Sophomore, Aaron Smith, hard at work in one of his challenging classes so that he can maintain his 3.5 GPA. This past Monday, PH held their annual 3.5 assembly. The assembly recognizes students from 10th grade and up who have maintained a 3.5 GPA or higher the previous year(s). Only the most dedicated students earn the right to participate in the assembly, which included sophomore Aaron Smith. He has shared a few tips and some other knowledge on how to stay on the road to success.
Maintaining a 3.5 GPA or higher can be difficult. AP classes, homework, sports, and staying motivated all plays a factor into determining a student’s GPA. Smith says that he gets his motivation from his parents, teachers, and the standards he has set for himself. Some tips Smith has for achieving a 3.5 includes turning work in on time and asking questions when needed. Sometimes students have to go the extra mile and find a friend or tutor to help them if they are having troubles understanding. The 3.5 assembly gives the families of the students the opportunity to come watch their student be acknowledged in the assembly. Smith had his parents, aunt, and his older brother, Cory, who was also apart of the assembly there to support him. He says it feels really good to know his time and effort he puts into academics is noticed by the school, his friends, and his family. This is only his sophomore year, but he says he is going to try his hardest to keep maintaining a 3.5 the rest of his high school career. “I plan on keeping myself engaged in what is being taught and motivated to get my work in on time,” he said. The 3.5 assembly recognizes hard working students like Aaron, and encourages them to stay on the road to success.
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When you think of anatomy, you probably think of cutting open frogs and learning how their liver works. This is probably true for most anatomy classes, but not Ms. Parmann’s anatomy Class. “At the end of the year, we dissected an actual baby pig and some people did cats” says Darrien Davis, a senior that took the class last year. In this class, you leave the frogs behind and focus on the human body and the bodies of animals.
Darrien is interested in a medical career. He encourages not only students interested in medicine, but all students to take this class. “If they have the chance to,” he said, “definitely take it.” Anatomy is an important subject even if you don’t want to become a doctor or nurse. You have a body, you should know how it works. You will also enjoy this class. Along with learning about anatomy, you will constantly be interested. “It ended up being a really fun class” he explained. “It’s really interactive and you do a lot of cool stuff.” If you want a future in medicine, or if you just want to learn more about the body and how it functions, think about taking anatomy. Don’t spend your time trudging through the swamp for a frog. Learn something interesting. PHHS leadership class offers valuable lessons for the future.
Many students at Port Huron High School learn about the opportunity to participate in a classroom setting to learn valuable skills that they can take with them after graduation. A select group of students learn about this class and are chosen to participate in the class in their senior year. Shane Black first heard about leadership class at the end of his junior year when he was pulled aside by Mrs. Ford. “I wanted to participate at first because all of my friends were also participating in the class, but I also saw it as an opportunity to get to know more people.” said Shane. When asked if he thought the class would teach him valuable lessons for the future, he responded enthusiastically with “Absolutely! this class helps you handle situations that may arise in your life, from people getting in your face to a mid-life crisis.” For those students that want to get into this class, Shane recommends keeping up your grades, good attendance, participate in extracurricular activities and be open to other people. “People want to get to know you and you want to get to know them in this class, I have made many new friends in this class. It really opens you up to people and allows them to get to know you.” Shane Black’s goals for the future include attending SC4 to study acting, he hopes to get to know more people and learn more skill sets for the future. To learn more about the senior leadership class, contact your school counselor. Imagine a world without math. It may seem pointless to know half of the things that the teachers will talk to students about, but think about the after effects of knowing some of those things. Maybe you have a career that involves lots of math, well here’s why you need to know the things. Also it comes in handy in just the everyday life as it is.
Now it’s not all about the numbers, math doesn’t have to be this boring subject you have to make it interesting or somehow make it fun in your own way. You would think teaching math would be boring, but not all teachers are all about math. For instance Mr. Koester, he gave me the opportunity of being able to hear his side of the math life. Mr.Koester, a math teacher, has been teaching for 23, 22 of those years at his very own high school; Port Huron High. What exactly creates the awakening of being a math teacher? As said by Mr. Koester, “I had an experience as a senior in high school with a former teacher of mine who let me be a student aid which allowed me to help students in math with their current subject, which was an arithmetic based class. My teacher seen me helping other students and gave me the advice that I should look into being a math teacher.” Mr. Koester isn’t always about math either. His hobbies include biking, scuba diving, walking his dog, and anything to do with the outdoors for instance. When you think of math it should be exhilarating, maybe not all the time but try to make it fun in your own way. |