High School - Blog Posts

i literally have a crush of this guy, and we're senior meaning we probably not going to see each other after graduation... so should I just take my shot???!

High School Art Project #1 "Self Deterioration"

High School Art Project #2 "Paradigm Shift"

why must i introduce myself to people i met 6 years ago every semester

I have a theory.

If as a child, someone barely talks, they will grow up and say things without thinking about it.

My evidence is myself because I was quiet till high school when I suddenly have the balls to say whatever too whoever.

I dead ass told MY PRINCIPAL that I thought his kids like whos from Dr Seuss.

You're probably thinking that's not bad and you're right, it's what I said afterwards.

I told him, his wife, and his 5 year old son that his kid looked like the Grinch...

I said he looked like Jim Carrey's live action Grinch as a kid.

I still can't believe I said that to him and I hope his son is okay. I really meant it in the best way possible though. Grinch as a kid was cute and I meant just like the facial structure, you know.

He will never let me forget it

Prescott Manor

Lot: 30x30

Good schools & Convivial

$163,862

Bathrooms: 6

Bedrooms: 4

The Prescott family has been apart of Copperdale High for as long as anyone can remember and their home has a similar reputation. Now home to the newest generation of Prescotts this home will stand the test of time.

Moongrave High

Gallery ID: Shnoognfire18

Lot: 64x64

$335,958

Fast internet & Bracing Breezes

Bathrooms: 3

Moon-grave high has been apart of Copperdale since its inception. The high school has since undergone massive renovations due to damage but still upholds its goal of educating the next generation.

So my best friend and I started joking about how crazy our old private school was and the more we talked the more we realized it was actually really messed up and horrifying. So here’s some things that happened to me from 4th to 12th grade in my American private school!

- The entire school was taken out of class for an entire afternoon to silently hold hands in a field as a “fundraiser” for the school gym. The principal went around with a bottle of water for kids to drink out of via waterfall so we wouldn’t pass out in the 85+ degree heat.

- We spent an entire semester watching nothing but kidnapping videos for our “life science” class. Given this was during the Kony 2012 instance but we’d watch videos not only about him raising his child army, but also security footage of different children getting kidnapped or almost getting kidnapped so we’d know we weren’t safe anywhere. We weren’t taught how to avoid it, just that it was very possible. We weren’t in high school yet is all ill say.

- A teacher was hired who had no education or training as a teacher, was doing drugs on campus, and would spend entire class periods cursing out children and telling them they would never amount to anything.

- We watched videos of people being possessed by demons, terrorized by demons, and so on. In two separate years.

- We were never taught what mental health was. At all. There was only demon possession.

- We had to do a project on abortion which included looking up and printing out pictures of the different steps then presenting it to the class to prove why abortion was wrong.

- We were told to never have sex or else we’d get STDs. We were never told what sex or STDs were, much less how to prevent STDs or have safe sex. The word sex was used maybe once and only with “never have” in front of it.

- Girls (yes only girls) were told they’d be viewed as “second hand goods” if they kissed a boy before marriage and no one would want them. This was in our Life Management textbook.

- Boys were told to walk on or next to the road on a date so they’d be hit with a car and die instead of the girl. It was not a “just in case” thing. It was a “you will sacrifice yourself at 12 years old” thing.

- We watched a slow motion, graphic video of two teenage girls getting into a horrific car accident because they were texting and driving. It was acted out but left nothing to the imagination. They died in the video and we saw it all.

- For prom, if you brought someone from outside the school, your date had to be interviewed by the principal and the dean, fill out paperwork and sign in, and then you and your date had to get a lecture from the dean about how we were expected to act at prom.

- We were told to never date anyone who wasn’t of the same religion as us. If we did, we would marry them, have kids, get into fights, divorse, lose everything to the ex-spouse, and end up living under a bridge starving to death with your children for the rest of your life. This was a legit example used in the Life Management textbook.

- We were not told what abuse was or the different forms it took.

- Teachers would “kidnap” an entire class in between periods to prank another teacher. Sometimes an entire class would go missing for a whole hour because of this.

- We skipped over the entire chapter on breast cancer in our health class because it had the word breast in it. We never learned how to check for breast cancer ourselves to make sure we were healthy. It was an all girls class.

