Permian High School

I was about to go to an after school club, when suddenly I remembered that my music teacher said I could come to earn my "Rainbow Belt" for the recorder. No one else in my grade had it yet. No one was even close, except for my best friend. He didn 't know what I was about to do. I ran down the hallway with my recorder. Looking back, I 'm not sure whether it was the need to be the first, or that I loved playing my recorder. It was probably both. Later, I walked into the club, proudly displaying…

Many people find my family dynamic strange. My family structure is not a picture perfect family. My parents are separated and both seeing other people. My only sister is 5 years younger than me. My Dad came from a religious family where as my Mom did not. They read me bible stories and occasionally brought me to Buddhist temples, mosques, and gospel churches. I did not grow up with a strict religious background but I was introduced to religion and taught to respect everyone’s faith, making me…

for seven hours for my high school and college classes. I have to have that balance in order to get through the school year. Its as if another responsibility has been added onto my already overloaded plate. I have dealt with his health issues since I was in sixth grade. Along with my father being sick, my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer and passed away in January 2013. That was a tragic event in my life, and I still had to be able to focus on both college and high school classes as…

always traveled to Mexico two times a year the first time is in March a holiday called Easter, and the second time is in December. Our vacations were always shored because we always had another event and obligations at home. For example in March we had school but because it was a family tradition we travel for a week and in December we come back because we have a “Posada” at home each year. In America I have travel less because it is more expensive to travel the only time I have travel in…

increased use in drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes. However, students who are under stress throughout their long college careers exhibit different and more concerning symptoms and ailments. These include depression, anxiety, cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure and strokes, obesity, gastrointestinal problems such as ulcers, and skin and hair problems such as psoriasis and permanent hair…

Career Plans Many kids have no idea what they are going to do after they graduate high school, whether itś choosing and going to college, starting in some sort of program, or simply getting a job in the real world. For me, my plans are set. Graduating and attending a four year university is in my sights as well as attending a medical school. Most students in high school do not know exactly what they want to do as a career, and for me, I have two that I can see myself doing. Becoming an…

That is what the kids in Fremont high school are facing, Lack of opportunity. Fremont highs school is an article written by Johnathan Kozol highlighting the reality of urban high school. He takes us through a day in the life of these less privileged high schoolers and the kinds of conditions they are sent to acquire knowledge in. these kids don’t have the opportunity to experience secondary education…

Answers and Solutions of Public Schools The question of why the American public schools are failing and what are some solutions to help fix that problem, is asked everyday not only by the school board or the students but as well as the parents. This research paper is a way of finding out why American public schools are failing and how can it be fixed. A lot of unanswered questions surrounding public schools as far as why public schools are failing is, why valuable funds are being wasted, who…

class time (246). Students are more engaged in class time, providing a more interactive experience for them. Results have shown that the use of this strategy has increased high school graduation, as well as college entrances (252). Students who have a more enjoyable and fulfilled school career become eager to graduate high school, pursue higher…

understand the freedom senior year brings. This freedom, however, is not the escape of high school or the fact that graduation is looming around the corner. It is finally being able to chose one 's own classes for the first time while attending Benet. In most schools, students are presented with class selections as early as their freshman year. For some, this may be an opportunity to make each year in high school a breeze. For others though, class selection is a way to add vigor and variety to a…