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School Spirit

By Mihika Badjate The crowd waits with bated breath, watching the basketball leave the player’s hands and as if in slow motion, descend through the hoop. As the buzzer rings for the final time, the gym erupts into cheers and students, decked …

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The Up and Downsides to Homeschooling

By Lauren Watt Most people in the nation attend public school. However, some students are homeschooled. Homeschooling has had a stigma over the years as an option that not many people favor, but these people often forget that pros and cons come …

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The Four Learning Types

By R. Brady Everyone learns differently. From visually memorizing information to writing it down multiple times, retaining information and study habits vary from student to student. Though there are many different ways to study and memorize information, learning types have been organized …

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Choosing High School Courses

By Mihika Badjate Now that the school year is coming to an end, it is time for many high school students to choose their courses for next year. Deciding between several required classes, visual and performing arts classes, honors classes, advanced placement …

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The Gap Between School and Employment

By Krystal Yang We’ve heard the classic saying before: elementary school prepares you for middle school, middle school prepares you for high school, high school prepares you for college, and college prepares you for employment. Or does it? In a recent 2017 …

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School Lunches: Worth It?

By Katherine Han “What’s your favorite class in school?” When asked this question, some people say art, others could say math, or physics. But there’s always that one jokester who responds with, “Lunch!” It can be agreed that lunchtime is definitely a …

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Should preschool teachers get college degrees?

By Krystal Yang   Benjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Indeed, especially in America, we have been focusing more and more on the education of our children. However, recent legislation passed in Washington, D.C. has sparked …

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Group Projects: A Blessing or a Curse

By Mihika Badjate Compare these two scenarios. Number one: Staying up until 1:00 am at night, frantically scrambling to create a twenty minute presentation that your group members were supposed to have done the day before. Number two: Meeting up with your …

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The Education Plan for America: Donald Trump Edition

By Krystal Yang The new president of the United States, Donald Trump, has wasted no time at all in reforming America’s education policy. His policies will affect students of all ages, from elementary students to university graduates. For elementary schoolers, there has …

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Balancing Extracurricular Activities

By Mihika Badjate Most High School students consider themselves “busy.” In addition to homework, many have to juggle extracurricular activities, such as sports, musical instruments, art classes, and any other activities outside the normal school curriculum that they find themselves interested in. …

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