Every year at Westlake High School, students, faculty, and alumni radiate anticipation for the homecoming season. This year's event was supposed to be the biggest and best homecoming Westlake has seen. The Student Government Association sponsor usually spearheads the planning of the homecoming court and the pageant, while the members of SGA help. But when the club sponsor, and homecoming mastermind, left a month before the school year started, no one in SGA knew what would become of Westlake Homecoming. As president of the Student Government, I knew that my fellow members would look to me for our next move. So, I decided to become the new homecoming planner. "If a teacher can plan one in their free time, surely I can do it in my time. I can
David McCullough Jr., delivered the commencement at Wellesley High School in Massachusetts on June 1st 2012 to staff, the 2012 graduates, and their family and friends. The speech was straightforward and supplied valuable information for their future. . McCullough’s speech at times felt harsh, offensive, and insulting. His words and examples were given to achieve insight, knowledge, and awareness for each student’s future. The commencement expressed a great deal of achievement, but conveyed that there was more work to be done. His speech was effective and appreciated through humor parallelism, repetition, and anaphora. His point of view has obtained respect and determination by all those that have been challenged and have heard his words.
Next year, as I embark my first year at university, I hope to fully integrate myself into the community by getting involved in the Students' Union, joining the cheer team, volunteering where I can and making many new friends along the way. At university, I hope to maintain a high grade point average, granted that my education is extremely important to me and that I am extremely ambitious about achieving my goals.Therefore, I will commit lots of my time to my studies in hopes of being a successful student. Nevertheless, I am still looking forward to being a part of the community by devoting my extra time to helping those around me. In classes, I intend on being an active learner, a respectful student, and a helpful classmate; someone who is always willing to lend a hand to others. Through engaging in my community, I hope to bring joy to others around me by spending my time supporting local events, volunteering for fundraisers, and helping plan and organize campus activities.
Over the past few years, Crescent School has made several changes due to stakeholder dissatisfaction. Some of these changes include high school advisory, activities/sports offered, and the graduation ceremony length. The administrative team heard from student and other stakeholders about concerns of the number of activities and sports offered. The team worked together to develop new clubs that students have requested. The time of day the club met was also altered to accommodate additional students participating in the club. Dr. Mork and the administrative team listen to suggestions as they come from stakeholders and do all that is available to implement the change, if deemed possible.
Mr. Griffin begin his speech with ethos by convincing us that receiving this award was "unbelievably believable". He convinces us that it’s unbelievable when your shock as great things happen and believable when you work for it. He says “Baylor we are and Baylor we'll always be, but it's up to us to define what that means, and this Heisman Trophy is only the beginning of that process” which is logos. It’s a logos because he is expressing why he deserve to get the trophy or claims. He mentions a saying that him and his teammates say to each other, "The hotter the heat, the harder the steel. No pressure, no diamonds. We compete, we win. We are Baylor" which is pathos. This pathos because in his speech as he said this it showed motivation and
The Student Government Association is a very important organization that makes a large impact on Willard High School. I would like to be a part of changing and improving how the school operates and is organized. I believe that being a part of SGA will be very beneficial in many aspects, including helping me learn how to be more confident in any future position and become a better leader. Each year, the members of this group have been in charge of bettering everyone’s experience and I qualify in aiding them in the upcoming year.
My fellow classmen, as we look back on our years here at school we should remember the meaningful words of a fellow class member of mine when she said, "Dude, where's my iPod?" It's hard for me to think of a better way to describe the many layers of adolescence, because deep down aren?t we all "dudes?" Do we not all have our inner "iPods", and are we not constantly searching for them? Now, we're leaving our childhood behind to study the vast sphere we call planet Earth, into the notorious world of high school, where things will be so much different. Of course we will still have our varied studies, Geometry, Biology, maybe even Forensics or an Accelerated English class here and there. We will still struggle with the daily setbacks formed by peers and strict teachers and principals. But so much of our lives will change. The cars in the parking lot will be driven by, well, students. Our male friends will grow a little fuzzy around the face, and of course, our day will most likely begin with a bell that actually works.
In 1914, The University of Arizona held its first Homecoming after the football team beat Pomona College in front of thousands of fans. Ever since that first football game, The Wildcats helped create a major event of the weekend that kicked off the beginning to Homecoming traditions. Following the excitement from the first homecoming football game, many began to participate in nighttime games. Due to the new event created, there was an immense popularity for night games and there still is. That new event left a mark in Wildcat history because Homecoming football games soon became night games. Following the game, students started to built floats that were to be hooked up to cars and be driven around, in other words have a parade. Many wanted to begin and select King’s and Queen’s for homecoming, but couldn’t due to World War II. Homecoming parade tradition was postponed at one point in 1913 due to the war and didn’t pick up again until 1949. Ever since the last 40 years of homecoming football games, the tradition of homecoming parades continue to strengthen as the parade circles the UA mall with 50 student-built floats. It is estimated that “Between 60,000 and 70,000 alumni...
Class of 2012, as we sit here this evening, I would like you to take a look at the classmates sitting around you. Many students have given countless hours of time, energy, and passion to worthy cuases that they have been a part of throughout high school. However, those aren't the only students deserving of recognition this evening. We have students here tonight, who have taken a stand for what they believe in, not even hesitating to compromise their reputations.
We have officially stepped into the fall season, and at Cassels Garage we couldn’t be happier. The school year is in full swing and now is the perfect time to start planning some family outings. Brevard County is full of school spirit as the football season is underway, cheer and dance practices are off to a high-kick, and the school band is in tune with all the hits to keep you grooving. There is so much going on this fall season, so we thought we might give you some ideas of things you might enjoy.
Are we there yet? Have we reached our destination? We've been traveling for 13 long years. We've only had a few brief rests along the way. We're tired and we're cranky and we just want to know, are we there yet?
For the past four years, the homecoming football game at my high school has been one of the most stressful nights of the year for me. Two weeks ago, I endured my last homecoming football game, and it proved to be just as chaotic as usual. When I arrived at the track to get my picture taken with the rest of my team, I was still putting on my black cheerleading bow and tying my Nike Sideline sneakers. It was cold and raining, but the bleachers were already starting to fill up an hour before the game began. It was the biggest game of the year, homecoming and the “Media Bowl” against our rival school Strath Haven; there were more people at the game than usual. As soon as my cheerleading team and I finished getting our picture taken, I bolted out of the stadium,
Besides academics, fine arts and sports in school, I have attained leading roles in different groups. This year, I am the Spirit Leader of Student Council encouraging monthly goals and themes and assisting in school events. From creating a student council with a group of peers three years ago we have had success in many events and have found new ways to spread spirit, gather important information and assist with financial groups. Recently, I stepped up to be the leader of the fundraising committee for our ...
The past four years have been fun and easy for some and a struggle for others. When I reflect on my high school experience, I think of watching football games, playing softball, homecoming weeks, school trips, parties and time with my friends. Others have spent their time in drama, band, community service, part-time jobs and all sorts of other activities. We have all watched Mr. LHS grow along with us until it became a big part of the high school year. I enjoyed laughing with and at the guys as they showed off their talents. This year’s homecoming football game was one of the most exciting ones we have had, with four quarters and three overtimes when we beat Jackson 48 to 42 for a homecoming victory. No matter what types of experiences we have had, I think they are important to remember and grow from.
Welcome, class of 2012. Today I'm earning my Associate of Science degree [and let me tell you it feels great]. This fall I'll be studying physics at State University.
To begin something new, you must sacrifice something old. To enter the real world, you must graduate your childhood.