Garfield High School

High School students should not be required to take art classes again. “Making An Art of Education” states that many elementary schools are incorporating arts education in their curriculum, so why should it actually be repeated? During end of the year-awards ceremonies and recognition events, students are promoted to the next grade because they have become proficient in the current set of classes including art classes. If they have become proficient in 5th or 8th grade art, what real world…

away from this movie is that with hard work it is possible to overcome adversity. High school students face many issues in their daily lives. Students who are among the minorities struggling as they live in low income areas and have many obstacles in their way, which they must work hard to…

Stockton, Texas. She attended Fort Stockton High School and then went to college at Sul Ross University. She wanted to be an Art Teacher but she could not afford the supplies that were required for the major. She then decided to major in Physical Education and minor in United States History. She started her career as a Physical Education Teacher and cheerleading coach for San Felipe High School in…

family moved to Hong Kong. But Bruce’s childhood in Hong Kong were surrounded by the Japanese during World War II until 1945. At the age of thirteen, Bruce was introduced to a martial arts teacher, Yip Man who taught the style of Wing Chun. In high school, he won a boxing champion. When Bruce was at the age of eighteen, he flew to San Francisco, California looking for a new life. But Lee did not stay in San Francisco too long, he had moved to Seattle, Washington because he was promised a…

However, though I received much persecution for my choice, ultimately God opened my eyes to see the opportunities that He was giving me to serve Him, and run at the same time. I coached cross-country and distance track at Garfield Elementary every day after school, and had several opportunities to testify to the Gospel of Christ and encourage the young runners in perseverance. Additionally, I started a running club at Jackson Elementary in Fresno, which coincided with a kids Bible lesson every…

persists us to reminisce upon a time in our country where changes in our inner city schools happened after minority voices were heard. On March 1968, after having enough of their inadequate school environments, the young Chicanos of East LA organized a mass high school walkout. These individuals were revolutionaries during a time their voices were ignored; they were forced to remain victims of a discriminatory school system unashamed in perpetuating racial biases and stereotypes. Today, when one…

been around for years and they still exist today. Many people believe stereotypes don't have the power to bring down a high school student’s ability to succeed. There have been articles and movies about stereotypes. The article “How a Self Fulfilling Stereotype Can Drag Down a Performance” by Shankar Vedantam has talked about how stereotypes can affect how people perform in school, work, and life. There are also movies that are based on true events that have happened like in “Stand and…

major component of the W. Garfield Scholarship program is the ability to work closely with your peers on common social interests under the direction of a faculty mentor. Please provide a specific example of your participation in a group setting and what you viewed were the challenges and benefits to participating in this situation. During my first year of University I was given the opportunity to join Laurier Arts Scholars. Laurier Art Scholars is a community of high-achieving students who…

Since the two were raised in different settings I will also bring in the concept of nature vs. nurture and how it can possibly affect ones interest in reading. First, I will analyze Airian’s results. Airian is 15 years old, and is a sophomore in high school. He suffers from severe ADHD and depression and is medicated for both. Airian has trouble focusing on one topic at a time and often needs interaction during a singular event to retain a sense of focus. In fact while watching him complete the…

our society, whether it is through technology or new discoveries. When considering my own relationship to the world of science, I often consider the past science classes I’ve taken. Thinking back to learning about the scientific method in elementary school to constructing science fair projects for six consecutive years had me realize how far I had come without really questioning science. The year I had made it past the first phase of the science fair was in the fourth grade. My dad and I had…