High voltage

College Dropouts In today’s society, dropping out of college is becoming habitual. After high school, many students have the choice to go to college, join the military, start working, or do absolutely nothing. Some students are persuaded into going to college because they’re told with a degree one doesn’t have to work in the service sector. This allows the student to have ambitions to go into a certain career that pays more than a minimum wage job. Also more opportunities open up to those who…

Have you ever blamed yourself for a specific situation? While growing up with my mother, who is a single parent of two. I always blamed myself for my mom and dad’s separation. Never had I thought I would get over not having a father figure in my life. Although, yes it was difficult but it made me who I am today. Being grown up at an abnormal age can make things difficult but yet beneficial at the same time, I now help provide for my family by working and being able to pay my own bills. I can…

High school came around, and Nav slowly became my best friend. He showed me off as his sister. We actually didn 't mind communicating with each other, and things changed for the better. Senior year which was not too long ago became very exhausting. I was emotionally and physically done between high school, work, family, and friends. Out of all people only one person was there for me making sure I’m…

Recently, America has not produced workers who can compete in today’s job market. The reason why young adults have been having trouble competing in the job market can be traced to the United States’ educational system. Many countries like Finland, South Korea, and fourteen others have better educational systems than our own country (Huffington Post). Many of these countries also have longer school years than the United States. It is time to vicissitude our ways. Although every student enjoys his…

Moreover, extending the amount of time between classes, which at Holly Spring High School is only five minutes, to ten minutes would provide students sufficient time to stop by their lockers between periods and not have to carry an overloaded backpack. To exemplify, In The New York Times, a seventh grader states, “The reason I don 't visit my locker more often during the school day is not because I want to use the time to ' 'socialize ' ' but because I barely have time to run from class to…

Junior year of high school is said to be the most difficult year. I almost know for a fact that my junior year will be more time consuming then any other year. Having two AP classes, chemistry, and also two sports will be my life for a whole school year. I know how hard I have to push to accomplish being successful with a full plate. A full plate as in I won 't have any free time to focas on anything other than my goals. My goals consist of having a 4.0 GPA every year of high school, recieving…

in will not differ if they attend homeschool or public school. Interests in sports and other activities will also not differ based on the school the child attends. The end result of both homeschool and public school will hopefully be a child with a high school diploma, and the desire to pursue further education with…

Reading Rodeo Promotion Plan Reading Rodeo is a non-profit community summer reading program for kindergarden through high school. The idea came from varies thoughts of refraining to do the same Vacation Bible School that every neighborhood church had scheduled for one week in the summer. “Childhood pastimes are increasingly moving indoors,” reports U.S.A Today in 2005, and not much has changed eight years later. Students have invested their summer days, home-alone, in video games. The…

Society is more than just something students can put on a college application form. It’s a responsibility we as potential candidates are supposed to fulfill, as we are expected to continue possessing the four important qualities for the rest of our high school careers. In this paper, I will strive to prove that I am willing to take up that responsibility and to show that I possess all of the requirements needed to be a member of such a prestigious organization. One of the aspects of being an…

signed me up and had my first practice in late July. Everybody in my family played a sport when they could whether if it was in elementary, middle school, or high school. Football is my main sport then comes basketball. I want my sons and daughters to play sports when they are young so they know what they are doing in middle school and high school. It’s always best to teach your kids young but you also need supporting parents. My mom has always been there but I can’t say that about my dad.…