Summer is usually a time for relaxing and having fun, not going to school.
High school students in the Fort Zumwalt district have the option to take summer credit classes, including gym. One reason to take gym during the summer is to get it over and done with so you can use your time during the regular school year to take classes not offered in the summer.
Hannah Seibert, an incoming freshman at Fort Zumwalt West, said her favorite part of taking this course is getting to see her friends. Jackie Riggs, another incoming freshman at West, said the best part is that it keeps you in shape.
Originally published in the June 2007 Father’s Day edition of Amp.
By Samantha Abrams
Amp writer
There are few complicated things you understand at age 12. In school, you’re learning the basics of poetry and beginner’s algebra. At home, maybe you’re earning new privileges, like going to the mall by yourself or getting your first puppy. Things that seem so easy now seemed complicated then.
When I was 12, I was learning more than simple poetry and math. I was learning how to deal with grief. Not the bury-the-guinea-pig-in-a-box grief. When I was 12, I lost my whole world. My father died from a sudden heart attack. (more…)
Originally published in the June 2007 Father’s Day edition of Amp. By Kiran Kaur
Amp writer
For me, writing is a natural impulse. I can park myself in front of the computer, clack away for 90 minutes, and voila. I’ve got my masterpiece sitting right in front of me.
But tonight, I sat in my computer chair and stared at the screen. The blank Microsoft Works page stared back. I couldn’t fill it with words. It was taunting me, saying, “Come on Kiran, what happened to all that clacking you make such a ruckus with?” Microsoft Works was confused. Kiran never sat at the computer and stared at the screen this long without writing anything.
It’s because my assignment was to write about my father. (more…)
For many teenagers, counting out the cash has become outdated. Swiping is the new method of payment.
Laticia Deville, owner of Vegas Tan in Lake Saint Louis, said the majority of her teenage customers use debit cards. About 30 percent use cash and 10 percent use their parents’ credit cards, she said.
“It’s surprising to me, because a few years ago debit cards were not even available to teens,” Deville said. “Now it’s like, if a teen has a bank account, then they have a debit card. Debit is now a regular form of payment for teens.” (more…)
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For many young people, the weekend is the time for fun, sports and sleeping off the week’s stress.
But instead of partying, some teenagers are choosing to use their free time to help others.
“Ever since coming to high school, I’ve gotten over 400 community service hours,” said Ashlee Brannin, 17, a junior at Pattonville High School. (more…)
While some students relax, others get credit
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