High Dive

grade, a whole new opportunity came about: high school swimming. I was so excited to compete…

We all know that dreaded acronym. An acronym filled with nerves and headaches for many high schoolers and takes hours to complete. It’s the test everyone has to take their junior year of high school, mostly in the western and southern parts of the United State. It stands for American College Test. It’s the ACT. Now originally, the ACT was used in the early 1900’s to help students from lower income families be recognized by ivy league schools. In modern time, the ACT is used as a required test…

college. Since the publication of The Chronicle article, several selective college have made strategies towards expanding their socioeconomic diversity (Hoover, 2015). The need for a high graduation rate eliminates more diverse schools due to the type of students that enroll in these universities…

C.Friend are Megan, Olivia S, Olivia W- My friends love swimming in pools together, riding four wheelers, and boating at Clinton lake.When my friends swim, we like to swim, slide and splash together. We go to the Roanoke pool and jump off the high dives. We like to ride four wheelers around my place. We like to go as fast as a cheetah. When we boat on Clinton, we nea board, ski and swim.…

Howard University guarantees their students a very well-rounded education, while still letting them dive into the beauty of their majors. As a Howard student, I will be able to reach my full potential intellectually and socially and strive for success in my intended field of study, Political Science. I’ve been interested in political science for a long time and what intrigued me the most was that I would be learning more about other countries and focusing on their cultures, belief systems, and…

For some students getting to classes between the magical ten-minute break is equivalent to an obstacle course. “Some days, between the high school students and the steady stream of texters, who fail to look up from their phones or walk at a New York pace, I barely make it to class on time, “says Carolina Guarrella, a student here at Brooklyn College. For Guarrella navigating this obstacle almost proved deadly when she almost got run over by a bus while crossing Bedford Avenue to get to the other…

Shelly is probably the highest quality deer head that has ever been found in a high school industrial technology department dumpster. This summer, a head of a buck was thrown out by the board office secretaries of Buckeye High School in Medina county. When asked why they would throw out such a high-quality deer head, they responded that it creeped them out and made them uncomfortable; although, it is evident that many feel otherwise. Benjamin Lutman, Buckeye Industrial Arts teacher talks about…

Why is it relevant? When one experiences a loss; many if not most people shut themselves off to the world. They dive into a pit of despair and loss, the only reason we had both stayed sane was because of each other. He knows me and I know him. If I have troubles, or stress, or any problems he is the one I immediately go to. He is my lifeline. In my life I have never…

To the Office of VP External, A few weeks ago, I attended the SESS’s Annual General Meeting and was shocked by the agenda. I didn 't realize how much was happening in the SESS that I didn 't know about. As a first year, I don’t know a lot about the inner workings of the college, but the AGM revealed just how out of the loop I’ve been. I have since read through much of the Constitution of the SESS and some of the Policy Manual as both someone who wishes to become more involved and as simply a…

Instead, I have learned that the career I truly want to pursue is teaching choir and French in high school. This paper will focus on the career details, my journey to proficiency, and my career plan. 2. Career Details The education needed for high school teachers is a bachelor’s degree in a certain area, such as math or french, as well as an education component (Get Educated). Licensing Requirements to become high school teachers are the Praxis Exams I and II (Get Your Teaching Credential),…