High Dive

thing, swimming against the tide. I see a similar tide in high school, where people with comparable attributes tend to stick together, forming cliques, which reinforce stereotypes. Even though these social portrayals exist, I do not see myself fitting specifically into any one particular category. Throughout high school I have been true to my beliefs, and have set personal goals. I have achieved academic success in a very competitive high school, earned multiple varsity sport letters, and…

The first year at a new school can be challenging in many respects. Seventh grade was my first year at my now alma mater high school. I went from a more relaxed school environment to a rigorous college preparatory school where homework and tests were near constant. However, with new challenges brought new experiences. I began my first elective course in photography. I had almost thought photography was very interesting. My grandmother had always carried around a plastic, disposable Kodak camera…

Mr. Dummer has been a consulting actuary for over 30 years and is a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and has been on the board of several insurance companies including Beneficial Life. The first ever partnership of scouting with the Food Bank, a program which has spread across the country, was believed to be started by Mr. Dummer and the late Lowell Bennion. He has worked on various boards with the Boy Scouts of America and is heavily involved in the local community. Mr. Dummer has…

Kim Possible is a crime-fighting heroine who takes down evil villains while being a normal teenage girl in High School. Kim Possible performs these generous acts out of the sheer greatness of her heart. She does not need any reward for her incredibly brave actions because she is REWARDED with people' thanks and gratitude. Kim Possible's personality resembles what every individual should strive to achieve in terms of traits. She displays all five-personality traits in the Big Five, which are…

Living in a world where entitlement seems to be a growing problem, McCullough, in his “You’re Not Special” commencement speech attempts to open the eyes of the audience to the true reality of life. McCullough uses this pivotal moment in life, high school graduation, as a great tool to get his theory of everyone has the same worth; no matter the case. McCullough’s eye opening speech uses many things to prove his theory by listing numerous statistics and facts. McCullough’s use of emotion firmness…

Li Na, my decision to end my career as a tennis player, and the various emotions I feel about tennis. In my first response paper, I started my paper by showing how scared I was during the competition to demonstrate how the reality of competing in a high-level tennis tournament contrasted and ruined my expectations. I also expanded my feeling of fear to jealousy, resentment, and anger. The various emotions were to serve as a personal reflection of…

course to beat the odds given to us on October 16th and 17th. Through trust, hard work, motivation, and a little luck, the 2015 Rochester girls golf team defeated their oppositions and took home a state title. Leaving myself the greatest memory of my High School experience. Before heading straight into the State finals, let me give you a little background on our team and our season heading into State. To start off,…

They need to be encouraged to find passions and interests and to dive deep into them. I believe that this is the key to forming successful people. There is no simple solution to the issue at hand because this concept cannot be forced upon students because then it would be quite contradictory. The point is for students…

lucky enough to be in a classroom where students knew how much the adults around them cared and therefore were vulnerable enough to dive into unfamiliar territory and try new things without fear. My practicum experience was unlike a traditional observation experience. I had the opportunity to attend a week-long Project Based Learning (PBL) mini-camp with seven high school freshmen and their teachers. This mini-camp was set up for the school to introduce PBL to their teachers and students. PBL…

the same national standards. Common core is believed to be backed by the government. Either they accept the program or receive no funding to help the school. Many people in the state of Louisiana feel that the standards for this program are set too high for their children. Common Core is bad for parents, students, teacher, Common core is a one for all education policies which means everybody learns exactly the same. This is a bad decision for students because centrally controlled standards will…