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One good thing about Brockton High School is this program called Upward Bound. Upward Bound is basically a program that prepares you for college throughout your 4 years in Brockton High School. It provides support to high school students so they may complete high school, enroll in college, and successfully obtain a college degree. It is mostly for families with a low income background and students whose parents did not attend college. Upward Bound is part of the Federal TRIO Programs, which include Upward Bound, Veterans Upward Bound, Talent Search, Student Support Services, Ronald McNair Post-Baccalaureate Program, and Upward Bound Math and Science. Upward Bound helps many students
Wanting to attend Archbishop Mitty High School had never been a question of mine. I aim to go far in life and I am confident that AMHS is the school that will lead me down that path. By shadowing and attending the open house, I noticed that AMHS is like a second home to its members. The positive vibe radiating through its students offers me something to look forward to and another reason to wake up in the morning and go to school. Although I wasn’t a student, I was treated as if I belonged. I enjoyed how I didn’t have to be noteworthy to be accepted. Unlike typical high school movies, I could be myself without worrying about judgmental stares. I am certain many unforgettable memories will be made.
As I am going to high school, I am enveloped with a sense of sadness that I am leaving most of my life and classmates behind and entering an unfamiliar domain. However, I am still confident and enthusiastic about starting a new path that will lead to a new level of academic excellence. To be able to quench the thirst of my knowledge-hungry mind, I must offer it the best education possible. County Prep High School has been recognized as a star academic school that offers top-grade education. Therefore, I am applying for admission into County Prep High School. Me being an overachiever means that I have many goals already set for a successful high school experience and County Prep can help me achieve goals that come afterward.
Southern Regional Education Board. 1996 Outstanding Practices: Effective Strategies in Raising the Achievement of Career-Bound High School Students by Replacing the General Track. High Schools That Work. Atlanta, GA: SREB, 1996. (ED 404 541)
Little Rock Central High School is considered a very prestigious high school and is recognized as one of the top academic high schools in the country by the amount of National Merit Scholars it produces every year. The reputation of the high school itself gives students a competitive advantage when applying to colleges, especially Ivy League Schools. However, still only students from high social- economic standing, majority of them being Caucasian, are the only ones reaping the benefits from high academics offered at Little Rock Central High School. The majority of low-economic African American students are considerably underrepresented in the high academic classes offered at Little Rock Central High School. Majority of these students will not go on to college or let alone graduate high
With Upward Bound, this can give me a proper glimpse of what to expect as I enter into college. In less than two years, I will be graduating soon with little to no knowledge on how my dream college will be like. From how to manage my classes to being financially stable for the next four years. That can be difficult, especially for someone who is going to be independent throughout their life and might go to school away from home so they will not get the financial or emotional support they need. Despite that, Upward Bound can give me a preview of what it is like to be independent.
Imagine if East Jordan high school offered several elective and AP classes to students. Imagine how it could benefit the students of East Jordan Public schools. It would offer much more to students. East Jordan high school use to have many elective classes like: Forensics, Environmental sciences, Creative writing, honors biology, and advance writing, but now the high school does not offer enough elective and AP classes. East Jordan high school must add more classes because they help with schedules, college, and preparedness.
High School is an important part in a child’s life. It becomes the foundation to the start of their future usually following with college. Applying for college is a huge step. Deciding where to go, what to do, or even to attend at all goes through everyone’s head at a point of time in their life. However, the difference is how each and every individual attending college started. Some were gifted enough to be given an academic scholarship based on their intelligence level. While as the students who excel in athletics not only get scholarships, but they also receive other benefits as well. College athletes are given privileges that your average college student do not even have access to or even the ones with high intelligence.
My goal is to implement a similar program at the high school level where students are exposed to this level of support and companionship; all united in the same goal of helping each other succeed. It is also essential for students to witness what college is like before stepping inside for the first day of class. To see what college is like, and to experiment the environment goes a long way for students who are new to the experience. The Roaring Fork School District Pre-Collegiate Program is a prime example of what a stable source of support and assistance can do in the long run. This school district, located within Colorado’s western slope,
Buena High School located in Sierra, Vista, AZ has an uncertain future, until the vice presidents of the school finally shed some light on the top mysterious project. Mr. Duce states “.... Air conditioning obviously needs to be better regulated, we’re getting a second gym. A lot of high schools in the state have two gyms, and probably across the country. They’re making an addition to the performance theatre area. We’re getting LED lighting throughout, which is going to be more cost-effective and hopefully last longer than what we have now. I think the improvements for the school are going to be significant, even though you may not be able to see them.”
Many students entering college may discover that they are not prepared for college curriculum courses. These students enter college courses facing a major issue. They find that high school has not adequately prepared them for the difficulty of college level courses. These students lacked the sufficient basis in being well equipped for advanced careers and college entry. These students have suffered a great inequality prevalent throughout high schools since several high schools do not receive equivalent aid. The unequal funding in high schools prevents students from attaining the same education that other students in different areas may receive. Unequal school funding in secondary schools causes inadequate preparation for students wanting to attend a post-secondary institution.
The completion of high school is the beginning of adult life. Entitlement to public education ends, and young people and their families are faced with many options and decisions about the future. The most common choices for the future are pursuing vocational training or further academic education, getting a job, and living independently.
In today's society a lot of aspects of a person's life that should be considered normal are not. People are often looked down upon for the simplest/silliest of things. From being "overweight" to having tattoos or piercings. It's almost impossible for a person in our modern society to be the absolute best version or themselves, or to be themselves at all because we're all supposed to have prudery. We are all confined to how we act, look or speak based on what we learn is the "right" way from things that we hear or see. Humans instinctively need acceptance from those around them, causing them do whatever it takes to be accepted. However, there's always those people who are immutable and outside of society's limits.
We would not be where we are today without the events that have happened in the past. The 20th century saw changes that were far reaching and re-shaped civilization as well as geography. With the events of World War II, it is certain that many countries had not only faced death, destruction, and overall loss, all at the cost to progressing the future of technology, civilization, and humanity as a species.
To a kid, “back to school” signals the end of summer fun and a return to strict rules and schedules--and worse, homework. (UGH!) To a parent, it can mean freedom; not having to drive a “bored” whiner from one activity to the next, or worry about where a teen is hanging out or what they might be up to. For the drained parent, those three words offer a Hallelujah! ray of light at the end of a ten-week-long tunnel. (Finally! A chance to breathe and regain some sanity!)
Have you ever been late to class, even when you are sprinting through the hallways? That is the effect of passing periods. Students are often late to class, which leads to ISS. They also get in trouble a lot more for running in the hallways, even though the students are running so they won’t be late to class. A student should never get in trouble for trying to get to class. Passing periods should be changed at Kearney Junior High because students are often late to class.