The SAT is something most juniors and seniors in high school dread taking. A lot of students associate it with the cause of excess stress and tension. The SAT is a standardized test created by the College Entrance Examination Board to measure standards of curriculum for entrance into colleges and un...

What are some specific things that I can do to improve my classroom performance? I can do a good bit of things to improve my classroom performance. First of all I could study more and take a lot more notes. That will be even more helpful later on in my college career. As of right now, none of m...

The Previous Past By Ryan Lance I remember the day like it was etched in my mind by a sculptor with his chisel. I was seventeen and in no way, shape, or form did I want to be attending Clayton High School any more. The thought was as appalling to me as eating brussel sprouts or liver....

Liberal Lunch Hour The pungent smell of grease and bar-b-q sauce stings your nostrils as you longingly stare at the sports car that just pulled up outside your drive-thru window. Your eyes tear up, possibly from the thought that you will never be able to own a car like that working at a fast f...

"Educating Hearts and Minds" was replaced by "True to You" last year at Archbishop Watterson High School. The former slogan represented the main goal of Watterson High, to educate the hearts of students through Holy Cross values and to educate the minds of students to a level tha...

Yates French Hr. 2 12/17/99 What is wrong with American schools? That's the million Dollar Question, or should I say the Multi-Billion Dollar Question. In the past, America's solution to our abysmal public school situation has been to throw money at the problem. But that obvio...

Unprepared Graduates Why is it that nearly 30 percent of college freshmen have to take some type of remedial class? These extra courses are costing Tennessee tax payers millions of dollars a year to keep up and running. Some students would say that they do not take test well, despite...