Hempstead High

By the age of ten, I had developed a robust enthusiasm for the field of American history. Visits to my grandparents apartment in our hometown of Hempstead, Long Island would often lead me across the the street to the public library. It was there where I developed my bibliophilic nature. This was how I sojourned — it was through the bookshelves of history that I learned about topics ranging from the great Hannibal of Carthage and his legendary achievements in the Second Punic War to memorizing Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address to diving deeply into King’s theory on nonviolence coupled with the SCLC’s strategy to win equal rights for our people. This was my escape from the cacophonous noise that was my world, from all the things I would see or feel and yet could not comprehend. This was my calm during the storm, my peace that was to be still. By the time I had reached High School, much of that pre pubescent fervor had ebbed. I was now a teenager more concerned with two of the things most boys coming of age fancy themselves with: girls and sports,…

What Hempstead is Hempstead is the place I’ve called home for nearly 12 years now. I never imagined myself living in a small town because of its disadvantages. Coming from NYC meant Moving out of my comfort zone was a tricky but important transition I had to make. Although, Where I live is one of the greatest neighborhoods to reside in. Hempstead is a mix of everything all at once. Although, there are problems it’s still meaningful to me. Being that I grew up here. My neighborhood is but it's…

September 2012 I, Ashley Calderon, began 9th Grade. It was a new school, new surrounding. The last three years I have been constantly in and out your office making sure everything in my classes are good, making sure I am on the right track to a successful future like you always say. I will continue to do so. As you may know now I am a senior of Hempstead High School, my senior year has finally arrived. We have been talking about college and all the classes and choices I needed to make to work…

Descriptive Essay On February 10, 2017 Senior High School hosted a pink out basketball game. As I have mentioned before my mom was diagnosed with cancer in the middle of November. She had to go to the hospital a lot so our family was struggling financially. For a couple months people all around Dubuque were raising money for the pink out game. The money that was raised would go to my mom. My mom and I had no clue that they were raising money and when we found out we both started crying. We both…

hardest part of my life. I didn’t go to school for a few days and when I went back to school all my friends were happy and my teacher gave me and my sister a big box of stuff. Now I am in 6th grade and I go to Thomas Jefferson middle school. I have new friends and some of them are from my old school. In 6th grade I played basketball, and I did track. I was going to do flag football but I’m doing volleyball instead. My favorite 6th grade teacher is Mrs. Haverland. When, I’m in 7th and 8th…

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…

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 other events on my mind such as my last homecoming, prom and commencement I really…

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.…

school, he may be turned away completely if he is told he needs a college degree to get a job, only to find out that a degree no longer secures a job in society. Although some might object that this is the best way to imprint on his mind the importance of higher education, I would reply that it is neither the best nor the only way. Some may confuse my view and suppose that I think public education should teach the new generation of the depreciating value of a college degree, however, this is…