Brushstrokes In High School

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When people think about high school students, they may imagine carefree teens who seem to have little to concern themselves with, except for petty drama within their social groups. However, students are pushed with expectations of achieving stellar grades and being accepted into the colleges of their, or their parents’ dreams. High school shouldn’t be about getting the best grades, or even stressing over being considered popular. Stephen King himself even said, “Let’s face it. No kid in high school feels as though the fit in.” And in most cases that statement proves to be true. However, it shouldn’t be about making senseless mistakes that could alter the rest of one’s life either. Like what E. A. Bucchianeri said from the Brushstrokes of a