Making the Most Out of High School

High school studies and high school life is very crucial for every person. As a high school student you are an adolescent which means you are in between being young and being matured. Because you are in this age bracket, you will have mixed characteristics which means you are torn between being carefree and being responsible. However, you can make the most out of this two worlds to make the most out of high school.

· Be Carefree – Even though you are trained towards being a grown up and matured person, you are in fact still young. You should not repress youthful feelings and your young characteristics. You should be carefree at enough extent. It is even necessary as a foundation for building a mature character. Practicing a healthy amount of being carefree will prepare you for being responsible. If you have experienced being happy go lucky, you will find out that you have experienced this as a stage which you needed to go through so that you will be able to move on to the next stage of being responsible. If you will not experience a certain degree of being carefree at this stage of your life and jump immediately towards maturity, you will experience a very bad kind of midlife crisis later on.

· Be Responsible – If you have the right amount of being carefree, you can inject the corresponding amount of being responsible. As a young person, being responsible will give you a very good kind of motivation and perseverance. You will be able to learn how to be contented and happy with what you have and make the most out of them. For example, you can still join your better off classmates in playing basketball even if they are wearing the best rubber shoes and you just settle wearing the affordable ones. If you are carefree enough and responsible enough too, you will not mind wearing an inferior kind of equipment because you know that it is not what is important. This is only an example and there are lots of bigger things you can apply being responsible to. Applying this to your studies should be the best. If you are contented with the kind of clothes and school supplies you have, you can excel in your studies.

Coping and Dealing With High School Stress

Whatever year level you are in high school, you could be sure that you would experience high school stress at one point or another. From being a freshman until now that I am a sophomore student, I visited our school counselor several times for advice on coping with the stress and pressures in getting passing grades in my assignments, projects,  examinations and other academic tasks, dealing with my classmates and teachers, and all other things occurring at school that contributes to the stress that I feel.

It's a good thing that after several discussions with our school counselor, my close friends at school, my parents, and reading various materials in the library and the Internet, I have been able to cope and overcome the stress of being a high school student. So now I am sharing with everyone the things I learned on how a high school student could cope with stress in high school based on my conversations I had with our school counselor and from the various materials I read in the library and from the Internet.

The general tips on how to cope with high school stress:

· Don't be overwhelmed with the academic workload. The academic load and other tasks in high school could be full of pressures especially for freshmen students. I felt the same way when I was a freshman student. So I learned two important tips for this problem – time management and a healthy lifestyle.

· The time management involves keeping a routine or schedule of the things you have to do everyday for the whole week. I started with a written schedule that I could adjust every weekend so it would fit according to the tasks that I would do each day for the whole week since you would usually not do the same task every day.

· A healthy high school lifestyle is getting enough sleep, eating moderately, and having an exercise routine. I learned that seven to eight hours of sleep is essential, eating more fruits and vegetables and less junk food is preferable, and a regular exercise routine of 30 minutes a day for at least three times a week is ideal.

High School Course of Study

They say that high school in the United States is unlike the secondary education in other countries because our high school here is a mixture of students who want to be popular or be anonymous, who want to excel in academics, sports, extra-curricular activities, or just be an average in what they do and try to get along with teachers and other students. I might consider myself an average high school student in his sophomore year, but I started this blog so I have an outlet for discussing and sharing my high school life of reading, cramming and studying for exams and quizzes, trying to finish assignments or projects before the deadline, and dealing with my classmates and my teachers.

I also like to share this blog with my fellow high school students whether they are the same grade level like me, or maybe lower or higher. High school life could be very hard from the first year as a freshman student trying to adjust to a new environment up to the final year as a senior student preparing for graduation. But if I believe that I could make it through all the challenges until senior year and graduation, then so could you.

I would discuss some of my daily experiences and other things about the subjects I am now taking, how I handle them, and the relationships I have with my classmates and my teachers. Other students are welcome to provide their comments and share their own thoughts and ideas on their subjects and how they deal with their classmates and teachers.

