This year’s national theme for Catholic Schools Week is “Catholic Schools: A+ for America.” The five years I have been at St. Dominic’s‚ I have experienced that it is very different then a public school and is much better. At St. Dominic’s‚ we go to church every Friday. During Church on Fridays‚ the Mass is run by the school so each class take turns serving and reading and being the gift bearers. We also have a Christmas play which is run by the 8th grade every year. On top of that we have a great
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Hannah Alford English 3-4 Bachor January 3‚ 2013 High School Partying The ever growing problem of underage partying including drinking and drug use is a topic that has been pushed aside and deemed as a “teen phase” in todays world. Parties in high school is downplayed as a normal part of being a teenager‚ “everyone does it”(Fidel‚Steve). Teenagers do not realize the harm that partying can do to both their health and their reputation. The alcohol and drugs that get slipped into parties isn’t
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than 25% of students nation wide have been offered‚ sold‚ or given illegal drugs on school property.” Adolescence who abuse substances are at risk of long- term impairment of cognitive ability and memory‚ lack of motivation and self –discipline‚ and have reduced school attendance. (American Academy of Pediatrics‚ 2007) While some professional organizations may disagree with randomly drug testing students‚ some schools who have adopted student drug testing are hoping it will serve as a deterrent and
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the kids don’t use a lot of things that they learn in school. For example in my family my parents or anyone for that matter almost uses no algebra. Yet they spent years of their lives learning how to do it. Then with all that wasted time there is tons of things my parents didn’t learn. Where is the logic in that system years wasted on learning stuff they didn’t need to know. I looked it up on google and found this website.
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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 Save Bishop Donahue Foundation and a 1966 graduate of the private school. "We all know
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High school is a time for kids to learn about their future and further their education‚ but it is also about enjoying the last remaining years of their childhood. High school sports are a way for the students to become engaged in their school and enjoy their time there. Some people believe that when a student plays a sport in high school it affects their academics negatively. One student claims that she had to miss three or five of her Algebra II honors class because of soccer and was falling behind
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School days should be shortened by two hours‚ because students should have more time to complete homework and study. One reason to shorten the school days is that if you want to get into a good high school or college‚ students will need lots of time for homework. The students will also need time to study for quizzes and tests. Another reason to cut the school days by two hours is because of how many children finish their homework at late hours‚ but with these shorter days‚ students would be able
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Cooper Charter School’s LAN Networking Concepts & Apps January 21‚ 2014 Leonard Cooper Charter School LAN Leonard Cooper Charter is a K-12 school that is in need of a local area network that will benefit them greatly. They have approximately 1‚000 students‚ and they have had many complaints about the speed and function of their present network. A few years back they had a new section added on to the school‚ and this is when the problems began. To best suit them‚ a number of stakeholders have gotten
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see there are many benefits to having school start later such as‚ better grades‚ better test scores‚ better attendance‚ and better health. But even though all those positive aspects come out of having school later some people still think that having school later does not have an effect on grades‚ attendance‚ or health. According to an article on NEA Today written by Tim Walker‚ “Unfortunately‚ concerns about lack of sleep often get the brush-off from schools and even some parents who are quick to
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should take apart in during their years. Highschool sports has always been an American tradition and has its benefits. Highschool sports can improve a ones self esteem‚ be benefitila in real world jobs‚ and can lower juvenile chances. First‚ high school sports are positive because it gives students confidence‚ which is something every highschool student struggles with at one point or another. According to Source 3‚”Recent psychological and social phycholigical research appears to confirm a relationship
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