Mentor High School

my dad’s death was extreme because he was such a good father and he truly loved each of us. Every month he took me and my siblings out to restaurants for one-on-one time. On these daddy daughter dates, he taught us respect and manners. My dad set a high standard for anyone who would take me on a date in the future. My dad would take us fishing, arrow-head hunting in the fields, camping, to amusement parks, and to beaches. He was an entrepreneur who owned his own remodeling business, known as…

Students should study because they want to, not to be forced to. Its wrong to lure students into studying by using cash as it gives them an idea that money can somewhat “control the world” everything does revolve around money, Which is a sad truth that they don’t understand that money does control the world and them. Although this policy encourages the wrong things. Students may get so caught up in focusing on making more money that they assumed getting good grades is purely for the money and…

opportunity to chronicle the human experience in a captivating way and have benefitted positively from doing so. During my two-year term as a National Honor Society officer, I raised money to support Gabriela, a fifth grader from Honduras to attend school for a year through Unbound. In September, I received correspondence from her. "My biggest objective is to be a nurse," she wrote. “That is why I give the best of me to keep moving forward." Gabriela reminded me that service is a driving force…

someone in life than college was not optional. Even though college was always a priority for me I struggled with the idea that I had to do whatever I had to do to get into college so that I could earn fast money by doing less work. Through my high school years, I was so focused on taking classes that would lead me towards college acceptance because I believed I would earn a lot of money with a good career. While reading “The Dangers of Telling Poor Kids That College Is the Key to Social…

occurred and I missed out on being the Catholic I wanted to become as a little girl because my parents stopped taking me to church. As I grew up, I have always felt I had a something missing and I knew it was God’s love. When I hit freshman year in high school I found myself going back to the Catholic church with my Catholic friends. Although, there was something holding me back from fulfilling my desire of going back to church because I had to do it on my own. As a 14 year old girl I was…

I did not look for a single teaching job despite graduating with my license to teach k-12 music. I only looked at graduate schools offering housing graduate assistantships. After an exhaustive search and much thanks to my supervisor’s connections, I landed a position at the University of South Alabama. All set with my pack on my back, I prepared for what could possibly be the…

groups and are working to get a task done by the end of the day. Lastly, I am a mentor for Big Brother Big Sister. Working with a younger youth helping her strive for greatness really impacts both her and myself. Big Brother Big Sister is an awesome program that never leaves a child in need of a positive role model behind. They match you based on your interests making sure everyone has a match they can relate to. Being a mentor for a younger youth has really made my leadership skills shine by…

My Journey As a Writer Throughout high school, I feel like my writing skills have changed drastically, thanks to all my aspiring english teachers who have helped me grow along the way. Essays, speeches, and short stories have been a struggle for me in the past. Writers block is my worst enemy. Because of my helpful mentors, I’ve learned different strategies to overcome these writing obstacles. As a writer, I feel like there’s always room for improvement. There’s always some way to make your…

Educate. Inspire. Empathize. Out of the 4 years of high school, I have spent two of those years immersing myself in the world of NASA academies. My first ever experience with NASA came through VSCS, and I was lucky enough to be selected for the Summer Academy. I had no idea what that week would entail, but I knew that it would prove to be one of the best times of my life. Just as I thought, that week instilled in me a new goal that would ultimately lead to a career involving research at a NASA…

recent media attention has portrayed them as violent and abusive of their power in non-violent situations. Whether it be in a small town or a big city school district these incidents of violence have been the center of recent media attention. However, there have been recent incidents of police brutality within school districts, elementary and high school levels, which furthers the poor conversation of Student Resource Officers (SROs) in general. There are children growing up that are becoming…