High jump

Could Taking a Break Between High School and College Do More Harm Than Good? Taking a break between high school and college can be beneficial for some; others not so much. I, however, fall into the other category. Not that I contemplate taking a break is a dangerous idea because I do not. It is not the break itself that is damaging; it is how long of a break you take between the two that ultimately determines your successfulness in college. My future was all figured out, or so I believed.…

Physical Education in High School With the rise of the technological age, it seems like the only thing that is not improving is the world’s health. Everyday, children face social pressures, academic stressors, and distractions in the form of electronics and social media outlets. Couple the previous statement with the fact that school systems across the country are placing less of an importance on physical activity, and it should be no surprise that 1 out of every 3 children ages 2-19 are…

Escaping a Chore I can remember sitting at my kitchen table when I was younger, looking out the window, wanting to jump up and run outside to play. I can hear my mom saying, “No finish your school work first.” I would rather be out playing on a nice sunny day than inside doing school work. Who wouldn’t? It was probably when I was in the 1st grade that I had these little books that I had to write sentences in. What I wrote had to match what was happening in a picture on the page. It was…

I remember I was so short I had to jump up to reach the first bar. I would always be able to around the second bar and then my small hands would slide off. I was so scared because the farther you got the higher the bars got. I was afraid I would fall on one of the last ones because they were so high off the ground. Anna and Kathy would stand underneath me promising me, if I fell they would catch me. After days of trying…

learned about American History between 1960s-1970s and learned about the struggle of black Americans here in the states through one of my favorite books “Assata Shakur". All of these authors were introduces to me by my teachers during junior year in High school.…

blast. The first wave of arthropods vaporize almost instantly, and the second wave of (much larger) spiders fares about as well. The third wave is much more resistant, but their health bars deplete quickly and they too crumble into ashes. We cheer and high five, but our victory is short-lived. A huge spider, anger in its eight beady eyes, tears the fuse box out of the wall with its pincers. The lights cut out along with the oven’s power, but luckily the windows are wide enough to provide…

Millionaire’s Club offered me knowledge on having a financially prosperous future, it also allowed me to become a key member in the Student Government Association (SGA). The Million’s Club was new and needed key positions to be filled so I decided to jump at the opportunity and take a major role in the growing club. I soon became a Club Representative and gained a seat at the SGA meetings, further increasing my leadership ability from my active participation at the meetings. The opportunities of…

year ago” (USA Today, Sep. 14, 2004). Another researcher stated, “Over the past decade, tuition rose 47% at public four-year colleges and 42% at their private counterparts” (Hempel, Issue 3885). This is a huge jump for just ten years, if this continues the tuition costs will be extremely high in a few years. Most of the colleges make some money off of the tuition. The money that they do make usually goes back into the university for enhancements and additions to buildings. They also use the…

PBIS ia a school wide system of support which includes proactive strategies for teaching and supporting positive behavior to create a positive school environment (Positive par. 2). The four elements of PBIS are system, data, practices and outcomes. Data is used to seee status and recognize what needs to be changed and see the effects of intervention (positive par. 7). Practices are the intervention and strategies used to reinforce positive behavior. An example of this could be a child steals a…

A Personal Example of Truly Effective Leadership When Nam Phan attended a private high school in Vietnam, students attending the school was sometimes forced to follow quite unusual rules set by the school. One day, the school passed a rule that prohibited students from posting any negative comments on the school on social media, such as, Facebook, Twitter, and so on. The rationale behind this rule was that the school wanted to maintain positive reputation of themselves in community by…