I am truly fortunate to have had Shaunel Hylton as a sophomore in my American History class. The abilities and the progress she demonstrated throughout the year made her a pleasure to teach and a tremendous asset to our class. Shauntel’s work ethic, insights on the course content, and personal accountability for success were most impressive. She enriched our class with her superior interpersonal skills and her eagerness to learn. Dedicated to constant improvement, Shauntel leads by example to the benefit of everyone in her environment.
Shauntel’s first year at Greenwich High School was her sophomore year, and she navigated the challenges of this transition with tremendous poise, hard work, and a positive attitude. Always prepared and enthusiastic
Walking into Walnut Hills High School right now would have anyone thinking the just walked into the middle of a tornado. Everyone you look there are students running in and out of doors, in and out of cars, and most certainly either turning in missing assignments or retaking tests. There is only one way for you to explain all this ciaos, Senior Year, the year that all teens await with so much excitement and ambition and the year that every single hour long study dates pays off. For the class of 2021 this isn’t just their final year at Walnut Hills this is the year that friends separate and head off to their different university to follow their dreams.
Thomas H. Benton is an English professor who also teaches history. He interacts with countless students that are just beginning their upper-level studies. Of these pupils that he encounters, many of them are rude, disrespectful, and unenergetic about learning: “about half will give me a somewhat confused nod, not quite making eye contact.
Zinn, H. (2007). Why Students Should Study History. In W. e. Au, Rethinking Our Classrooms, Volume 1 (pp. 179-181). Milwaukee: Rethinking Schools.
Looking back on my three years at Twin Cities Academy, I find myself wondering how all these years came and went so fast. I still watch myself walking through the same halls and sitting in the same classrooms as I did back in 6th and 7th grade and I’ve seen myself grow so much, mentally, socially and physically. I still remember everything that has happened throughout my years, the best of times, and the worst.
Good morning teachers, faculty, administrators, family, friends, and of course students. It is a great privilege to be standing here today and representing our class on our eighth grade Class Day. Can you believe it? Four years ago, most of us walked into this school as nervous as we were the first day of school. We were the tiny fifth graders, the youngest students in this middle school, not knowing where anything was and how to navigate the school. Now, those same four years later, we’re leaving this school behind to a whole new school being just as nervous as we were when we first arrived. It has been a long four years as well as a short four years. Long because of all the tests, quizzes, finals, and projects, but short because of the lifelong friendships, the lasting memories, and the truly interesting and amazing things we learned in-between. The Abington Heights Middle School is definitely a welcoming, fun, memorable, and great school that I will never forget. These four years spent with these wonderful classmates has been an extraordinary journey with many cherishable memories.
Everyone remembers their first day of middle school; it was the first day we finally felt like a teenager, even if we weren’t one. Everyone got ready that morning to look as sharp as possible, and made sure all their school supplies were the same color. It was the first time we
During my time here I have met some of the most intelligent, friendly, and inspiring people I know within our schools walls; including meeting some of my best friends. For examples Stone Brackett, never have I met someone as intelligent as this man; Katie McLaughlin, she is the sweetest girl I know; Glenn O’Neil, without this gentleman our football team would still be in the bottom of the league. These are just some of the hundreds of different teacher and students who will be missed by myself and many. As we move on I will never forget the impact each and everyone has made on me. Mr. Calderwood, my Seaman Middle School eighth grade history teacher said, “Whether you like it or not, you have impacted my life and I have impacted yours”(Calderwood), which I believe is a perfect example of everyone’s inevitable impact on each
Angela is currently a junior, and enrolled in HIST 403 as a required course for her major: Teaching of History, under the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and College of Education. This is her first 400 level class, along with her first Gender and Woman Studies class. She enrolled at UIC as a freshman. A reason
Greeting, my fellow students, my name, if you don’t know is Carter Acheson and I am here to set you free. Set you free from the dread of homework. Set you free from long, enduring essays. Set us free from the constant hardships called all-nighters. Set us free, from stress and anxiety. And overall, to free us from, the teacher.
For the past 13 years of our education we have been on a journey - a journey full of experiences, challenges and accomplishments. We have made it through elementary, middle and high school. It hasn't always been what we expected and certainly not easy, but as we progressed down the road, we stretched ourselves to reach across barriers and found ourselves in new and expanding roles. We were given the opportunity to explore our interests and discover what really excites us. We have become more independent and complete individuals. Our growth and self-discovery has placed us here tonight.
My reputation at Our Lady of Victory has grown and changed since I was 3 years old and started attending school here. Since this is my last year at OLV, I have been considering my legacy here. What will teachers and students say about me when I’m gone? Will I make it into one of Ms. Hall’s infamous stories? Will they think of the shy, little girl who was scoffed at or the strong independent girl I’ve come to be? I hope that I will be remembered as an intelligent, outgoing student who stayed out of trouble. I also hope that people will remember my optimism and leadership. This leads me to think about the remarks that will be m...
When I look back over the past few years, I realize how much I've grown and changed. I arrived at Harvard Boarding School without any idea of what to expect. I entered my second year of high school as an innocent thirteen year-old feeling about a thousand miles from home. My interests at the time were cars, planes, major league basketball, movies and tennis. Midway through my senior year at Harvard Boarding School, my interests have changed dramatically.
Nathan, Rebekah. My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student. Ithaca: Cornell UP, 2005. Print.
Being the new kid in school is never easy. Being the new kid, almost halfway through the year, in a sea of three thousand faces, was more than just challenging. Trying to navigate a new school for two days, only to go on Thanksgiving break for a week and a half, made me the new kid twice. I counted down the days until summer when I could come back to Maine and spend three months with my friends before I was dragged back. But by the end of it, I knew there was no way I could leave home again.
Upon leaving primary school I went to Alexandra High in Tipton. It was here I matured and became who I am now, however drastic changes and situations constantly hunted me. As though I was cursed, as if somebody had control over my life and just wanted me to lose my mind. The unpredictability and fluctuations of my life evidently made it agonizingly strenuous.