- The Life Management book had a story in it about a man and a woman. The “homely” man was in love with the woman and asked her to marry him (they were not in a relationship). She said no. He kept asking her for YEARS and she kept saying no but he wouldn’t give up. Eventually, she looked over at him in church one day and realized wow looks don’t matter at all he’s a good religious man. She agreed to marry him the next time he asked. So I guess if she says no you just keep asking! You’ll wear her down eventually!

- We never learned what rape was.

- We never learned what sex was or how to have it safely.

- We never learned what mental health was and how to get help.

- We never learned what abuse was and how to have a healthy relationship besides the above mentioned “never take no,” “you’re broken if you aren’t pure,” and “sacrifice yourself by throwing yourself in front of a bus.”

- We were taught in Life Management that men needed to ask out the woman. If she did it, the relationship would forever be unbalanced and he’d feel inferior and would never respect her.

- Rock music is a sin so don’t listen to it

- Women who go too far are second hand goods and will die alone because no one wants them.

- Don’t kiss before marriage because that’ll make it more special.

- We did a whole project on why evolution is wrong. And were never told what evolution was beforehand.

I’m sure there’s more but that’s just off the top of our heads! Can honestly say it was the most toxic environment I’ve ever been in and I’m horrified looking back on it.

early high school

"yeah i might be in love with my straight best friend but im taking ap physics so idk about that rn"

GUYS HOW DO I GET MOTIVATION TO WRITE AGAIN WHEN I HAVE LIKE 40000 MILLION THINGS TO STUDY IN 4 WEEKS

I hate popular girls, they're mean as fuck for seemingly no reason other than their own amusement

Actually crying rn

In class- My teacher asked fro song requests and nobody said anything, so she started playing the paw patrol theme and I just-

I'm crying

oh my god

It's not even 2:20 yet

I feel as if I don't know myself.

I feel as if I don't know myself. 

        Not really, like I look in the mirror and see myself. Blond hair, mismatched coloured eyes, head to toe in yellow. But I also see a 15-year-old whose life is still being decided for them. Even with all the freedom, they could dream of. A world full of beautiful people and my soul decided this body, this life. I already came to terms with this though. 

I’d like to believe I chose this as some sort of afterlife where I was good in my past life. Or maybe I was bad. I feel like I would be a worm or something if I were bad but, being a worm would be significantly better than going to school every day. Only 8 months left though. Doesn't seem that long before college, which I know will be heaven. Less annoying people. I can focus more, have a usable library, have less social pressure, wearing my own clothes! The whole gist of it is so much better. Being a worm would be so simple, dig, eat? Get eaten by the early bird? Drink water? 

Okay, being a worm might not be that easy. I'm overthinking it a bit. A cat maybe? I like cats they are soft… well most of them. But they get fleas and into cat fights and the thought of licking myself so much, as well as annoying kids that would still bother me. I could be one of those indoor cats that are pampered their whole life, but the inbreeding and annoying fur and smothering old people. If I was a cat I would probably be a cat of a young college girl. 

College will be heaven. Well, at least my description of it. Worrying about the future but having most of it sorted, deciding in high school is the hard bit. And I bet the work would be fun. High school work sucks, it's all in books and all my notes are messy and confusing and I don't ever use them. ever. There is no point in writing them in the first place. I can have food at more practical times, better food in college for sure as well as free days when no work is required. The homework just seems nicer. 

Back to the main point, I don't know myself. Maybe I will in college. I already go on Fridays and am known for my overall confident fashion choices. Constantly showered in compliments. I think there would be more people like me. (Whoever ‘me’ is.) Someone with no set fashion sense, pescatarian, lesbian. Yea probably more lesbians. 

In the UK college isn't this big thing, I'm not moving away from my family or anything or getting a whole new friendship group, everyone is the same. I just like it more. More diverse people in my opinion, somehow, considering they are basically the same people. I guess in vogueing in them finding themselves like how I’m finding myself. Guessing people can change over an extended summer or just the annoying ones not doing my course. Yea I feel like it would be better if they just stayed away from me. 

Currently, all I know about myself while writing this is 1. I don't want to be a worm. 

