By Katherine Han One of the greatest pains of a high school student is the infamous in-class, timed essay. The announcement of an upcoming timed-essay isn’t exactly greeted with shouts of joy and excitement. Rather, it is greeted with groans and anxiety. …

by: Leena Elzeiny   It wasn’t just the vacation in Tahoe that made Kelly realize that she needed to go back to school. “It was just constantly looming over my head,” said Kelly. “I just had to finish my degree.” In addition, …

By Katherine Han Last summer, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Kathmandu, Nepal to help repaint the Shree Mahendra Gram Secondary School. While I was there, I learned a lot more than just painting skills. From the outside, the Shree …

By Krystal Yang America’s “achievement gap,” particularly in the field of education, has been a buzzword for the past decade. The “achievement gap,” similar to other phrases such as the “income gap,” describes the disparity in academic performance between students; this disparity …

By Sid Samel In any school, one thing that you can almost certainly count on is school lunches. These school lunch programs allow students to purchase lunches directly at school. While the program has several advantages, it also has some noticeable flaws. …

By Leena Elzeiny It was the second semester of her 7th grade year when Min Lee walked into her new school, stunned. “I thought it looked like a college. Only colleges in Korea are outdoors.” Public schools in South Korea are 5-story …

By Cindy Guo PASSION—what a meaningful yet meaningless word. During a student’s high school years, the main thing he or she is looking for is a passion. Something that drives them to become their best self. Something that can provide a drive …

By Krystal Yang We all imagine the same scenario when the phrase “in preparation for standardized testing” is spoken in class: a teacher stands at the front of the classroom and reads sentences from a textbook or state-certified testing instruction manual while …

By R. Brady Procrastination. As an extremely common factor with schoolwork, procrastination plagues students and causes them to finish assignments minutes before a due date. I am also a huge victim of procrastination, and I often find myself up past midnight trying …

By Mihika Badjate   Junior year is almost universally known as the most difficult year of high school. It is not only accompanied by a sharp increase in workload but also the year that matters the most for college admissions. Here are …