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Take Out a Piece of Paper

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Take Out a Piece of Paper

(Analisa Jacob is a graduate of Central High School in Omaha, NE.)

Of the four years in high school, I think my junior year was the worst of all. Deadlines, due dates, and curfews were all thrown at me in one big package. “This is the one year colleges look at, so make it count!” screamed the counselors, but every time a counselor, or a peer, or teacher said that to me, I asked myself the question, “Make it count for whom?” (more…)