High School Musical

intelligent student, Robert is making the most of his high school career. Robert has exhibited these characteristics both in and outside of the classroom. I have been impressed with his dedication to academics and community. There is definitely more than meets the eye with Robert. An exemplary student with an apparent concern for others, he has distinguished himself among his peers. Not only does Robert set high academic standards for himself, but also high moral standards. He is…

of the high school’s student council but my civic responsibilities did not start there. I have held an elected position in student council since the sixth grade. While serving in the middle school, my fellow council members and I were instrumental in working with the administration in the decision making and design of the new playground. I have devoted countless hours to student council in order to make school better for the students. I have also lead numerous petitions to hold a musical,…

concert bands. Over five hundred and ten hours a year, our body of three hundred members bond, find purpose together, and support each other through any test of life. It’s hard to put into words, but it is something that I would never change in my high school experience. (35 hours per week, 15 weeks per year) • Westwood Warrior Band – In a slightly different setting (following the time dedicated to marching band), I’ve spent the past three and a half years in daily rehearsals, preparing for…

Looking back, I realized that high school wasn’t as bad as I thought. Sure I had really bad days, but all of the good ones made up for it. I did Polynesian Club for two years; my freshman year and my senior year. I regret not dancing throughout high school, but I’m glad I still got to do it my senior year. It was mostly because I was already involved with theatre. I had been participating in theatre my entire four years, and I loved it. I loved acting and building the sets for the plays. I had…

students for the future the schools must give us experience outside of the classroom that will teach us life lessons. Without extracurricular activities there would be many lessons that students would miss as a cause of this. In order for schools to best prepare students the administrative board must decide on a more balanced budget among the activities and they must see how the positive effects outweigh the negative effects in school activities. Budgeting for a school is very difficult. The…

Rent, a rock-musical set in New York, follows seven artists working for their dreams of stardom without becoming sellouts. Originating in 1996, Rent was composed by an almost unknown composer at the time, Jonathan Larson. From small beginnings in the Off-Broadway New York Theater Workshop, Rent made its way to Broadway, and became an American hit. This hit musical was written and composed by Jonathan Larson. Living from 1960-1996, dying the morning Rent was to be performed in its first…

I sat through Miss D’s tedious class daydreaming the entire time. It was the first week of school, and all I was hankering for was a calamitous storm that would cancel school, that did not happen. Each day of the week called for a new schedule. It was Tuesday, and I was a third grader who had a passion for singing. Our classes were combined with three other grade levels, I was the youngest. I loved music and was elated to be a student in Miss D’s music class. However, I wanted a course that…

I volunteered to help with the community musical by being stage manager and like I had said before was inducted into NHS my sophomore year as well. I find it really important to do extra-curricular activities because you meet new people helping out with your community and it builds up a college…

Walt Whitman, both influencing him to become a poet. In 1920, Langston graduated from high school and went through the year following with his dad in Mexico. During this time in Mexico, Hughes was profoundly commended when The Negro Speaks of…

Hallways (An Argument Concerning the Validity of arts in Schools) School is supposed to be a place of learning and enrichment, but it doesn’t take long for the students to become uninterested with the same old, boring lessons that are pulled out of dusty textbooks. From calculus quizzes to English exams, the material learned isn’t always the most fun and interesting, to say the least. There is a way to make learning a bit more bearable and school a pinch more pleasant. For many students,…