September 2017

How I overcame my struggle

How I overcame my struggle 150 150 Mikenzi Pelzer

No one ever likes to reflect back on the negative things that has happened in their life. High school has to be one of the most challenging obstacles that you’ll…

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My Struggle: Seventh Grade Math

My Struggle: Seventh Grade Math 150 150 Walker Smith

The hardest time I’ve ever had in school was by far seventh grade math. Due to difficult content, (at the time) a teacher who I could only describe as out…

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Determination in Unmasked

Determination in Unmasked 150 150 Amber Williams

As soon as school started, I glanced at my schedule coming to find out that I’ve an economics class with one of the most difficult teachers in school. Walking into…

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Overcoming Education Adversity

Overcoming Education Adversity 150 150 Spencer Erdman

Perhaps the most blatant time that I can remember where I was struggling with a class was actually last semester at my school, Cuesta College. The class was Calculus two…

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The SAT: One Last Hurdle

The SAT: One Last Hurdle 150 150 Peyton Baranowski

As I look around my room I quickly notice it is littered with loose papers, pencils, pens, a calculator, and numerous tutorial books. My current goal is to master the…

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99 problems but math ain’t one

99 problems but math ain’t one 150 150 Cameron Olle

Dear math grow up and solve your own problems. Math never came easy to me, the basics stumped me. Before I could move forward onto a new lesson, I had…

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My Talent was Once a Trial

My Talent was Once a Trial 150 150 Erin Jimison

I give credit to my competitive nature for my skills in art today. In elementary and middle school I used to seethe in jealousy whenever my sister was praised by…

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Fostering the Future

Fostering the Future 150 150 Sasha Audier-Johnson

As a sophomore in high school, I had begun an extremely rigorous AP curriculum. In March of that school year, my brother’s godfather, and an extremely close family friend I…

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When you feel yourself struggling…

When you feel yourself struggling… 150 150 Melinda Rosen

I have issues with math, or more accurately, math has issues with me. I like math; I like to think that it is interesting and useful. My best friend’s brain…

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Overcoming AP Physics

Overcoming AP Physics 150 150 Lindsay Grant

It was never my plan to take this class. I had signed up to take Pre-AP Physics, a level I would feel comfortable with but still challenged at the same…

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