1 . 4 WRITING COMPETITIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Calling all high school student writers! If you’re looking for scholarships or ways to support your future education, look no further than writing competitions.

Below are 4 writing competitions for high school students. Check them now!

Scholastic Writing Awards

The Scholastic Writing Awards celebrate was created by students aged 13 and older in grades 7 through 12 across the country. You can submit(提交) all kinds of writing works, including science fiction, humor, short plays, and more.

Gold medal winners can earn a $10,000 scholarship, and silver medal winners can earn a$1,000 scholarship. The fee to apply is $7 for a single entry.

Young Lions Fiction Award

To apply for this award, any writer aged 35 or younger may submit a novel or collection of short stories. Each year, a group of experts including Young Lions members, writers, and librarians select the winner.

The winner of this award will receive a $11.000 scholarship.

NSHSS Creative Writing Scholarship

High school students of all ages can have access to this creative writing scholarship. Students can submit works (that have not been published before)in one or both categories (类别): poetry and fiction.

A prize of $2,000 ill be awarded to one student winner in each category.

We the Students Essay Competitions

This competition asks students to answer the question, “What are the important qualities of a citizen in your community in 21st century America?” in an essay between 500 and 800 words. Students must be US citizens between the ages of 14 and 19 to apply.

One national winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize and six runners-up will receive $1,250 each.

3 . For some school children, PE is the best lesson of the week — a chance to leave the desk behind, get outside, and enjoy a run around with friends. For others, it is often an unhappy experience — a time when they feel embarrassed, and may even experience physical pain.

The idea of competitive sport was a clear source of argument. Those who were good at it did not want those less able to “get in the way”, while those less skilled felt annoyed for being made to compete. They also felt less “liked” by their PE teachers and their more sporty classmates.

Research shows that participation (参与) first over excellence can dramatically increase the confidence and participation rates of those less skilled — because it really is the taking part that matters. If schools value taking part above winning against other schools, the nature of PE changes.

As one pupil commented (评论): “I have actually joined the football team now, because all the violence has gone. Before it was, ‘You made us lose the game…, it’s all your fault.’ With the new approach, it is more like we are all in there just trying to get better. No one is to blame. Now it is worth doing.”

To those who argue we need competitive sport to “build character”, I would point out that there is quite simply no evidence to support this view. But what we can build if we allow young people to work together in a spirit of support and cooperation in the competitive sport is leadership and mutual understanding.

If we need competitive sport to build our national teams, this should happen out of school. PE is about the participation of all — not the excellence of a few.

At home, the most important thing a parent can do for a child who struggles with PE is to take their concerns seriously. Being physically active is very important for children and young people, so how, when, and at what level they do it should be their first choice.

4 . A small study out of Skidmore College examined the advantages of morning vs, evening exercise for both women and men. Paul, professor for health at Skidmore, led the study.

“We had the groups divided into evening and morning groups,” he says. “We found women and men answered differently to different types of exercise depending on the time of the day, which surprised us.”

The study showed that for women who want to lower blood pressure (血压), the risk of heart disease or reduce fat, morning exercise works best. Those women hoping for upper body muscle (肌肉) gains or mood (心情) improvement should consider evening exercise. For the men, the findings were somewhat different: Evening exercise lowers blood pressure, the risk of heart disease, and feelings of tiredness. But similar to women, they burn more fat with morning exercise.

“For many people, the best time to exercise will depend on their chronotype,” says Heisz, author of Move the Body, Heal the Mind.

“Chronotype is your body’s natural habit to sleep at a certain time—it’s what decides whether you’re a night owl or an early bird. For the 25% of the population that considers themselves a night owl, getting both enough sleep and enough exercise can be difficult,” adds Heisz.

He continues, “Sleep—which provides your body the necessary time to recover (恢复) and make gains from exercise—should always be the first choice. When it comes to exercise, regardless of research on the advantages of certain exercises at particular times of the day, your results will not be good if it doesn’t allow enough time for sleep.”

On February 13, 2023, Wu Yibing made history, beating John Isner in an exciting three-set final at the Dallas Open to become the first man from China     1    (win) an ATP title.

Originally encouraged by his parents as     2     exercise to lose weight, Wu soon had his talent     3    (discover) by his provincial junior team, starting a journey     4     would change the face of men’s tennis in China. In 2017, Wu Yibing became famous after winning the US Open boys’ tournament at 18. In 2018, Wu won his first ATP Challenger title in Shanghai.    5    , injuries forced him to be away from the ATP Tour for about three years. He made his return last year and won three ATP Challenger titles before qualifying for the US Open.

“    6    (look) back, I feel like I wouldn’t have been here if not for the ups and downs over the past few years. I see all the struggles     7     an asset (资产) that helps me grow up     8    (mental) now. I’m very proud of    9    (I) and especially thanks to all the fans and my team who came here to support. I couldn’t do this without any of you guys. I need to keep going and keep my body     10    (health). I’m sure there’s more to come.” said Wu.