Oregon is generally pretty unremarkable but recently I have wondered about the state of itseducation and whether its above or below average. A friend of mine who had moved to anotherstate had talked about how the classes over there are much harder and he wasn’t as advancedas he was in oregon. In this paper I…
Some months celebrate lots of awareness such as Breast Cancer awareness month inOctober, National Disability Awareness Month in March, American Heart Month inFebruary, etc, to bring an understanding of these illnesses and diseases that affectchildren and even adults. At Century High School, some people such as Mr. Billingtonand Mr. Burnett are doing Novembeard. I interviewed…
While Portland Community college, (PCC) is a popular choice among many, a large number ofpeople graduating from Century High school seem to gravitate towards the college to pursuetheir education.Why do students choose PCC and why is it such a popular choice among students? While manyfactors may play into why Century graduates chose PCC one might…
There is an elective that is called AVID in this school that has Mr. Burnett, Mr. Wright, and Ms. Hillis in charge. I asked Mr. Burnett about what AVID is, if it is for everybody, and if this elective is worth your while. What is AVID? “AVID is an acronym that stands for Advancement Via…
How much work gets put into a club?Clubs aren’t quick and easy, you need something people will think is interesting and makesthem want to join and tell their friends. So first they have to brainstorm ideas like we do.When you create a club you need a supervisor for that club and you’d need to find…
The Century band and colorguard have all together practices twice a week for 3-4 hours. Every section has extra practices called sectionals which add an extra hour or more. On Saturdays they have all-day practices from 10am-6pm with an hour break in the middle for dinner/lunch. The schedule is constantly changing and they are always…
