17 September 2013 Comfort in Song Graduating middle school was the saddest day of my youth, but, at the same time, it was the most exciting time of my life. I always remembered hearing my four older siblings tell me what an amazing experience high school was because of what it had to offer. I could not wait to meet new people and make lifelong friends and memories. Even though middle school was an amazing experience for me, I was more than prepared to take on a new, more puzzling challenge. I felt
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High School is not only about becoming older and learning new things, but is about our years training for us to be ready for the outside world. It is a milestone that will help us blossom into successful young men and women. High school is also about becoming more experienced in life and deciding what you want to do or be when the time comes. That’s why it’s very important to choose the right foundation for college and adult life and I believe that High Tech High school can do this for me.
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but the road after high school was a challenge in my early high school years, many friends telling me where they are going, and asking me the question “what are you going to do after high school”. It finally hit me in the beginning of my senior year when I realized I have to do something other then sit around at school. I know I will be attending college, the harder question is where. I have met with my counselor and my parents about what I am going to do after high school, followed up on my financial
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BRIIING! The loud bell echoes through the school. Katy, a small sixth grader, frantically runs down the hallway trying to get to her class. Her first day of 6th grade was off to a rough start. First, her locker got jammed, then she couldn't find her class and now she was late. When she finally found the room and opened the door class had been going for five minutes. As Katy hesitantly stepped into the class all of her fellow students stared at her making her face turn bright red, she felt embarrassed
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Lakhari Hunt Ms.Porter Eng.131.003 30 January 2015 My High School Journey People say that “your high school years are the best years of your life”. Eh. Thats slightly true. For me, it was my senior year. The previous three were hell. High school was everything you could possibly imagine. Gossiping girls, mystery lunches, gossiping girls, weird teachers, gossiping girls, hot guys, oh and gossiping girls! To say the least I am not a fan of gossiping girls, or gossip. Especially when being
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University High Charlotte, NC “Why Did I enroll in JROTC” The reason I enrolled in JROTC was to better myself as a young person and to learn the fundamentals of the Army. When I was in the 8th grade at James Martin Middle School we had things called high school days which were when Zebulon B. Vance High school used to come over and talk to us about high school. I remember one day they came and it was their ROTC program but they have the air force program and they informed us about their program
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failed almost all of my classes my freshman and sophomore year and had no strive or confidence in myself. The reasons I failed so terribly I think is because i wasn’t aware of how important high school was and how credits worked. I just thought it would be a breeze and I would be fine barely passing. I feel like if someone would have informed me about how important everything was I would have gotten all of my stuff together way earlier and faster. I’ve attended three high schools and I believe
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2/28/13 4 Transitioning to High School I know how hard it can be transitioning to high school. I know this because I have experienced it. Not only have I experienced it, but I have also struggled in it as well. Numerous student, including I myself, see high school as this huge black hole sucking everyone in it. At the beginning of high school, since I was straight from Africa, I struggled most often many times in getting used to where places were. It was not at all easy because I do not t
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High School Graduation Graduation is an exciting time in a person’s life, especially a high school graduation. For most people their graduation day is one of their best day of their lives. No more high school, and for some it means that they are able to move on with their life and live on their own as well as embark on the independent journey of college. In my case, when I think of family and friends gathering to celebrate a joyous occasion. I feel like I accomplished my strongest goal. It never
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Narrative Essay The transition of a high school student to a college undergraduate is a life-changing experience that most youths go through. The course that led to this transformative event began on the first day I entered high school. Attending a technical school for four years was the best decision I could have made. It prepared me for the real world while simultaneously providing me with the skills needed for college. My first year in high school was like moving into a new city and trying to
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I first heard about the Hetrick-Martin Institute a few years ago on Kimora Lee Simmon’s show “Life in the Fab Lane”. She was donating monies to the school, and what caught my attention was that it was an LGBTQ high school. Back then, around the time that I was a freshman going into my sophomore year of high school, I was exploring my sexuality and in the midst of it all I concluded that I was bisexual and soon I realized I’m a lesbian. Hearing about an LGBTQ high school piqued my interest and so
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question that I’ve always been asked about when I was younger. That question honestly stresses me out and makes me so worried about my future. I grew up in a world where following exactly what your parent’s say will always be the best way to go. I come from a huge family with many disagreements and opinions. My mom’s side of the family believes in the easy way out to just make enough to get by in life and have a little bit of fun. My dad’s side of the family wants me to step outside of my box, and try
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Admission Someone Who Influenced Me When I was in the seventh grade my teacher (who will remain un-named) predicted I would be in prison by the time I was 20 years old. Her negative comment has had only a positive influence on me. Since that time, I have been determined to prove her wrong. I do not have, and never have had, a criminal record. Indeed, I have had only one traffic ticket. My grades steadily improved through high school. I graduated from high school in only three years, at the age
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mom who came to this country to escape the violence back in Mexico. We’ve lived all over Austin except in the westside. Growing up it felt like the path I was supposed to take had been pre-determined by the ethnicity and the income level I was born into. For the most part as I grew up I did not fight the life assigned to me. That all changed one day in 7th grade when a new student transferred to Bedichek Middle School. This was unusual and disturbed our daily routines. Most of us had grown up in the
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picked up by the local high school newspaper because he liked to write so much in class even though his writing in class would sometimes take away from the attention from the teacher. This soon became a problem in class and was noticed by the teacher and counselor of the school who soon gave him a job in the local school newspaper due to his “restless pen”. The author explores his meaning in life by relating his adolescent experience where he learns a conflicting message about good writing and in the
