Middle school. That time in everyone’s life when the girls wear way too much blue eyeshadow. Guys are true to themselves because they are not trying to impress anyone. Most importantly‚ though it is the time when everyone is trying to find where they belong. This awkward transition stage was even worse for me‚ being one‚ a transfer student‚ and two‚ a victim of bullying. Starting middle school as a transfer student is extremely difficult. See‚ I was born and raised in Vermont in the small island
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about their morning routine as well. School should definitely start at a later hour than it currently does for many different reasons. For instance‚ teenagers start their day feeling miserable due to lack of sleep. Not only that‚ but teens are forced into drinking unhealthy caffeine beverages to jolt themselves awake. Finally‚ students skip breakfast because they are scrambling to be on time for class. These three points illustrate why I strongly feel that school begins too soon. Do negative
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I went to St. Michael School from Kindergarten through Eighth grade‚ so when it came time to leave for high school‚ I was not excited for the change. St. Michael was especially small in regards to student population. We had just under three hundred students split between all nine grades. That left roughly twenty to thirty kids per class. I was extremely used too this small environment and not exactly looking forward to the terrors of high school towering over me nor the thought of being lost in the
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state of school lunches has been a point of debate for many since Michelle Obama’s Healthy‚ Hunger-Free Kids Act signed into law December of 2010‚ giving full authority to the USDA in setting the nutritional standards for all foods regularly sold in school lunch lines‚ stores‚ and vending machines. The law was set to provide additional funding to meet the updated standards‚ however‚ the cost was severely underestimated. Using data provided by Medicaid‚ eligibility for the free or reduced school lunch
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There are numerous educational issues teachers‚ school administrators‚ parents‚ and students face each and every day ranging from acceptable dress codes to Common Core standards to teacher assessments to effective sex education‚ but none as life threatening as the issue of gun control. Many schools across the nation have been the unfortunate victims of violent crimes. In 1999‚ 12 students and one teacher were fatally shot at Columbine High School in Colorado. In 2007‚ 32 college students were shot
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One fall‚ in Alaska‚ four friends were preparing for their first day of school at Washington Middle School. Elated‚ they were packing their book bags and talking about their first day at middle school. The four friends were Billy‚ Bob‚ Jeff‚ and Tim. They have been everlasting friends since any of them could remember. They were talking about how they could impress everyone in Mrs. Kinley’s first hour class. Mrs. Jefferson‚ Billy’s mother‚ met with Mr. Brooks‚ the principle‚ Mr. Montana‚ the janitor
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communities and placing them into residential schools. The assumption of Aboriginal peoples culture being peculiar‚ was greatly believed by the government and many people. The cruel saying “beat the Indian out of them” unfortunately became true‚ because that is exactly what took place in residential schools. Being exposed to many awful ways of abuse‚ including mental‚ emotional‚ and physical‚ caused the men and women who attended residential schools to be struggling further on in their lives‚ specifically
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High school is the time when people find out who they are or who they want to become. It is also the time when people get a fresh new start. People usually do not know what they want entering their freshman year. As high school continues‚ people learn new things about themselves that they did not know before. High school students are some of the dumbest people that live on the planet. Poor decisions are made‚ which lead to trouble and consequences. High school is when people take their first sip of
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stomach. Today was mine and Cassie’s first day at the Jefferson Davis School‚ a former whites-only school‚ who wanted us to join. No one really knows why‚ but Mama agreed. Mama came into my room to get me out of bed‚ then to Cassie’s. Both of us were extremely anxious and did not want to go‚ but Mama did not want to hear it‚ so we kept quiet and obeyed. After dressing up in our nice clothes and eating a good breakfast‚ we ran to ride the bus for the very first time. Cassie and I were going to be put
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The things that I know that prevent first generation students from graduating are not focusing. This lets us know that this is one of the reasons of prevention. The second is not being able to focus and not properly getting the assistant they need in order to graduate on time. Which has been a huge struggle for quite some time. And also not being mentally ready for these challenges is also a big part why. Lack of Focusing First Generation students has tendency’s these tendencies are staying
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