C4K Summary for March

C4K#5

1. Try new things:

High school is a place where you can try new things and find new experiences. Don’t be afraid to try something new; join a sport, join a club; and just have fun with it.

2. Make new friends:

In a high school you meat people everyday. Make a new friend this can lead to a great bond with them and you can help them out. Making new friends boost peoples self-esteem and make them feel comfortable in school especially if they’re new.

3. Try to keep your grades up:

I know many people don’t like school and they don’t pay attention to their grades; but in high school these grades matter. Colleges look at your grades to see if your a good student and if you are you can get accepted into a good one. Also, if you want to get a scholarship to help pay for your collage have good grades can give you an advantage and you might get a full scholarship.

4. Pack your own lunch:

I know this sounds weird but lunch is not good in any high school so if you want to eat and eat healthy  you might want to start packing your own lunch.

5. Get friendly with upperclassmen:

having an upper classman friend is very help fun because they can help you with

How to act around certain teachers

·         Which people to avoid

·         The low-down on the clubs or sports you’re interested in

·         The game plans for acing certain classes

·         How to act around certain teachers

Hope this list helps you get through high school and I hope you like it.

Kevin,

I think you provided some great tips to future high school students. High school can be intimidating to students who are up and coming freshmen. Your tip about trying new things is so relevant to those who may tend to shy away from new experiences. High school can be a great time to take advantage of exploring things beyond your comfort zone. Also, making good grades is vital to success in both high school and college. College is expensive and it disheartening to pay a large sum of money for a course and not make a good grade. A tip that I would give future high school students is to know that the world is so much bigger than just high school. Things that seem incredibly important in high school, such as hanging out with the cool crowd, turns out not to even be a big deal once high school is over. Enjoy your high school years because they do go by so fast.

C4K#6

The Plan testing was easier than I expected. But for some sections I felt as if I did not get enough time to finish. I thought that I would not finish but I just kept on working on the Plan test and focused till the last second and finished every section. Another piece of advice that I would give you about the Plan test is that if everyone is done and there is still some time, don’t rush through thinking that everyone is done , and you are the only one. Just take your time and finish in the time left. The last advice is don’t guess. If you guess your score could go lower than last year. The Plan test is important because it tells you what you might get as a score on the act. If you are going to guess take an educated guess. An educated guess is where you eliminate the answer that you know is wrong.

Hemil,

You gave some great advice about taking a standardized test. I strongly agree with your advice to take your time. It can be easy to feel overwhelmed when you think everyone else is finished and you are taking too long. When you think clearly about the questions, most turn out not to be very difficult. I was very nervous the first time I took the ACT and as a result I had a difficult time focusing. I took it a second time, just focused on myself, and completed every section with time to spare. Over all you gave some excellent advice. Good luck!

Sincerely,

Paige Inman

C4K#7

The Hobbit is a fantasy book written by J.R.R. Tolkien.  The setting is in a fantasy world called Middle Earth.  There are lots of characters in this book. The main characters are Bilbo, Gandalf, Thorin, and Smaug.  Others include the dwarves, orcs and humans.

Bilbo Baggins is the main character.  He wanted to stay at home and have a peaceful time until someone asked if he wanted to go on an adventure.  Bilbo decided to go on the adventure with a wizard and twelve dwarves.  The adventure was to make it all the way to the Lonely Mountain and steal the dwarves long forgotten gold from the great dragon Smaug.  Bilbo and his group’s problem was getting to the lonely mountain and fighting Smaug.  Bilbo tried to solve this problem by getting this magic ring that can make the ringbearer invisible.

I enjoyed this book more than most fantasy books because it has no boring parts at all.  I also liked it because it has a group of mixed people working together to accomplish one goal.  I recommend this book to people who like fantasy stories of any kind.  Also you would  like this if you have enjoyed any other books written by J.R.R. Tolkien

Collin,

J.R.R. Tolkien is one of my all time favorite authors. I love the fantasy world he created through his books and the adventures his characters go on. In my second year of college I did a research paper on J.R.R. Tolkien and discovered some interesting facts about him and his writing. For example, the <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> and <i>The Hobbit</i> began as bed time stories he made up for his children and some of his personal experiences from his service in World War I influenced aspects of his books. You provided some good information about the story without giving away too much. Great post!