranked 36th in the world.” Although lack of education is a serious problem caused by state budget cuts, poverty, and living environments, it can be improved by providing public schools with more money, parental involvement, and by having prepared and educated teachers. According to Do Something , “Dropout rates of 16 to 24 year old students who come from low income…

I heard that there are different formats of essays so I expect to learn all of them and use it accordingly. Similarly, I assume that presentations are common in any subjects. I anticipate in learning the different ways to effectively deliver messages to the audience. Another style of writing I would likely use is team collaboration. I personally expect a lot of fun with team assignments because there were not much of them during my high school years. I would enjoy sharing ideas and arguing…

college I would attend and would I be able to succeed. I imagined how collage would be, would I attended a large university or a small local community college. Students may even worry about the ACT and SAT and how successful will they be when taking those two extremely important tests. Luckily, I choose a school that didn 't stress me out about those test scores. I choose Lakeland Community College. It was the fall of two-thousand and fifth-teen my senior year in high school! With so many…

Ever since I could remember, my father would always play our Steinway piano in our living room. The sound would always flow through the walls. My father would let me sit on the bench with him and I would press the keys down. The excitement that rushed through me was uncontrollable. When I was seven I had the privilege to take piano lessons. I was not enthusiastic about practicing, but I stuck with it for nine years. After my lessons stopped I continued to pursue piano as a serious hobby. I have…

As a child I was spoiled my parents did not know how to say no to me since I was the first born. I noticed that I was spoiled between the ages ten and twelve. This affected the way I perceived things and how I believed that the things around me I should have whenever I wanted them. When I first started high school at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School I learned solitary, being kind to others, and reflecting on the past. I knew I was spoiled at a younger age but did not do anything about it.…

same story told in the past, and I share his position. Though I concede that it is difficult to transition to new procedures, I still maintain that it is necessary for public education to change paradigms in accordance to the changing generation. For example, a student may lose all motivation to go to school once he learns that a college degree does not always mean a job. Although he already dislikes spending countless hours at school, he may be turned away completely if he is told he needs a…

Being a freshman in high school is extremely hard , especially when all your friends went to a different high school. Here I am at Rocky River High eating lunch alone, shy to talk to anyone, and just being “a loner “ people would describe me. Meanwhile at Butler High all my friends are happy reunite with one another , have class and lunch together. The feeling of being alone sucked. A couple weeks into school they had volleyball tryouts. I decided to go since I knew how to play. Tryouts lasted…