high school

High school made less stressful; a roundup of high school horror stories and tips on asking your date to prom, preparing for college and much more.

How to Survive High School!
High School, easily the scariest, most fun time of your teens. There are so many activities to do, but there is so much homework and don't forget social life! In this text are a few easy steps to help you understand what to expect, how to manage your time, and how to have the most fun!
By Kendall Cardoza7 years ago in Education
The Prep Year
Where the walls so tall and stately of our Alma Mater rise, Where the elm trees’ waving fingers strive to touch the bending skiesNature smiles with aspect sweet—darkly braided on the greensward at our feetLie the shadows of the elms.
By Toria Rainey7 years ago in Education
High School: Junior Year (Chapter 7)
I remember my dad saying something about him having an early meeting today but didn’t want to go back to the office. He often did that. He was a corporate attorney so he was able to bring his work home with him. When he and my mom were still married he would spend lots of nights in his office catching up with the work he missed through out the day. My father wasn’t one of those tv fathers that spend all day at the office and then bring his work home and spend most of his home time working on work. He would always make it to mine and Alex’s schools activities and things that we were doing. He was a present father. He’s been a great dad, short of marring the Replacement.
By Samuel Gaitan7 years ago in Education
Seniors Are Bitches
It was a Senior privilege to run in screaming during rallies. It was also a Senior privilege to wear college sweatshirts over your uniform polo, eat lunch in the quad with the school bus yellow tables and, overall, to be a profound bitch. But at the present my classmates were shrieking and waving pink and blue pom-poms and straining against the side door of the gym, so I suppose it’s safe to say that only that first privilege was relevant.
By sofia benavides7 years ago in Education
The 5 Lessons I Learned From Moving to a New High School
It was mid-way through my sophomore year when my parents told me about my dad's new job. We would be moving from Connecticut to Massachusetts. Despite us moving only three hours away, it was at the time the biggest change that had happened to me. I (initially) did not handle it well. In my freshman year, I had created a plan for all four years of high school. The classes I would take, the friends I would have, even the type of prom dress I wanted to wear. I was devested by the fact that everything was being destroyed. And so, I went into denial.
By F M7 years ago in Education
How to Survive Senior Year
As someone who has successfully just come out of a senior year alive and (relatively) okay, I feel like it's kind of my unofficial duty to pass on what I've learned from my experiences over the year. Everyone is different, of course, but this is just what I've been able to take away from it. Keep in mind this is also from the perspective of someone who came down with a wild case of senioritis five days into the school year.
By C. L.7 years ago in Education
A Layman's Guide to Surviving AP Calculus. Top Story - August 2018.
Disclaimer: These are tips to help you pass the class, not to get a 5 on the AP test. Ah, AP Calculus... the class that made even the smartest students at my school tremble.
By inky o7 years ago in Education
Freshman Year
Going into high school is nerve wracking for a lot of students. Having their environment change and being around older people can be very overwhelming. I remember my summer from eighth grade to freshman year go by so fast, but when it was time to start high school, I was prepared because of some of the things my brother had told me. These are some of the tips that he recommended and a few that I learned on the way.
By Rylie Travis7 years ago in Education
Guide to Get Through High School
Starting with 9th Grade (Freshman Year) It's your first day of high school; in some places, you are still in junior high school or middle school. DO NOT BUY A BUNCH OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES for the first day. If your school has a summer bridge program take full advantage. It is like summer school, but you take two classes: a math, and an English. This gets you ready for the material you will learn. You also take a test that will determine what level you are on. When you get to high school on the first day, you will go to all of your classes. Each one of those teachers will give you a list of supplies that they want for their class specifically. They will expect you to have these supplies before the second week of school. Go shopping on the second or third day of school just in case your school does "block" scheduling. A "blocked" schedule is when you go to all of your even periods on one day, and the next day you go to all of your odd periods. Usually, each class would be two hours. Without a block schedule, you go to every class every day and each class is about 55 minutes. Most schools have one day in the week where you get out of school early, and the teachers and staff meet after school.
By Ashia Martin8 years ago in Education
Odd Ball Out
It was the middle of freshman year and I was at war with my mom. Earlier that day, she had gotten a call from iPoly saying that I was number one on the waiting list and I would be able to start on January 22.
By Serena Magaña8 years ago in Education
High School: Junior Year (Chapter 6)
Chapter Six (Ralfie's Point of View) I didn't catch what Elena said to Sam. I was too busy thinking about what was inside of the folder and then Sam just gets up and leaves the cafeteria. Elena, Selena, and Alana walk back to their table in their tight little triangle, ignoring the mixture of facial expressions they passed. I looked around the room and there were people displaying a plethora of different expressions. Some people even smiled about it all. The only people who wore a blank face, as if nothing just happened, were the emo kids. Then again they always wore that the blank face expression. Last year, Don Kinsley, who has been heard asking people to call him Lord Nightstar, didn’t crack a smile when he was the only person in southern Texas to get into Yale. All he could say was “cool” and go about his business.
By Samuel Gaitan8 years ago in Education
How to Make It Through High School. Top Story - July 2018.
In this article, I will discuss many topics that come to mind when I think about how to thrive in high school, or at least get through it. If you ask most adults they’ll say, “High school is the best four years of your life!” But I’m sure anyone that’s currently going through high school (like myself) would say that’s not the case. However, here are some things that may help you or someone you know get through high school while still maintaining your sanity. I may not have the most credibility about how to survive high school being someone who hasn't yet, but as I approach my senior year this fall I've realized a lot of things that helped me throughout these tough four years that just may help you.
By Sam B8 years ago in Education