Hempstead High

I believe that I should be selected for membership into the National Honor Society because I am a hard worker and I put my heart into everything I do. School- One area that I work hard in is my schoolwork, my school work is one of the most important things in my life. This fact causes me to assume the role of leader in many group projects, which I actually enjoy doing. Helping others and working with other people to achieve a set goal is something that I genuinely enjoy. Swimming- If I had to…

This generation faces a world uncertain and terrifying. It never knew a world without the internet. At all times a screen dominated entertainment. This generation will be the one to solve the problems of its ancestors, if only out of necessity. The key to the thoughts of this generation hide inside the simplest things, entertainment. Popular culture refers to mediums of entertainment that are widely accepted and accessed while society’s values refers to the collective ideas and thought processes…

According to Nicole Martins, she went around and surveyed 185 high school students who watch these shows, and her results showed that heavy viewers of these shows had perceived an unrealistic perception of what being a teen parent is all about. (Martins 1) In other words, many young teens do not comprehend the realities…

that the youth ministry that I was interning for ran each and every service. I don’t have many critiques or suggestions to improve the services but maybe one. The youth ministry is so big, maybe finding a way to split up middle school students and high school students more often. The reason I say this is because I think that each age…

Last year of the high school, senior year is the most memorable year of the school. It is because of taking standardized tests, deciding what to major, deciding which college to go and applying into many colleges make most people so excited for the college. But, at the same time you have that scared of college life, time management, staying away from the family, and all other stressful thoughts. From experience of people being in the college, you will hear them saying that college is not easy…

School funding in the United States is a very hot topic for many people to talk about. Many different states have different opinions on how their schools are funded and how the funding process could be improved. States and local governments are the main source of funding for our nations public schools. Sales and income taxes fund public schools in most states but locally the funds come from property taxes. The wealth of the community effects the funds that are going to their public school…

Organization 1: • Through FIMRC last year I volunteered every Sunday at the Daily Bread and Soup Kitchen in Champaign. Now I did learn discipline and leadership skills, but I gained the most socially. After we were done serving food and cleaning up, we often sat down and talked with everyone that came out that day. This gave me some really intense insight into what people have to do deal with every day and little things like someone just talking to you with respect can change the entire outlook…

out. When I asked my parents for a phone, they quickly snapped back with a no and said that phones and texting are just the norm now and that it will be over pretty quickly. That was certainly not the case, in fact, as I moved on to middle school, high school, it just got worse with people walking around glued to their phones. It was just an excuse to comfort me. In fact, most parents have a perception that addiction to social media and socializing with friends will lead their children off…

commencement party for months to help me celebrate the day and one of my closest friends spent his entire senior year planning the most epic party for after the graduation ceremony. We had all been preparing for the day that I would say goodbye to high school and hello to adulthood. I did not realize what an enormous impact such a ceremony would have on me until the very day of my graduation ceremony had come. The day of my graduation ceremony began like any other school day. I got dressed at…

seems to have a high level of students who are not performing on grade level. At Germantown Friends the lesson that I learned was on the importance of requiring academic excellence from all students. I will probably not teach at a school as esteemed as this school. However, the students that I will teach will need to be just as prepared for the next phase as these students. One way that I can help ensure that they are prepared is by always challenging them. If a set the bar high hopefully…