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.

10 Things I Learned in High School
1. STAY AWAY FROM RELATIONSHIPS! I can NOT tell you how many things I missed out on because of a boy. In this modern time, we are pressured by thinking we HAVE to be with someone. On TV, we see all these young characters finding love on Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. Do NOT think you HAVE to be in a serious relationship at the age of fourteen. I missed dances, the football games (even though I'm not a fan of football), going out with my friends, and even prom. Yes, PROM. While my friends were having good old fashion fun, I would be at home. Fighting with some loser on the phone. Let me tell you, not many high school relationships last. Some do, but a lot don't. It is an immature time. You won't find "the one." And don't even try going for them older "bad boys" who are graduated and looking for some young meat. They WILL take advantage of your innocence. They WILL try to get you on the dark side. You are risking STDs, teen pregnancy, and the loss of trust from your parents.
By E M8 years ago in Education
The Culture Shock from Year 9 to 10
I have recently entered year 10. Everybody thinks that when they join high school or comprehensive school, that they are just going to be able to mess around for the 5 years that they are there. Including myself. I have just had a big culture shock in the way that the amount of pressure you are put under when entering year 10 is ridiculous. You go from year 9 minding your own business just getting by in lessons and having a laugh, to year 10 where the minute you enter a classroom the teacher is breathing down your neck about your GCSEs, and it is stressful. I am writing this to vent my opinions and I just want to give some advice from a personal experience. Teenagers need to start buckling down when they get to comp or high school and listening in class, even doing their homework, because if they don’t and they just mess around, life becomes very hard for them. They may be sat at the back of the class knowing nothing trying to blame it on the teachers and how rubbish they are, but in reality it’s not the teachers fault as they have already taught them all of the information they need to know for their exams in year 7, 8, and 9 but they couldn’t be bothered to listen.
By Chlo8 years ago in Education
Why the British Education System Is Deeply Flawed: A Sixteen-Year-Old's Story
My name is Holly. I am 16 years old. I am in year 11. And recently, I have discovered a lot about the British education system.
By holl 🌻8 years ago in Education
From Senior to Freshman
From a senior, advice is something that comes too far and few between. So, here I am to make it a little bit easier, give some form of advice for the freshman.
By Emberleigh Mae8 years ago in Education
School Conditions in Mobile County Public Schools
The Mobile County Public School System in Alabama is quite horrendous. I understand some people don't feel this way. This is just my personal opinion. Some people say conditions in the schools of Mobile County are fair and fine, though in my opinion they are horrid and don't care for students at all. I have found maybe one or two teachers that actually care about the future of their students, that actually help their students with certain programs to make their future better. Those teachers are the golden standard of how I, a student, feel teachers should act.
By Lacey Micheels8 years ago in Education
Is Marching Band Considered an Extracurricular Activity?
From being in a high school who did not consider marching band an extracurricular activity was sort of, you can call it, mind playing. At one event, we would be awarded and then the next, they do not say to come up to the stage to tell the younger kids about the hard work we do. As being a retiree from the high school band, we should be well-known by now that marching band is extracurricular.
By Putting It Out There8 years ago in Education
Putting the Drama in "Drama Club"
So, High School. Friendships, hardships, romance, you name it. It's where you make your best memories, right? Where you peak in life.
By Mary Caitlyn8 years ago in Education
When Your School Becomes an Academy
Secondary school in the UK or high school in the USA is generally recognised as a key part of every child's development into an adult. Throughout your teenage years, whether you love it or loathe it, you experience the journey of adolescence. I like to call this the "three P's": puberty, peers, and pressure. Cheesy, right? Anyway, when you mix this concoction with secondary/high school and wow, you've definitely got yourself an experience. Eventually, this monumental time spent in the formal education system does come to an end. But how do you react when the school you've spent six years of your life at suddenly changes in your final year?
By Eve Parker8 years ago in Education
Mental High
High school sucks. I don't think people realize it, especially older generations, but it is actual hell now. Classes are no longer as easy as they think. Now, instead of taking biology later in high school, by freshman year, it is the first science class, and by senior year, AP Chemistry is offered.
By Emberleigh Mae8 years ago in Education
Why I Regret Dropping Out of High School
High school: the (least) most wonderful time of our lives. Sure, for some, high school is four years full of new friends and retaining knowledge. Yet, for others, it’s a dreadful time full of bullying, complications, and being defined an outcast. My problem: I despised my school and pretty much everyone in it. But I loved to learn. See my predicament? Now throughout high school, I was in fact considered a “popular kid,” but I still got bullied. I wasn’t like everyone else... I was pretty and genuinely a smart girl. Nonetheless, many people absolutely hated my guts, and I had no clue as to why. But that’s not what this article is about.
By Tessa Wilbanks8 years ago in Education
Marching Band
Since the sixth grade (middle school) I have been playing the trumpet. I mainly joined band because my sister was in as a flute player and I, being the typical younger sister, was wanting to do what my "big sis" did. Anyway, I joined as a trumpet player and spent the first half of the school year learning the basics, and the last few football games I got to join the high school band playing in the stands. At my school, it is extremely small, and my fifth grade year they took the band/music program out of the school other than the high school, so if I wanted to do band I had to devote my after school hours to practice with the high school band director. By the end of my sixth grade year, I was already playing with the "Big Band" in concerts. I still have the program from my first concert.
By Allie Burns8 years ago in Education
Literature Books That Should Be Read in Schools
I started reading books when I was four. My education was entrusted fairly young by grandparents who taught me and my sister basic math, reading, and writing skills to do well in school. Of course, needless to say, we were both compatible in intellect until I stopped doing my eighth grade homework. My sister excels in the rational and logical world, while I am rational but emotional due to my interests in the arts and literature.
By Heather Wilkins8 years ago in Education