2. I want to be a college cat in my next life 

3. COLLGE WILL BE BETTER THSN HIGHSCHOOL. 

4. I don't like annoying school kids. 

5. I’m someone with no set fashion sense, pescatarian, lesbian. 

Yet, not closer to finding out who I am. I guess it takes more figuring out than a short essay on random topics to figure that out. Shame. Guess ill have to wait for college.

All the assholes in my theater fighting over leads none of them will get

just heard a girl say to her friend "because I'm on edge, Lexi" and I've never heard anything more accurate about final exams in my life

the two types of senior year backpacks:

cute kid's backpack bcuz it's fun and you don't have much to carry

or

a duck taped and safety pinned monstrosity that has lasted you your entire high-school career (and maybe longer).

no in between.

Xo Kitty cast

GUYS THREE OF THE UPPER CLASSMEN I LIKE SAID HI TO ME AND MY YEAR IS MADE OMFG

1. Organize your study space

Organizing your study space is really important. Avoid starting to study before that because getting up to get things you don’t have at hand will distract you. I have my own “desk organization list”. Laptop, iPad, Apple Pencil, earphones, water, fruits, my pencil case, my folders, paper, etc.

2.     Make a plan and get control of your calendar

Make a "to do list" and plan everything out. When exactly are your exams?  How many days do you want to study for each subject? Which subject needs more time? Etc., etc.

3.     Mistakes are good

When studying we do make mistakes sometimes. I hate it. You hate it. Yes, it’s awful. But they are GOOD. You learn from them. A short anecdote of my life: If I didn’t make the mistake of dating a complete idiot, I probably would not have learned that bad boys really aren’t that great haha.

4.     Find examples

To really understand something, you should find examples. E. g. if you are learning about some kind of criminal law, look up cases. If you are studying about the business cycle, look up examples of different countries. Is the US in a boom? Or a depression? Has it been in a depression before? What was that like?

5.     Test yourself

Quizz yourself. This is the most important thing when studying something by heart or learning a language. Get your flashcards out of your pocket!  And quizz yourself every single day!

6.     Take regular breaks and sleep for 8 hours

I know, studying is important. But what is even more important is your health. Don’t drain yourself. You got this. Don’t worry! Take a short break after 25 minutes every time. Just a short one. Allow yourself to breath and close your eyes. Your brain needs sleep and breaks to function!

7.     Study before going to sleep

A numerous amount of studies have found out that the brain processes a lot of things while sleeping. This can be very beneficial to us! Study for a few minutes before going to bed or revise what you have studied that day. It will help you remember it better.

8.     Eat good foods

I know you don’t want to hear this… A pizza is quite nice. But is it good for you? Probably not. Food is fuel. But we need good fuel to function properly. Eat nutritious foods and be good to your body. It really needs a healthy diet to maintain your health and stay happy. Also: Your brain needs calories. Don’t starve yourself. Aaaand, remember to drink enough water. I recommend watching “The Game Changers” on Netflix.

9.     Exercise

Working out can be extremely beneficial to you. Not just for your physical strength but also for your mental health and productivity, studies have found. Going for a run or going to the gym can increase your overall well-being! So let’s go! I’m getting ripped tonight, RIP that… umm sorry.

10.  Be kind to yourself

Last but not least, please be kind to yourself. Don’t beat yourself up. Everything is going to be fine. You are not alone. You are loved. You are worthy. Please remember that! I love you.

Feel free to join my #selfhelpforstudents100Days challenge (aka me doing the 100 Days of Productivity Challenge and motivating y'all haha).

Also feel free to join our study/mental health server on Discord. We’re doing self help “group therapy” calls, studying together and much more. We’re stronger together!

We are currently working on a website to help students with studying and mental health issues. My post about it.

