high school

With the SAT approaching this Saturday, I have been thinking a lot lately about standardized tests and their importance in college admissions these days. Standardized tests are counting less and less for college admissions lately, and I think that's a good thing. In fact, I firmly believe that colleges should make submission of standardized test scores completely optional for all applicants.  Read More »

When does a hardy schedule get to be too much? I'm in a magnet program, an accelerated program that specializes in leadership and law. As a senior leadership major, I'm currently finishing up my internship from the first semester, starting my senior thesis to tie in everything I've learned in the program, taking AP Comparative Government in a quarter, and working on the Human Rights fair.

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So lately a few of my "friends" have been going thru a lot of stuff. We have been friends for 6 or 7 years now and we all decided to go on a senior trip together. Well, lately 2 of them (we will call them Emily and Chelsie) have been talking about my best friend (we will call her Paige) behind her back.  Read More »

For those of you who don't know what the "Top Ten Percent Rule" in Texas is, let me sum it up for you in a few simple words.  Read More »

I recently got my parking pass so I could drive myself to school. I get to school early, so I get the closest spot to the door. I don't NEED that spot. But I like it. So I park there. I guess there was some unwritten code that the spot just so happened to BELONG to this kid, Keith. Keith is the popular kid that even the popular kids despise.  Read More »

School. That dreaded monster that no one wants to go to. (Well, actually, I don't mind it except the ridiculous homework load and bad, boring teachers.) Education is a good thing, but the system is getting out of hand, especially in high school. Especially junior year (my life right now).  Read More »

I am a student at what is considered (by us at least) to be one of the best prep schools in the state. We have the third highest average SAT score in the state of Massachusetts and typically send anywhere from four to six students of our graduating class of 60 to Harvard.  Read More »

My cousin was the eighth suicide in two years at his high school. Two years ago last month, he hanged himself from an electrical tower near his house. He used his belt. His older brother found him at three in the morning. He and his dad cut him down.  Read More »