It was a Friday night, and there was a social at the school. ... This was the night that she was going to notice me. ... As the night went on, I kept my eyes on Jessica, but I was not the only one. ... The DJ slowed down the music and announced that this would be the last dance of the night. ... Today I"m glad that night happened to me. ...
Sleep in the night." In modern society influenced by early school schedules, most teenagers fail at fully adhering to Blake's last sentence: sleep in the night. ... The average high school student does not receive the highly recommended 8 ½ hours to 9 ½ hours of sleep per night that teens need for proper development and growth. ... A study completed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania showed that partakers who received as little as 4.5 hours of sleep per night over the course of one week showed more signs of irritability and sadness. ... The cycle between depression an...
For some seniors it is their last night of reckless partying with their buddies. ... Planning and organizing the entire night is usually the most stressful part of this American tradition. ... It is this odd ritual of beauty, high society and romance that we try to squeeze into one night of socializing. If you look beautiful and paired up, you will supposedly enjoy the rest of the night. ... Once you have your date and outfit is time for the rituals of the night itself. ...
Even though Region 8 school and athletic administration decided that the men and women should play the same team on the same night and same gym, which is absolutely ludicrous, because it created many more problems then it ever tried to fix. When the school and athletic board meet at the beginning of the school year they decided that the men and women basketball teams should play on the same night and in the same gym (Region 8 and 10). ... People could go and watch a night full of basketball for the same price and see all the games they wanted. ... It is however better for families that h...
In junior high I can remember carrying home several books each night. ... Now that I am in high school I hardly ever forget a book that I need nor do I have to carry several home each night. ... This greatly reduces the amount of homework a student has, therefore reducing the number of books he or she must carry home each night. ... So, if students did not have the time in class to do their homework many of them, because they would have so much, say they would be up all night doing it or just simply not do it altogether. ... Last night I did not have to carry a single book home. ...
High Horsepower Dream On Friday night, only the person with the coolest car drives the group. ... It was primed for a night out on the town, and I wasted no time finding someone to ride in its first voyage. ... But they all declined my offer saying they had prior engagements or other plans for the night. ... But that night when he saw me next to my car, the expression I had on my face must of told him everything. ... With no clue where we were, we just drove into the night. ...
She was never allowed to spend the night away from her mom, or date in high school. ... She came home on the weekends, and stayed in at night. ... She decided to go to a fraternity party one night before a huge rival football game. ... It kept her up so she could study all night and party all day. ...
What I heard that night was not what I was expecting. Everyone who told a story that night can make anyone feel something. ... Driving drunk late at night can make you tired which is one of the many reasons why it is so dangerous. ... One night when drinking at a party he decided to drive home. ...
Most of my friends work on weekends and they are just getting off of work around ten o"clock, two hours with them one night a week is not enough. ... For example, one summer night when we all wanted to go to the Streets of Woodfield I was unable to go because all of my friends had later curfews then I did. ... You have met all my friends or if the name is not familiar I can explain who they are and what we are going to do that night. ...
Once they find enough money they take a trip to the store to purchase the alcohol for the evening and then drink the night away. ... As they go home that night they feel very light headed and can't even walk in a straight line They feel like a million bucks at the time but the Sunday night party will hit these students hard when they wake up for class on Monday morning. ... Students that have decided to go back to school often are paying their own way which means you may have a class with a student during the day, and when you go shopping at a local retail store you will probably see sev...
The previous night we sat close to the balcony for our friend Corey's graduation from Fletcher. ... After we found our names and located our seats, the principal got up on the stage and started giving us his speech about how the night is going to go. ... We were going to try to relax ourselves and just go with the flow, for tonight was going to be a nerve wracking and exciting night, all in just a few hours. ... I don't as much remember what happened later that night, but hey its graduation night. ...
As one NBA scout said "any kid out of high school will not have the body type and psychological strength needed for the night in, night out physical and mentel pounding of the pros(Taylor, 81). ... Jermaine O"Neal (a player who jumped to the pros from high school) also added to this fact by saying "by jumping to the pros, at least I get paid for putting my body on the line night in and night out"( ). ...
Personal Essay Ronald called my dad one night when I was in the fourth grade. ... We had been practicing all fall and the night before try-outs, Do knew that I was worried about making the team. ... It was senior night, my last night to play basketball. ...
Freshmen year is not as undemanding and trouble-free as it seems. You must do what you need to survive the freshman year. If you start to fool around in your first year of High School, it might turn into a bad habit for the years to come. Therefore, guidelines can help throughout this phase. To surv...
Barely having any sleep was hard enough, but waking up in the middle of the night every night was a whole other level. ... I was faced with many obstacles and it was a struggle but I overcame every obstacle that was thrown at me and eventually I got used to not having enough sleep and waking up during the night even if I had school the following day. ...
The Camping Trip It was the summer before school of 2000. I was about to enter my sophomore year of high school when my life was changed forever. I never could have imagined what happened during that final weekend before school. My best friend Dylan since the first grade and I decided we shou...
When I was six years old, he used to take me up to our old church to clean it every Friday night, and he drove his white 1978 Chrysler Newport we called "The Boat" because it would cut off at random times, and he would let it roll until it started back up; just like the sail of a boat catching the wind. ... He would find lawnmowers, TVs or anything he could fix, sitting on the curb of his customer's houses and would take me late at night to pick them up before the trash man would trash them. ...
Teens these days just don't know when to stop! Last week in Wilmington, North Carolina, what started as "careless fun" turned into a fearful brush with death. A group of students from Mutts Ville High School were rushed to the hospital after passing out due to the result of over-excessive alcohol co...
Slave Day Slave Day is a young adult novel written by Rob Thomas. It is very contemporary, and made me feel as if I were back in high school. This book tells the story of a single day from the vantage point of seven different characters. The day is Slave Day, a wacky fund-raiser at a suburban...
The biggest challenge presented to me as I make the transition from high school to college will be becoming more responsible as I grow into a young adult. My college experience will be the first time that I have to learn how to manage my time, keep up with my work, and how to succeed on my own. If I...
