In today’s society‚ school cafeterias are notorious for their cliques and the vicious members included in them. A clique by definition is a small group of people with similar interests and features who spend time with each other and do not allow others to join them. Cliques are prominent in high school cafeterias which create angst in nonmembers of the group. These views about cliques are not necessarily true. In today’s school environment there are several different types of cliques that have emerged
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A fad that teens tend to pick up especially in high school is drugs and alcohol. Teens sometimes feel that there is so much pressure to succeed and have a perfect GPA that some turn to drugs and alcohol to help relieve some of the weight. As teens drugs‚ cigarettes‚ and alcohol seem to be an easy way to relieve pressure. In high school‚ teens are forced to have good grades. Good grades require hours of homework‚ project‚ and essays. Not to add the many hours of studying. This pressure becomes a
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My High School Experience When I was in 8th grade‚ I remember how excited I was for high school. I could not wait to leave middle school where it seems like I had spent my entire life. I was ready for something new‚ a change of scenery‚ and meeting new people. I wanted to have that new level of freedom and responsibility. When I finally began high school I felt like so many new opportunities presented themselves to me. Then‚ after a change of heart‚ I soon realized that when thinking about changing
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High school is an ever-changing process. As I think back to my last three years of High School things like clothes‚ language‚ and even hairstyles have transformed. If in three years so much can change imagine‚ how much things have changed since our parents were in school. From "bell-bottoms" to "baggy jeans"‚ from "groovy" to "slammin"‚ and from the infamous "pompadour" to the now popular "buzz cut". If these things are so different‚ I wonder how much other things have changed? One of the biggest
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Wrestling I started wrestling in sixth grade. Even though I didn’t win one of my first seven matches‚ I developed into a successful wrestler. In high school I won tournaments and beat high-quality wrestlers. During my junior year I was determined to become a great wrestler. I worked harder than ever and didn’t let anyone stop me. That year I lost the Illinois state wrestling tournament championship match by one point. Over the next six months between my junior and senior season I was runner
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Walking into a brand new school for the first time with a bundle of happiness and a twisted knot in your stomach indicating just how nervous you really are‚ sure is a way to start your first day of high school. It is natural on the part of every student to remember the first day at school. Recently‚ I just became a 9th grader. I remember the day as a unclear haze‚ that resembled a impossible puzzle to complete. The night before was spent with stories of high school back in the last couple decades
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imaginary disease embedded only in the senior class. The symptoms are well recognized by the faculty; tardiness‚ little to no work completed in class‚ turning in assignments late‚ and an overall lethargic attitude rapidly spread from student to student as the end of the school year nears. Unfortunately‚ the repercussions of their actions are not as innocent as some seniors like to believe. Senioritis has short-term as well as long-term damage on their academic attainment such as loss of college acceptance
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Foreign Language in High School Does freedom of speech include the choice of what language you learn in school? Many high schools are only offering Spanish as the sole foreign language. Gone are the days when students could choose what language to learn second to English. The schools have taken this choice away from our youth‚ due to the number of Spanish speaking people in this county. It is important for us to as a global society to offer multiple languages in high schools. If students are given
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The First Day of High School Right when I got out of the car‚ I had no clue where to go‚ I’m accustomed to walking through the middle school doors and going to unite with all my friends after a thrilling summer‚ but today was different. It was my first day of high school and I was about to go on an adventure. I finally reached my destination‚ the freshman courtyard‚ and I walked into my first period class. I sat down‚ looked around and thought to myself‚ “I know absolutely no one!” Then
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I have been contemplating the application of ELL strategies in the area of high school‚ particularly in regards to the College and Career Readiness Standards. Mostly we have been focusing on Head start‚ pre-school‚ kindergarten‚ and elementary ELL students. However‚ if these student do not reach proficiency by fifth or sixth grade then many fall behind and possibly drop out because the English language transfers from a social English to a more academic level of English. For a portion of my field
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