Sophomore slump

The lowest point of my high school career was the winter of my freshman year. I was the only underclassman that had made the varsity cheerleading squad and that automatically made me an outsider and the upperclassmen made sure I knew that. I was constantly the target of their aggression, even though I never did anything to deserve it. Being powerless in this cheer tyranny, I was forced to silently suffer until I could no longer handle it. One day at practice, I exploded; my mouth was the…

Music to the Ears If you mess up just once in your life, it could affect your future. In the ninth grade, I came close to ending my music career by simply dropping out from the choir program in anger of not getting into my choir of choice. But if I went through with this choice, I would have felt empty. With the help of my brother who was a senior and has been in the program all four years, I was not only put in my choir of choice later that week from exemplifying stellar job work, but also…

The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? Please write an essay (250-650 words) on the topic selected. You can type directly into the box, or you can paste text from another source. Many times in life things do not go as intended. Whether it is the unplanned birth of a child or the untimely demise of a loved one, we quickly realize what is meant…

There are many reasons why I would like to attend New York Film Academy. I started acting when I moved to Phoenix in the 6th grade. I went to an amazing school that had great funding in the performing arts and was able to learn many useful skills. Acting provided me with a foundation that paved my High School career. I based my high school classes around acting and a class that I took to make friends turned into a passion. Now completing my senior year my passion has grown tremendously and my…

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” - William Hickson. A quote I have never related to more. This quote explains how my lacrosse career began. I was in 6th grade and it was the first time I had ever picked up a lacrosse stick. I picked it up and was skeptical about the sport because it seemed as if it was impossible to catch or pass a ball. I played for a Wheeler high school club team for my first time ever, I can say they were not a good team. The coach was harsh and tough on the…

It was a calm and relaxing day at Marino High School. It was about 2 in the afternoon when Cassie found the note on the ground. On the note said ‘Meet me behind the locker rooms at the football field at the end of the 3rd quarter on Friday night. From Brad’. Brad, being the captain of the football team, used to be into some bad stuff until he was sent to juvie at the beginning of the school year. He didn’t do anything bad at all after that. Brad’s first day back at school he saw this…

I now had the title of section leader in the band, and was also an upperclassmen of the football team. It wasn’t exactly as easy as it seemed from those of the past. The sophomores thought they knew everything just because they had been there one year before, and the freshman thought they were hot shit for making it through middle school. It was painful to witness the underclassmen of football only squat halfway down, or the…

In the year 2017 Corvallis school should let sports go the entire school year. If the coach asked the players and they players say yes, they want to go the entire school year, then that curtain sport should be able to go all school year. Other schools will be able to do the same thing all over Montana. There will be state for the sport at the end of every school year. If sports were to go all year round it would do a lot of good for the students. They can go all school year and if some schools…

Kenisha Knox is an 18-year-old senior. She doesn’t only have challenges academically, but personal challenges as well. Kenisha is an outgoing person who is willing to help anyone in need, and people initially notice her infectious smile. There were challenges of being able to keep at least straight A’s, a 4.0 GPA, and on top of that her, health. She was the type to be so much into school without a doubt. Kenisha’s high school life consisted of a close tie with sports. She has been a successful…

My Thoughts on J-Term Ever hate something that most people enjoy? J-Term was a chance for all of the students to explore something that was not something necessarily educational, but something that interested them. My J-Term was called exploring athletic careers. I think J-term was super dumb, but if it was improved it could be amazing. During my J-Term I went out and looked at some career options that I could be interested in. After I was done with all of them I decided that I didn't want to…