Mom: Hi honey what did you learn today?
Student: Oh not much.
Though this is what many students say, is it true?
School is meant to educate kids for the “real world” but school is a lot more than math, English and science.
Students walk out of high school with lots of knowledge, some was intended, some was not, and some information did not stick that should have.
When students were asked the question, what have you learned in high school, many of the students answers were unique.
Senior Sam Johnson learned something that will help him later in life when it comes to public restrooms.
“Not all bathroom stalls come with doors,” Johnson said.
Junior Tanner Johnson learned something that is drilled into every student’s head, thanks to Administrator Dr. Tom Szalanda.
“Always Wear your I.D and walk and talk,” Johnson said.
A very important issue in every high school is procrastination. Many students learned it can really beat a person up.
“I have really learned to not procrastinate, it can be really stressful and you end up having to do the work anyway,” senior Bethany Lang said.
Sophomore Hannah Knapp not only learned about procrastination but also how to study.
“The thing that I have learned is how to be a more efficient learner and studier,” Knapp said.
A big part of high school is extra curricular activities , they keep students very busy and gives them some unique qualities. Sophomore Makenna Herringer has experienced this while in color guard.
“One of the things I have probably learned the most of are moves in color guard, and marching band, the team just spends so much time working on it that it sticks,” Herringer said.
A lot of students learned about people, or people skills.
“Have lots of friends, it’s that simple, don’t stay in one friend group, branch out and be friendly,” junior Alyssa Dirks said.
Sophomore Katie Coil has also learned to “be friendly to everyone.”
Now for the creative things students have learned that probably was not intended.
Junior Rafael Bautista Guerrero learned to “not wear white pants, you will never hear the end of it,” Guerrero said.
Surprisingly students learned more about bathrooms then about history.
“There is always someone watching, even if you you don’t think so. Also bathrooms, the best gossip is on the bathroom walls,” junior Morgan Preziek laughs.
Though students did learn about the gossip going on in the bathrooms, senior Mo Boyd demonstrates part of the quadratic formula.
“Opposite of b is the place to start, plus or minus, because we are smart. The radical rests so gently over b^2 minus 4ac. There’s nothing left to say what, what, 2a word! We out,” Mo sang.
Everyone knows that writing essays and reading books takes up a big part of high school students lives, Alexis VanBoening has learned this first hand.
I have learned that God must have made sundays for rest so he can sit and watch high school students write papers over books they haven’t even read,” Van Boening said.
Junior Ben Hahn claims he hasn’t learned anything in high school. His teachers would probably argue with his answer.
The common saying “Do not judge a book by its cover,” is used a lot when it comes to teachers and librarians but students, specifically senior Landon Valle, has learned a way around that.
“Do not judge a book by its cover, instead by the font size and number of pages,” Valle said.
A class that is offered every other year is music theory. It is a great class for students that want to write, learn, and just have a better understanding of music.
“Music theory! I have learned how music is formed and the history behind music,” senior Nathan Jensen said.
During high school something that students can not avoid is temptations. This can either make students stronger or make them weak.
“There are a lot of temptations to take my eyes off my initial goal and that i need to stay strong and move away from the temptations and toward my destination,” freshman Nolan Kohmetscher said.
Through high school students learn so much stuff they do not even realize it. Whether it is about bathrooms, procrastination, music theory or temptations, students are learning.