ALT ED: The Alternative to Expulsion The fat girl, gay guy, cheerleader, jock-all in a class that is the alternative to expulsion from high school. The book ALT:ED written by Catherine Atkins and published September 9th, 2004. The main character is Susan Callaway, bullied and over weight Susan faces the tortures of high school. Enduring torment from her bully Kale Krasner about her weight. Atkins managed to make her book a lot like modern-day Breakfast Club ( a film released February 15th,…
My first year at Cedar Shoals was unforgettable, I had no idea what to expect. Most people consider going into highschool as one of the big parts of your life. I was hesitant for the change since I was going into a much bigger school and meeting new people. I went into freshman year with a positive mindset, making new friends & knowing it was going to be MY year. I had faced many successes academically and faced a few failures that I am going to improve my sophomore year so I don’t make the same…
Some scenes of the book were set at a high school. I found this important because it showed me another perspective of high school in a different society. This social context gave me a better understanding of how my high school is and how the characters high school are. There is so much differences between them. The way the teachers teach, the respect the students have towards their teachers and lastly their belief about school. “She wasn’t going to college, and she just couldn’t bring…
our society and the way we live has changed over the last couple years. Roberts looks at how the academic fields of study have shaped the way high schoolers and college students have changed their ways of living. America, as Paul Roberts tells us, have turned ourselves into, “DIY” citizens, narcissists, and how money is changing the mindset of many high school and college students. To start off, the professions of psychology and business administration, are two jobs that explain everything Paul…
Platten sings in the first half of the song “losing friends and I’m chasing sleep, everybody’s worried about me” which is my first semester of sophomore year in a nutshell. During sophomore year, I had established my place in my school as that one quiet girl that runs, and had my first AP class. Being new to the concept of AP classes and College Board, I would occasionally have to typical existential crisis on why I take such rigorous courses. I was experiencing such a culture shock…
heart, I tried to leave as little as doubt as possible. I knew I could do it, I just had to leave everything I had and had prepared. This second chance meant everything to me and gave me a shot to complete a goal I had made my freshman year of high school. Life does not give second chances very often, but this experience taught me that when it does, give it your whole heart and…
‘High School Musical 4’ reunites Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens? Austin Butler angry with girlfriend! Ever since “High School Musical 4” was announced to be made, fans have been thinking about the franchise’s most beloved faces i.e. Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens. Everyone wants them to return and looks like they are not just returning but also reuniting in real life. Ex-couple Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens might be back with each other in real life as well because of “High School Musical 4,”…
Aliens come and inhabits humans, while trying to take over the Earth. This is the book, The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, which became a movie in January 2016, directed by J Blakeson. Cassiopeia Sullivan is a 16-year-old girl with a fairly normal life, until the Others came. There have been 4 waves to their invasion, and everyone who is left is suffering through the 5th. Like most books turned into movies, The 5th Wave book is better than the movie because it has more detail, better characterization,…
Several years flew by, still, I was sure sports would never be a part of my life. I’d come to the conclusion that I should just stick to academics and music, which is what I’ve always been best at. Then, the second half of my freshman year of high school approached, and thoughts ran through my head, “Should I go out for track?”, “It’s just running, and there’s no ball to keep control of. I can handle that, can’t I?” Despite the butterflies, constant scenarios circling around in my head of…
back a notch. It was the end of the school year and it was time for football season to come around. We had running lifting this whole summer. A lot of people say your junior year is your most important so I was working extra hard, late 12 o'clock lift with my cousin and running the hill at leather lips park after practice. I was emailing coaches non stop to get one step closer to my dream of playing in college. I got emails back from a few D2 and D1 schools inviting me to their games.…