This week‚ the Attic’s high school was privileged to host Michelle Jones‚ President and Co-Founder of Portland‚ Oregon’s new progressive college‚ Wayfinding Academy. Although I could go on and on about this intriguing (and familiarly structured‚ for those of us here at the Attic!) school‚ what I want to focus on here is something Michelle told our kids. She left her position in traditional high education because‚ she said‚ she could envision an ideal college‚ and it looked different than that tradition
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There are a number of sobering statistics concerning the high school dropout rate in the United States. One third of all students who enter high school don’t graduate.1 As of 2000‚ 10.9% of 16 to 24 year olds were dropouts.2 The dropout rate in urban schools is twice the rate of non-urban schools.2 Statistics also show that young adults whose families are in the lowest 20% of incomes are six times more likely to dropout that those whose families are in the upper 20% of incomes.2 The U.S. Department
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Columbine High School Massacre On Tuesday‚ April 20 1999‚ Columbine High School located in Columbine Colorado an unfortunate massacre happened and many teens lost their lives. The two students responsible for this incident were Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. These two senior students were responsible for killing twelve students and one teacher; they were also responsible for injuring an additional twenty one students on their rampage. A few other students were injured while trying to escape
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When deciding on a new school you have to look at every aspect of it. What benefits would I get from going there? Is this school right for me? These are all questions you need to ask yourself before‚ you make your final decision. In this case‚ the school that I will be writing about is Adelanto high school. From going to Adelanto what effects will it have in the long run when applying for a college? Well‚ for one Adelanto has more Academics then excelsior because‚ at excelsior they don’t have
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No matter how much I inquired about high school and told of the life of high school by older friends and some family members‚ I could never have been completely prepared. No book of advice or voice of wisdom can prepare another for the situations and feelings encountered in high school. I can hardly narrow down the three most important lessons that I learned in possibly the four most difficult‚ unbelievable‚ and thrilling years of my life; but‚ I’ll try. Being the oldest sibling‚ and having parents
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In the film‚ “High School: Best and the Rest”‚ four schools were toured with the help of its students explaining the economic and educational status of their school. Based on their descriptions‚ they touched on some examples of individualism‚ traditionalism‚ and moralism. Individualism was shown in all four of the school districts; however‚ in different ways. In Highland park‚ they fixed their financial issues by themselves and without any government interference. They used their money to fund their
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Columbine High School Tuesday‚ April 20‚ 1999‚ was a turning point in the lives of many Columbine students and families. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold‚ two former students at Columbine High School‚ went to school on that day for one purpose‚ to annihilate the school building as well as the student body. Although Eric and Dylan’s bombs did not detonate‚ they still succeeded in destroying the lives and families of the twelve students and the one teacher that died. The Columbine High School shooting
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Columbine High School Massacre Many people have most definitely heard of the horrifying events of the Columbine High School Massacre. Two shy‚ bullied‚ low self-esteemed teenage boys go plant bombs in their school and shoot everyone‚ right? This is what a majority of people believe and they think the cause behind it has to do with the boys’ clothes‚ music‚ and the school jocks and preps bullying them (Rosenburg). This‚ however‚ is a misconception. In order for anyone to truly understand what
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effort involving you and your dentist. Not all of us have the same needs. This research study is conceptualized to agreement the existing ways and knowledge in promoting dental health care prevention of dental hygiene of Pinoma National High School. This
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A. Background of the Study Tardiness has already become a habit of the high school students of Manresa school. Most of them come to school‚ attend their classes and scheduled appointments not on time. They all have their own reasons; traffic‚ working slow‚ waking up late‚ etc. Most of the students in Manresa School‚ are even residents of BF Homes. Some are even residing in the Manresa Village‚ and still‚ they are arriving late. They are residents who have been probably living in the village
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