With the announcement of Fairfax County Public School’s Student Information System, I was excited that us students would finally be handed greater control over our grades. I believed that this would be an opportunity for me to manage myself more effectively and always know which classes to push myself a littleContinue Reading
As the school year is now officially in full gear, only true highlights of our summer experiences remain. For me, that experience was High School Diplomats, a 10 day program at Princeton University designed for American students to interact and forge friendships with Japanese students. The program launches from MarshallContinue Reading
While it is early in the 2016 Presidential race, conversations regarding it already dominate both the media and our community. Not a day goes by where there isn’t discussion about the latest in Trumpmania or whether your fellow classmates are “feeling the Bern”. However, ask any student what their opinionContinue Reading
Senior year is stressful. Your entire high school career accumulates into one application that decides your immediate future. Although most kids are pretty knowledgeable about college and the whole process, since this is Northern Virginia, some aspects are just left up to kids to figure out. College applications, although somewhatContinue Reading
The school day now begins at 8:10 a.m., a whole 50 minutes later than previous years. Yes, this new start time helps, but it could be a lot better. It has been obvious for years that school bells ringing at 7:20 a.m. were a problem. Students could barely keep theirContinue Reading
Before downloading iOS9 to my iPhone, I was rather excited by the prospect of this new software. What new features would I be able to use? How would this update improve my phone and by extension, my life? The first thing that greeted me upon updating was not a life-changing,Continue Reading
Every year, multitudes of freshmen are unceremoniously thrust into high school, left to fend for themselves with a multitude of questions, ranging from social to academic. The answer to this issue has come in the form of a mentoring program, a process in which select seniors visit freshmen intermittently throughoutContinue Reading
The world is a fast-changing place, and nowhere is the powerful influence of technology becoming more evident than in the world of journalism. While hundreds of newspapers across the country have gone out of business just since the time we started high school three years ago, the number of monthlyContinue Reading
Even Anne of Green Gables suffered under unfair stereotypes. Redheads have been the target of Even Anne of Green Gables suffered under unfair stereotyping. Redheads have been the target of derogatory jokes and ridiculous generalizations for generations, in both literature and real life. I remember a particularly infuriating occasion inContinue Reading
As this final semester comes to a close, I constantly find myself reflecting on my time as a freshman and the changes that have occurred along the way. I have come to learn that high school really is nothing like middle school, especially for both a new freshman and aContinue Reading