Upper Perkiomen School District

education. When there are excessive absences, children miss the opportunity for an adequate education. They miss class discussions, activities and peer interactions. Excessive absences lead to poor grades and having students potentially dropping out of school altogether. If students are not present within the classroom, they cannot learn the necessary material. Social workers need to be aware of the multiple issues surrounding the causes of excessive absences and advocate for the importance…

Rock Springs, a short story by Richard Ford, tells a story of an unorthodox family travelling for unusual purposes. The story is told through the perspective of Earl, a morally ambiguous, yet endearing character who has to juggle fleeing authorities by stealing cars with providing a better future for his girlfriend, and two children. As a result, Earl’s character is an enigma; on the exterior, he resembles an ordinary father figure charged with protecting his family, but elements of his criminal…

A Texas school district has reversed its decision to deny a grieving family a yearbook memorial page for their daughter, who killed herself last week. Hannah Rose Hollis, a 17-year-old senior at Pearland High School, had recently celebrated her acceptance into Texas A&M University, where she would follow in her older sisters’ footsteps in the fall. The celebration turned to heartbreak for her family and friends on March 19, when Hollis committed suicide. “If she would’ve just known how much we…

for a couple of years and one game in particular game comes to mind. We called it, The Game That Ruined Christmas. School was out for winter break and we had one game left until the playoffs started. It was a Friday night, about 8 PM. The game was about to finish and…

is a small town that had a Wall-Mart, The Waffle House, Bojangles, and a Ruby Tuesday. If, you were to drive by and blink, you would have missed it. I went to church every Sunday like a good Catholic and I also went to a Catholic private school. Church and school constantly repeated the same message “follow the Ten Commandments.” I grew up in a very a religious environment that ultimately sheltered me from the “real” world. I was stuck in the middle of nowhere and surrounded by the most…

“The Veldt” is a short and twisting story written in 1950 by Ray Bradbury about the Hadley family who lives in a futuristic world that ends up “ruining human relationships and destroying the minds of children” (Hart). The house they live in is no ordinary home, Bradbury was very creative and optimistic when predicting future technology in homes. This house does everything for the residence including tying shoes, making food, and even rocking them to sleep. The favourite room of the children,…

Nitschmann Middle School. The school is located in the westside of the city of Bethlehem which tends to be a little more suburban in comparison to the rest of the Bethlehem Area School District. Certainly, after school there are some students that do not travel far to get to school, some houses are seconds away from the school. Before arriving at Nitschmann Middle School I already had some preconceived notions about the school. Being a former student of the Bethlehem Area School District may…

Rashaun Richardson February 17, 2016 In the story, “Shooting an Elephant”, the narrator is contradictory in his feelings, by supporting one set of people, the Burmans, but serving another, the British. The reader infers that he can’t decide who to fight for because in the text the narrator explains the treatment of the Burmans by the English, but then tells the treatment of himself by the Burmans. For example, the narrator states that the treatment of the Burman prisoners were…

helped my students by pointing out mistakes and giving advice on how to avoid mistakes on future tests. Through my teaching and test preparation, they raised their grades. 9/2014 - Present Chandler Unified School District Cafeteria Chandler, Arizona Lunch Crew Working in the cafeteria in my school, making sub sandwiches for students every day, I quickly became one of the cafeteria’s top performing employees due to my hard work and diligence. 5/2016 – 7/2016 The Renaissance…

Soren stood alone in the center of a room, shifting his weight back and forth. He sniffs the air, and the smell like generated the memories he tried to exile to the back of his mind, the part he wants to forget. He remembered the many days and nights being in this building and even wandering around this room while he recovered from his injury. Soren wore a tan vest and white pants as he continued to wait. He looked around the room that is just too well-ordered as everything in it had a place.…