MCMECHEN‚ W.Va. -- Bishop Donahue High School’s graduation ceremony Tuesday could mark the end of the school‚ at least for now. The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston announced in January to close the school because of declining student enrollment and resources being devoted to Bishop Donahue and Wheeling Central Catholic High School. Wheeling Central Catholic is more than five miles from the Bishop Donahue campus. "Hopefully it’s not the last graduating class‚" said Norm Stenger‚ president of the
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High School Graduation Ceremony: From Adolescence to Young Adulthood In societies‚ when an individual shift from one social category to another‚ a ritual is used to distinguish this change. It is commonly known as a rite of passage‚ and its main purpose is to assuage the unease and risks associated in the alteration of categories. An excellent example of a rite of passage is a High School Graduation Ceremony it is one that most people who have completed their secondary education can identify
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Position Rough Draft High School Credits and Graduation Requirements “In 1997‚ Chicago raised its graduation standards to well above what Illinois then requires‚ asking all students to complete all of the courses necessary for entry to competitive state universities”(1). Many people believed that this may cause many students to drop out‚ but in reality‚ the graduation rates improved. Now‚ we are currently facing a nationwide dilemma. Many high schools are cutting graduation requirements and taking
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Graduation… The most awaited event of a student –academically excelling‚ happy-go-lucky and even I don’t care kind of students. One of my teacher said that it’s really fun and fulfilling to graduate. According to her‚ it is the happiest day you’ll ever experience. After all the hardships and perseverance‚ here comes your diploma‚ teary eyes from your parents‚ and a lot of congratulations from your friends‚ relatives and family. An average person can experience those feelings three times –elementary
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as we were the first day of school. We were the freshmen‚ the low men on the totem pole. Now‚ those same four years later‚ we’re leaving the school behind to a whole new crop of people‚ most of whom were just as nervous as we were when we arrived. It has been a long four years and a short for years. Long because of all the drama and bad homework‚ the boring readings and early-morning extra credit projects‚ and all the other little pratfalls that hit us in high school. Short because of the lifelong
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Middle School. Mom worked instead of going to school‚ had to wake up at dawn to grind corn by hand‚ make food for twelve people. My dad worked made belts‚ horse saddles‚ taking care of animals and leaving school to help my grandparents. On September 25‚ 2009 I arrived to the U.S. in a ranch “bienvenidos a su nueva casa una nueva etapa de su vida empieza” welcome to your new house a new face begins in your life were the first words my dad said in the U.S. One week after I went to a Middle School to sign
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should clarify. I’m not a chronic quitter; rather‚ I know when to quit‚ and I’m not afraid to do it. Not anymore and that’s because I have realized something 一 people change. On some level‚ I have always known that to be a fact‚ but throughout high school I have made a startling connection. I fall into the category of “people” and‚ therefore I am also subject to change. I remember in fourth grade begging my parents to let me play basketball. My parents‚ who were vehemently anti-club team‚ eventually
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The first time I was ever daunted sitting at a drum kit‚ was at my first gig with my high school jazz ensemble during my freshman year. It was the night of the Presidents Circle Dinner‚ an event dedicated to the individuals who donated a substantial amount of money to my school. All the people I had to impress. Not only was I new to playing in front of a crowd but I was also new to playing jazz itself. During the performance of C Jam Blues‚ the band director pointed at me‚ hinting that I‚ the second
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I will never be able to watch High School Musical again. Not that I was an avid devotee of High School Musical before‚ in fact‚ I had only seen High School Musical once before I was cast in Danville Area High School’s version of “High School Musical On Stage!.” Being five years old when High School Musical aired on Disney Channel‚ I was a natural-born Gabriella Montez on the playgrounds of my elementary school. Of course‚ I was Gabriella because I best fit the physical description in our small class
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When I started Unity High School I thought that we were going to get a lot of work from my classes‚ and that work was going to be extremely hard. I also thought that I wasn’t going to have any free time to do anything because of that‚ but it turned out to be wrong because the teachers give us a good amount of work but its not really hard. I thought that making friends in Unity would be hard in a sort of way but it was quit easy because everyone else was trying to make friends too. When I first got
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