Lincoln High School

The family resides in the Lincoln Park section of the city of Portsmouth. The neighborhood which Zavion resides in has a high rate of crime and drug activity. The neighborhood is centrally located to public schools, shopping, transportation and churches of various denominations. Community resources include the Portsmouth Health Department, Maryview Behavioral Health Center, Maryview Hospital, the Portsmouth Department of Social Services and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services. The…

This lead to his love of basketball, however as a high school sophomore, he was cut for the varsity team. NBA.com) After he grew to be 6’3” the next summer, he really became a superstar. (NBA.com) Micheal went to the University of North Carolina, and Chapel Hill, and made a big splash in a DCAA Championship…

Growing up in the small town of Columbia City, I witnessed the crippling poverty of the people who lived there. Of course, I saw people who lacked the motivation to make their lives better. However, I also watched numerous people attempt to climb and claw their way out of the never-ending abyss of poverty; usually they fell further than they climbed. On a select few occasions, poverty-stricken citizens of this city have reached the top of the abyss and left their life of struggle behind.…

Good evening and welcome to all the parents, relatives and friends who have made this day possible for the Thornapple Kellogg High School graduating class of 2006. I would also like to thank this year’s graduates for the honor and privilege of speaking at their commencement. To be a part of such an important night in your lives is indeed a very special moment for me. Graduation marks the end of one part of your life and the beginning of unlimited possibilities. This is the moment when you…

In the year following the turn of the millennia, almost 4 million students were suspended or expelled from schools throughout the United States (U.S. Department of Education, 2000). This type of discipline that takes the student out of the learning environment is referred to as exclusionary discipline and students of color; particularly African American youths are disproportionately represented when compared to their white counterparts. African American children make up 17 percent of all…

Because I am more than acquainted with the knowledge of my mother 's yearly salary, and well informed of all the expenses that a four year university and law school account for, I know for a fact that it is necessary for me to continually challenge myself by introducing greater goals in my day to day life. It is not everyday that you hear a 17 year old girl state that she wishes to rightfully earn her spot in the United States Legislative branch, but today is just one of those few days. Congress…

other things I can't remember. My favorite part of boot camp was going home, after I got home I had to weed eat, and I was running on a couple hours of sleep.... in a week worth of sleep. At boot camp there were six schools, each with at least twenty to thirty cadets, then there was Lincoln with five…

and began before I even entered school. During my early days you would say I was a “repeater”. I repeated things that I would hear from my parents and people that were around me all the time. Some of them were good to say and some not so good to say. My parents always sat down and read to me. While growing up as well my parents worked a lot so my grandparents basically raised me by watching me in the morning and taking me to two by two, preschool and grade school. During the mornings I would…

In early April 15, 2016, I took my kids to our favorite Vietnamese restaurant, the Simply it, on a “happy Friday” when they don’t have school. The restaurant is located on a busy street at 2269 North Lincoln Park Avenue, right next to Starbuck Coffee, not too far from my daughter’s future high school, Lincoln Park. The kids rushed to order their favorite grill beef sandwich while I picked a crab and asparagus soup for the twenty month baby. Looking at them, all enjoy their food, I can’t help…

It is increasing rapidly around the world.Everyday There are reports that traditional schools are failing to prepare our nation’s youth for the workforce.People who choose to homeschool their children opt to enrolling them into cyber schools because their child can learn from home in a structured virtual school program without fear of peer pressure, classroom distractions, and school violence. In cyber school, students do not have to worrying about cliques, bus rides, study halls, bullies or…