My goals and expectations for the coming school year are beginning to feel a bit…
Things I’m hoping to get out of the year ahead and goals I’m setting for myself: To…
Time flew by way too fast during my first two years of high school, and this year I am a junior. I…
I am starting to realize how important this school year will be for me. I am a…
This year I am a junior at Birdville High School. Last year I ran to be president of Key club and…
Some days, it seems as if it’d be easier to go back to the days when our parents controlled what we did, where we went, what we ate, and a million other things that shaped our world. Now that you’re in high school though, most of the decision-making falls on your shoulders, especially about what you do at school. Need help to get motivated and figure out how to make this year your best yet? Check out three secrets to success.
As I reminisce about the four years of high school I spent writing, reading, studying, memorizing and socializing, I realize that what people said about it being the best four years of your life isn’t necessarily true. The truth is that these are the best introductory four years of your life. If there is any valuable piece of advice I can give it is this: High school is not the end. This advice can be cautionary or hopeful -- it all depends on the student.
There is one main thing that I think all high school students should know. (There is more than one thing of course, but I know you are already on information overload so I decided to keep it simple.) I don’t just want to tell you to work hard while you are in high school, although that is important if you want to have success in your life. No, I think that one of the most important things that most students fail to realize is how fast it will all be over.
I am having to readjust to the idea of being a freshman for the second time. People too often use the phrase “time flies,” but I can think of no more applicable phrase than that for describing what high school was for me.
After junior year, I figured, “If I got through the ACT, SAT, and all my AP exams, I can get through anything senior year throws at me -- piece of cake!” Truth is, I find that it’s a lot more complicated than it seems.
