T. C. Williams High School

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…

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 distinctly remember growing up in elementary school, how I felt growing up without a father. What use to always bug me about it was how all the kids made father’s day gifts and would be able to actually give it to them. I was forced to make a father’s day gift every time it came around, but…

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 getting…

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 or her summer, the summer should be cut short by a longer school year. The times are changing and so should the length of our school year; besides, a longer school year would allow teachers to not face the stress of cramming units in the last part of…

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…

Strength My most remarkable quality would be my strength. By strength I don 't mean the amount of muscle I have in my body or how much I can bench press at the local gym. I feel that I consist of an immense amount of mental and emotional strength. Having a rough childhood full of horrendous experiences has had an impact on my emotions and my personal strength. These experiences are what have shaped me as a person. They also have a cause and effect on my daily life and my future. I try my…

parents have found themselves asking the question of whether they should homeschool or use public school for offspring education. Once labeled a trend, homeschool has become more popular with parents and has increased 75% since 1999 (Fascinating Facts, 2015). The education of our youth is important and parents need to make an educated decision prior to choosing either educational path. Public school and homeschool both strive to give children a comprehensive educational experience, but an…

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…

mom 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.…