"I’d say that I grew a lot, more than in any other environment. I learned a lot about myself and others. It turned out to be an overall positive experience for me, despite some minor nuances, but it...

“ My high school experience was probably something I am going to look back on with the utmost gratitude! I have to say that I had such a great time in high school, despite the few rough patches I faced....

 “My high school experience was good, to say the least, I loved being a part of a community where we all tried to lift each other up to help better ourselves. In the fall I loved supporting the PACK...

  “The school hours shouldn’t be from 7:30 to 2:30, they should start later so that we get more sleep so that we are actually awake during the morning classes. I would do so much better in...

"I've been dancing since I was 4 years old, so I've been dancing for like 11 years now. As I became more passionate for dance I've been competing in a more competitive state, so I've been in that position...

“I work at Shoprite and it’s a lot of fun. It’s very difficult to balance schoolwork and actual work at Shoprite, but I manage to do so. It has helped me with time management skills and learning...

“A holiday tradition that occurs in my family is that on Thanksgiving usually we host, and my mom’s side of the family comes along. Sometimes my grandparents also come. My best friend also comes because...

  “I got Diabetes when I was in fifth grade, which is ironic because we found out that I had it the day before Halloween. Now that was unfortunate timing. But the reason we were able to catch...

“I’m in the IB program. This year I’m taking IB Economics, IB Psychology, IB Math, IB Chinese, and IB English. Those are the five I’m taking this year. I think the IB program has a lot of value...

“I got surgery on my leg on March 15th, 2016, because I broke it. And I got two screws, and the surgery lasted like 3 hours. I couldn’t feel it for like a week after that. Then on September 24th,...