High School Tips for New Freshmen

Freshman year is a critical period in the life of a student. In a way, this is a transition from middle school to a more sophisticated crowd. Below are some tips that will help you get through this phase:

• Ensure a good first impression. This goes not just on your fellow students, but most especially on your teachers. The impressions you make on people's minds during your first week will define your entire high school period. Come on time for every class. When your teachers hand a syllabus paper to be signed, bring it back within the day or the next. It is important for teachers to have an impression of you as a diligent and obedient student. That way you will find yourself being treated positively in class. In terms of your classmates, reach out to them as much as you can. Even a simple smile goes a long way in making friendships. In a new environment where many students are strangers, you will need to have as many friends as you can to help you survive high school.

• Find your own group of “lunch mates”. Lunch break may be one of the most stressful student activities not directly related to class. Nonetheless, you can make it easier on yourself by sitting with students you already know from middle school. However, bear in mind that lunch seating arrangements are agreed to be “permanent”, and only a few situations can change that, so choose your table wisely. Make sure that these are the same people you would want to be spending not just your lunch hour, but potentially your high school social life with as well.

• Find someone who you can either walk with or follow to class. As mentioned earlier, this is a new environment, and you probably don't have a clear idea of classroom locations at first.

My Research Paper of Students Study on High School Students' Rights

Our class was assigned to do a research paper on subject of students study about human rights and civil rights and we were given the option of choosing our own topics. I selected the topic of the rights that highschool students should know and learn to exercise. I also chose this topic because as a highschool student in the United States, I know on how our history is filled with stories of people from minorities and backgrounds have struggle to fight for their basic civil or human rights.

Our teacher gave us until the end of the month to complete our research papers so I had to be sure I would make a thorough and comprehensive research work on my topic of students study on the rights of American highschool students. During my research I learned that the highschool students' rights are based on the civil rights enshrined in the U.S. federal constitution. The most important rights of highschool students are the right to freedom of expression, right to freedom of religion, the right to fair treatment and equality in education, and the right to private records and privacy. I took note that those important rights of highschool students are also enjoyed by all American citizens.

In my topic of students study on the rights of highschool students, I learned from my research about two U.S. Supreme Court rulings that defined a student's right to freedom of expression. In a 1969 ruling about an Iowa highschool that suspended two students for wearing black armbands as a sign of protest about the Vietnam War, the Supreme Court stated that public highschool students could exercise the right to freedom of expression if the methods on how they exercise those rights are not disruptive to the functions of the institution or did not invade the rights of others in the institution.

However, in a 1988 ruling in which a Missouri highschool censored a school newspaper article about teenage pregnancy and the effects of divorce on children, the Supreme Court ruled that public highschool administrators have the right to censor school-sponsored newspapers if the articles are controversial because the highschool newspaper is restricted to the institution.

Effective Study Skills for High School Students: Five strategies!

Still looking? Active learning methods in high school? Well, then you are alone. I know because I was a high school student once. And I know how hard it is to get good results in individuals who are not.

Even though I just graduated 2 years ago, still in my mind the question. And after hours of research online and secrets to improve education, I found many interesting things. And I want to share with you today.

First lesson: Alliance
If you are good in some subjects like math and bad in this type of literature. Since writing her a great friend, but not so competent with numbers. Why can not the two to create an alliance? This will enhance friendship and your ability to study significant?

Second Lesson: Group Study Method
 Having a group of close friends? And have some of the best students in your group? Then it's a good idea to learn together! However, be aware of this idea. Come together to learn not to talk about the game or hot girls (women).

Third Lesson: Class interaction:
 You know one of the best ideas for effective learning? It is to learn in class. Do not be a useless study. Ask yourself and your teacher when something obvious. The lesson over, the easiest to recall later. We always try to keep a small notebook to remember. because there are unanswered questions on the road. Write it down and answer them as quickly as possible.

Fourth Lesson: Time management:
The sight of one of the biggest problems with many high school students is how they spend their time. Time and time lost to television and games and other productive activities. I can not say it was bad, but you should be aware of when the right time to meet them. Make a daily schedule and stick to it. Try to stay away from the PC or TV while you're doing your homework. back to them later.

Fifth Lesson: Internet Savvy
And here's a good strategy for you. He uses the world's largest library - the Internet! Yes, there are many things you can find online. Best of all, go to the library to find dozens of books with some information. Just Google it and see. but does not interrupt your Facebook account or something. back to it later, remember?