Love, Sophia

I GOT 100% ON THE PROJECT WOOOWW

I FEEL LIKE THEY GIVE US WAY TOO MUCH TIME FOR PROJECTS AT SCHOOL… I HAD A WEEK TO DO IT, WAITED TIL THE NIGHT IT WAS DUE, DID EVERYTHING IN TWO HOURS AND GOT AN “A”

AND A LITTLE “GOOD JOB” MESSAGE LIKE… BRUH

HEY GUYZZZZ IM BACK AGAIN SRRY

I HAD TO FOCUS ON SCHOOL AGAINNNN CUS MIDTERMS!!

i just finished a big project that i actually didnt start until tonight… which is the night it was due…

I WORRY THAT BECUZ I FINISHED IT SO FAST THEYRE GONNA THINK I CHEATED :((( I DIDNT CHEAT ITS HONEST WORK IM JUST VERY PRACTICED IN GETTING THINGS DONE LAST MINUTE AND MAKING THEM LOOK GOOD

it’s a skill it’s an art <333 it looks great! i wish i started earlier thoooo i was stressing the whoooole timeeee

THE ANNUAL THRIFT STORE AT MY SCHOOL IS TOMORROW…!

IM SO EXCITED I THINK IM GONNA XPLODE

it’s so kewl that they’re doing this!! to make this event possible, the school accepted PILES AND PILES of donations from students. everybody got treated to a closet clean-out basically

it’s a HUGE win-win cus now all the kewl stuff is mine XDD

i’m going to wake up SUUUPER early so i’m one of the first people to look through the stock, just like when i go to an actual thrift

the common cold won today x(

i woke up extreeeeemely unwell, i actually LOOK sick this time X^X

i may have won the battle yesterday, but not the war gggrggrgrgrrgrrrr

the worst part is that i have U.S government class today, and when ur absent the teacher makes u hand write a paper ~<~ its fineee i just don’t wanna do ittt

and school is SOOO exciting and gives me something to do with my day :P

but hey, i just have to remind myself that i can heal EVEN FASTER by staying home <333 and that it ain’t all bad

I MADE IT TO SCHOOL!!! HOORAY

i’m sniffling SOO loud tho ewwwwww ;^; but at least i don’t have to make up any work later cus i went today

i’m constantly fighting the urge to sneeze and cough cus if i do, everyone is gonna get infected with the raver virus

i’m not HORRIBLY contagious so it’s all okay i’m just a lil sniffly

ALSO IN MODERN LIT. CLASS A KID ASKED MY TEACHER IF HE LOVED THE CLASS AND THE TEACHER (soon realising his mistake) SAID “well you can’t have this job if you don’t love 17 yr olds”

THE WHOLE CLASS WAS LIKE THIS:

HELP!!!!! ROFL!!!!!!1!1!1!

HE QUICKLY CORRECTED HIMSELF but it got a HUUUUGE LAUGH out of the class xDDDDD i wanna stress that no, he’s not a dangerous guy AT ALL, he just worded his answer the wrong way, we all laughed including him

overall VERY happy i didn’t stay home today x)

Hi guys!

So, for my high school English class(not disclosing my grade), we're currently writing a 5 page essay.. :/ I'm in the deepest shit ever when it comes to motivation for school writing, and I'm not even sure how to start or transition certain areas.

If some of you guys could leave tips on;

• How to get more motivated?

• What writing style teachers appreciate more?

• How to make paragraphs longer?

• Word choices, and tips surrounding that?

• Anything else you think would help!

Thanks, :))

Unmute !

Today at my school there was a gay promposal, basically this one guy had a huge card and asked another guy to the dance. They hugged after, it was sweet. It was nice because one of the ones last year was a straight couple :/

So it's snowing rn in my city, and a bunch of the younger kids are like 'why don't we get a snow day but the rest of the city does?' (because the East Side is still open because there's less snow and stuff)

And it's like, I'm sorry, but the rest of the city is more spread out and has more snow so it doesn't make sense for school to be open and the North End is literally a mountain.

people be saying 'teenagers these days are so apathetic and have no notion of personal space' but whenever 2 people accidentally bump into eachother or brush hands it's like 'sorry sorry sorry i didn't mean it im so sorry'

some senior guys just came walking down the halls with a Bluetooth speaker playing 'Call Me Maybe' by Carly Rae Jepsen, and they're singing along slightly off-key but they look so happy. this is the energy we need.

Out Of Context Science Teacher Quotes

"Yeah, I like it. Burn the monkeys!"

"How yellow is yellow"

"Under the ground there is ground water"

"So I'm gonna take your DNA now"