Garfield High School

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…

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…

graduation. Also the students should know their major to get first-class salary. Getting good income is the ultimate aim for doing a major. Moreover, the students should know their major to get a trouble-free job. Some people cannot do a job that has high tension. To know the major and the future career is helpful to find out an easy job for such people. In short, it is must that the students should know their major before they join…

stands tall and strong. Using the second definition, a person can become successful with a reason to continue fighting and a group of people who will help them fight through adversity. In First Job by Iliana Roman, a single mother who dropped out of high school because of a pregnancy, fights her way back into the work force. Trying to keep her children with a roof over their heads, Iliana works many jobs in order to one day own her own salon, which was purchased with help from her family. Hungry…

short distance from my home and attending school on the Ball State University campus will aid me in the memorization of its layout. I plan to apply there and it will be a tremendous advantage for me to know the location of its buildings prior to attendance. Secondly, I believe that I will be inclined toward more social interaction at the Academy. The class sizes described will offer me a substantially greater chance of participation than my current high school does, I will not be intimidated by…

become more connected with other individuals and with themselves. Arabs and Jews, two groups with a historic conflict, were able to come together and learn from each other from musical involvement. In Israel, the Polyphony Foundation began as a small school in Nazareth in 2007 intending to spread musical education in their community; this foundation currently focuses on creating positivity between Arab and Jewish people through shared experiences. "When the project began, it just broke all the…

School uniforms have always been a hot topic for everyone, teachers, students and parents that they often have different view points on. Because the issue directly affects the safety of students from all ages, nobody can make a choice solely on personal opinion, facts have to be used. According to a recent study conducted by Raymond Fench in long beach, California, “after a two year uniform policy in k-8, assault and battery in district schools decreased by 34%, possession of drugs went down,…

goals, game winning aces: these are the moments each high school athlete lives for. The thrill of winning and accomplishing a team goal is what makes high school sports an experience one will never forget. Many teenagers participate in sports or extra curricular activities in high school to pursue their passions outside of the academic field. For most, high school sports are beneficial to one 's character while maturing into an adult. High school sports not only keep one in physical shape, but…