Category: High School

If ever described my freshman year of high school, I would choose the word ‘growth’, both physical growth and academic growth as well as a building me as a different person from middle school. To be clear, my moving from middle school to high school wasnt the most exciting. I was used to getting As…

I took out my earphones, stepping into the school that was just like a second home to me. My then-happy spirits slowly emptied from me like a child after someone stole its candy. I watched as my fellow Year Sixes spread their arms out wide, letting anyone sign their Graduation jackets and t-shirts that wed…

The day started off like any other ordinary school day at Westfield High. The students were all split into their social groups just like any other high school; The plastic girls are sitting at their table, smothered in make-up, dressed up in inappropriate clothing, and trying to make themselves noticed, the Jocks are out on…

The K-12 program Is new the basic education after they finish six years in primary school, four years in junior high school then another two years for senior high school in preparation for tertiary education in which they are free to choose a strand that is suitable for the course that they would take after…

Imagine having a solid belief in something and then having that whole point of view changed forever. What was once believed and deemed as right may not be what it seems. Someone can appear way different than they truly are. People who pertain to the theater are split between Sharpay deserving more than what she…

For a school shooting to be defined as such, it must be an act or attempt at first-degree murder involving two or more victims on a schools campus. The horrible and tragic event is something we sadly experience in our life. It really is a shame that something like this happens and young lives are…

Albert Einstein once said, What is right is not always popular, and what is popular is not always right. These days, a popular idea appears to be that four-year colleges and universities are the only option for high school graduates to find a meaningful career. Some school counselors, teachers, and other educators pressure their students…

Imagine being a junior in high school, starting your college search, and dreaming about what you want to do and who you want to be, and then you realize you’ve got it all messed up. Flashback to freshman year of high school, we finally made it. Having no understanding that high school is completely different…

An estimated 55.5 percent of all high school students play a sport (Jason Koebler). High school athletics refers to competition between other schools at the middle/junior high school and high school levels in the United States. The first athletic program was put in place in New York public schools by Luther Garlic in 1903. Over…

Introduction The Oxford Dictionary defines teenage pregnancy as the pregnancy between girls ages 13 to 19. It is a global problem that has prompted numerous campaigns and public awareness efforts to reduce its prevalence. The number of adolescent pregnancies has been continuously increasing all over the globe. Like many Asian countries, the Philippines is also…