Topics to Write About for School

Be it any kind of writing, topics are aplenty. But will these topics appeal to your readers? Do these topics have enough depth? Do they inspire you to write on them? These are the general criteria for selecting topics for any kind of writing. The way of choosing a topic for an essay is different from the way of choosing a topic for a school newspaper article or a speech. If it is for the school newspaper, the topic will be most probably an event, or the opinion of the writer on an event. On the other hand, the choice of topics for an essay is the easiest as there are no limits to what an essay topic should be. So here are some topics to write about for school essays, journals, newspapers, or magazines. You can choose from them or form your own ideas to write about for school newspapers, projects, essays, etc.

For the School Newspaper

These editorial topics are meant to provide inspiration to you so that you come up with some topics of your own, which are relevant to where your school is.

• Learning Graffiti Art
• The Consequences of Getting Caught Drinking?
• The Weirdest Piercings and Tattoos Students at School Have
• Part-Time Jobs for Students
• Sex Education
• Why do Colleges Rely so Heavily on Standardized Tests?
• Friday the 13th Superstitions

For School Essays

• Is Going Green just an Advertising Faade
• Teen Eating Disorders
• Attitudes of Students Toward Other Obese Students
• Facebook - Positives and Negatives
• How Much Homework is Too Much?
• Laptop Use in School
• Student Definitions of Various Philosophies
• How Fast Foods are Making US a Fatter Country
• Importance of Sex Education in High School
• Glamorization of Smoking and Drug Abuse by Television
• Effect of Energy Drinks on Students
• Students Who do Charity or Volunteer Work
• What Effect Can Headphones Have on Hearing?
• What are the Dangers of Not Getting Enough Sleep During Exams?

For School Journal

• What Type of Music do Students Listen to and Why?
• How Healthy is Cafeteria Food?
• The Vandalism Situation at School
• Higher Studies Options
• Climate Change - Is It Real?
• Importance of Social Networking Websites
• How Does Recycling Affect Environment
• How to Cope with Depression and Peer Pressure
• Effects of Bullying
• Is the World Going to End in 2012?

For School Speech

• Intoxication at Football Games
• Best Ways to Study
• Summer Camps and What They do and How it Impacts
• What is Social Media?
• Does Class Rank Matter?
• Does Depression Affect Students?
• Swine Flu Outbreak
• Why do Students Smoke?
• Benefits of Reading
• Best Cell Phone Providers for Students
• My Favorite Teacher
• What I Want to be When I Grow Up
• Who is My Role Model
• Why Students Hate Mathematics

You are free to choose any of the topics from the above list. Just make sure the topic is relevant to the locality of your school. Also, it is best if you just take inspiration from the above topics and come up with your own writing ideas for school. The next important thing is to check if the idea you have chosen to write about is a feature story idea or a news item idea, or an essay, because each requires a different approach. If you just can't find anything to write about do a profile article on any of your inspiring teacher or a student who has achieved something big. All the best.