Pens click, knees bounce and students make quick glances towards the clock as they scramble to answer questions correctly, all clear signs of anxiety and stress caused by time-restricted tests.  As I advance further through my high school career and take more timed standardized and classroom exams, I have begun to see how stressful, unfair and flawed they are. Timed tests have been used as early...

I have always found comfort in conversation, but it wasn’t until high school that I realized the power that conversation truly has. Over the past four years, I have taken pride in being involved, constantly striving for the next role and trying to put the best version of myself out into the world. Because of that, I had the privilege of getting to know students from seven different graduating classes,...

Noah Kahan’s new album, “The Great Divide,” delivers a stunning variety of emotions and expertly captures the feeling of spring. On first listen, many Kahan fans were driven to tears by the raw passion of his performance. “The Great Divide” dropped on April 26 and consists of 17 songs and one single of the same name.  With a run time of 77 minutes, it tells the story of him growing up...

I spent countless hours practicing and thinking about what I could’ve done better in terms of my game, but when I look back on it all, I remember the exciting bus rides after wins, laughing at pasta parties and cracking inside jokes with teammates in the halls. There were wins and there were losses, but if you are only focused on winning, then you are already losing. Soccer and baseball provided...

Freshman year, I counted the minutes until the final bell rang. I thought high school was just long classes, awkward presentations, crowded hallways and trying to survive until graduation. Back then, I couldn’t imagine ever missing this place. Now, somehow, I’m writing a heartfelt goodbye to it.  The funny thing about high school is that while you’re living through it, everything feels ordinary,...