Opinion
Students Should Get More Sleep
student sleep — Sleep is a very important aspect of a student’s success and health, however, many students do not get enough rest because of how early school starts, as well as sports, homework,…
Culture
Starting Hobbies
hobbies — Hobbies are something everyone should have. They allow your brain to take a break and relax. With the fast-paced society we live in, crocheting or painting is a task desperately…
Opinion
Just Do It Later! Procrastination Might Not Be So Bad After All
procrastination — Procrastination. We all know it well. A shared human experience. Whether it’s your answer to “what do you struggle with most in school?” or “what is your biggest flaw,” or…
Academics
How do students actually study for finals?
study tips — As finals week approaches students reach for their flashcards, stay up late going over material, and cram for their last few tests before the summer. Finals week can be long and…
Academics
Is Being Busy the Same as Being Successful?
Clubs, sports, AP classes, a job, volunteering — students are told to do it all. One student writer asks whether we’ve confused being busy with being successful.
About
A High Schooler’s Worst Enemy
Procrastination, time management, and balancing classes can be a student’s worst nightmare, but with the right strategies, balancing the stress of high school is possible. It’s 9 p.m. and you just came back from work. You decide to relax and spend some time decompressing. That’s when it hits you: you Read more
About
How to approach SAT and ACT season
Oct. doesn’t just coincide with the start of fall, but also, brings about the stress of ACT and SAT tests and preoccupies the minds of many high school students. Luckily, many colleges have begun to adopt the “test-optional” policy, meaning students are given the choice whether they want to submit Read more
Academics
How to succeed in core classes
As a senior, it took me three years to try to find the most reasonable ways to study. Truth be told, I found I do enjoy it when I study on my own with some good music, or an entertaining movie that I’ve watched and re-watched, as I’m fond of Read more
Academics
Building a personalized schedule: broken down
BREAK IT DOWN. The most important part of the schedule-building process is identifying goals that a streamlined schedule will help to achieve. There are only 24 hours in a day. Crafting a routine is the first step to grasping control over a personal schedule—it helps take the challenge out of Read more
Academics
Start the year off strong
As all grades are gearing up to return to school, many students are out of practice when it comes to a study routine. Now that I’m starting my fourth and final year of highschool, I have found many different methods of studying. This list is a few of my favorite Read more