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from middle school to high school is an exciting yet a new experience. But these four years of high school can leave a huge impact on students’ life. Not only that, but it can also be a challenge for ultimate amount of students, including me. Going into high school, there might be a few difficulties that I would face. Such as, time management, stress, money management. Time management is managing my time so I can allocate my time to the right things. For the past year of middle school, I have struggled
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different and change your life? In this case I did and it still affects me to this very moment. One thing that effected my education was when I decided to join the military. I decided to join the military before I entered high school. The reason I wanted to join was because my two uncles were in the Vietnam War and World War 2, they inspired me to make something of myself and do something with my life that most people would never think about doing. Also I wanted to contribute a different way to the country
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Academy for high school. I chose Ursula because it achieves the expectations I want in a high school. In my four years of high school I hope to discover who I really am as a person and adventure off. I believe Ursula will help me accomplish finding who I really am because the school is open to anything you believe. The teachers will support and help individuals in any way they can, to make students comfortable about themselves moreover express their inner selves. Ursula is an all-girls, catholic
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new culture, new school and new friend. When I went to the Airport Station in Hong Kong, and I took the flight to America, it is my first time leaving China. I was excited but a little bit scared to come to America. I thought American schools would be very free, where the students and teachers would be very welcoming. Even though my English was not very good, I thought they would not laugh at me. I went to the Boston Education Center to choose the school. First, they talked about my English level
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Transition to High School: Reflective Essay AVID has changed and helped me in many different ways to help prepare for my high school and college years. One skill that AVID has prepared me for high school was using a 3 inch D-ring binder as a beginning step to help prepare for my organization skills. Another skill that I have been prepared in this past year was to be proactive. My amazing AVID teacher (MRS.GREMILLION!!!!!), had encouraged me throughout the past year to step in and to become an active
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Xavier Walker 05/28/13 English/Comp It’s not High School Anymore In high school I notice that pretty much anything I turned in was an automatic 90%. When I started college I expected it to be just about the same, but sadly it wasn’t. High school English messed me up so bad that it had me thinking that I was an A1 writer, when really I was beyond less than that. My first college paper was so disappointing, I was pretty much in complete shock about the whole thing. Never had I ever failed a rough
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obstacle was going to a new school. It was 2014, and I was finishing up 8th grade. My dad had been talking to me about coming to PHS for high school and how it would be a good transition for me. So, I decided that I would make the change and begin attending Pickens County High School starting in August. It only hit me the last week of summer that I didn’t know anyone. Who was going to talk to me? Who was going to sit with me at lunch? Who would be my partner for a project? All these questions berated
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Receiving a higher education after high school is almost obligatory in a thriving nation such as the United States. Although this is very common, not every person who desires to complete a college education will actually be able to do so. Yes, schools offer countless opportunities and mentorships to contribute to students’ success, but the crude reality is that not all students who take part in these programs or who incessantly demonstrate their willingness to become successful will actually prosper
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grades in high school and I was involved in many clubs. I graduated high school with perfect attendance and with a 3.8 GPA. I was a part of the Latino Culture Club and the track team. High school prepared me for El Camino College so that I can be successful in all my classes and all of the obstacles that I face. I have several qualities that will help me succeed in college. For example, I am very good at time management, being respectful to every person, always making sure I am punctual for all of my
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an overwhelming welcome from the staff and students at FHN. I couldn’t have been more spoiled as an unfamiliar middle school student. My counselor, Ms. Telzerow, helped me with almost everything possible, from providing me with the option to take ATYP math as a new student to introducing me to students that have similar interests. All of the teachers were very willing to give me the attention and assistance I needed to conform with the class. I was even invited to sit at the lunch table with some
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father when I was about one year old. Still being a baby when he passed away was very tough for my mom to be a single parent. As I grew older I started to understand what had happened to him, however; it was really difficult to even think about it because I knew that unlike other children I did not have a father figure to rely on especially as a girl. As a single parent my mom took care of me with the help of my family, which now I am very thankful for that. Not having a dad made me look at many of
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try doing a second sport mountain biking. My experience on the mountain bike team has had a drastic impact on me. Ever since I started high school me and my dad have not gotten along, we would rather not talk than think about how to fix it. It is not that either one of us has ever done anything unforgivable we just have different ways of thinking and have never found common ground. Both me and my dad have always mountain biked, but never together, even if we left at the same we would ride separately
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happened to me. As a young African American, getting pregnant was supposed to cripple my future and land me straight on welfare with no education. Knowingly and not knowing I also thought my life was over. At this time I noticed that society was setting me up to fail and give up. The reason I say setting me up to fail, because once I found out I was pregnant I had to apply for welfare and or government programs to get any assistance. Another reason was because my high school wanted me to drop out
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actual college english class. Being a high school and a college student can be hard and can get hard and stressful and overwhelming if I am not careful with planning and keeping track of things. College and high school are two totally different things and two totally different setting that have to be adapted to. It is important that I still continue to adapt to things in the class rooms and that I am
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During my sophomore year of high school, a miracle happened. Unexpected and surprisingly, I was qualified for a University Interscholastic League state tournament for an event called Congress. Congress is an event where students model the legislative process of democracy by arguing the pros and cons of a bill or resolution that deal with real-world social and political policies, Success wasn’t the first word that came into anyone’s mind when they knew the name of the high school that I attended but now
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