High School Musical

everyone can afford to attend college and land in a high paying job. In today's society, occupations are based on prestige and judged on the order they rank. From viewing the occupational prestige table on page 227, a cab driver compared to a high school teacher earns less prestige in which I personally agree due to the fact that a cab driver requires less education and abstract thought than becoming certified in teaching. Now when it comes to a High school teacher earning more prestige than a…

empowering the students is the goal of the school. A mission this bold may not have the same effect on every single student that walks through the doors of the school however, it has had this effect on me for the short time that I have been a student here. Coming to Villa Maria College has had an overall positive effect on my life in more ways than one. The college has helped me grow as a person but not in a big extravagant way. Soon after graduating high school I started thinking about how my…

the high school swim team in my freshman year, I was still new to the high school scoring system, which differed from the club meets that I grew up participating in. I devoted my time as a captain leading activities I was accustomed to- running warm-ups at meets, facilitating practice dives, and assisting in equipment setup. During this period, I couldn’t help but notice that some swimmers, especially new members, were not getting as much attention in activities and workouts. In high school…

Since the age of four, I have attended the KIPP Houston Southwest campus. In my time at KIPP Houston High School and KIPP Academy Middle School, I have taken many AP courses expanding my knowledge about this world both culturally and politically. Being at KIPP has not only taught me to not procrastinate and waste valuable work time but to also take advantage of the class time that I have with my teachers in order for me to ask questions and understand the material taught in class. KIPP has…

How many people would rather go to a high school football game than the school musical? Most likely, a ton. Football games have food, themes, and the student section. Students that actively participate in performing arts programs excel more in all aspects of life. Research shows that arts education improves scholarly success. Many students use the arts as a free way to express themselves who struggle with different types of anxiety or insecurities. Cutting performing arts education will not only…

dance. This, like her singing, was a strength for her. From the age of five, DeAnna continued her dance career well into her late teens. The arts of dance and voice where her passion. She sang in school choirs, community choirs, church choirs, danced for the Ly-Ben Dance Company and even danced for her high school's dance…

introduced the trumpet to him. Elwood Buchanan wanted to help develop Davis’s style, he was a friend of Davis’s father. Davis played professionally during high school. Dizzy Gillespie and Charles Parker liked Davis’s work and invited him onstage to perform when a band member was is and wasn’t able to play. Davis attended Juilliard School (Institute of Musical Art) in 1944, soon after the performance. While attending college, Davis played in nightclubs. Many musicians played alongside him. In…

The change from high school to post-secondary education is a tremendous one. Many students that enter post-secondary college come to school thinking that the transition will be an easy one. They find out later that the adventure is much different from the one that they had just experienced. They soon find out that college costs are more expensive, have more academic challenges, and offer a more unique social setting than in high school. The first difference between high school and college…

Having been playing with the same orchestra for such a long time, I have made many lifelong friendships and connections. Our high school orchestra is truly one big family, which makes it all the more pleasant to play with them. Outside of my school orchestra, I have participated in numerous community orchestras, camps, weddings, and parties. The most impactful of these out-of-school orchestras is the Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, which is a music camp in Arkansas. I have been continuously…

Throughout high school, I have taken all honors courses (when applicable) and really pushed myself to take challenging courses. When trying to coordinate my schedule, rather than look for the easiest courses, I choose what would be more beneficial for me and my future. My career/college interest is Finance and Psychology; therefore, I am taking AP Statistics and AP Psychology my senior year. In addition to my AP courses, my remaining five classes are all honors. Unfortunately, I am unable…