The Georgia High School Association’s board of trustees unanimously voted to push the start of the football season back two weeks. Other fall sports, however, will remain on schedule.
October 3, 2023
The Significance of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”
The Wall became the best selling album of 1980, with it being Pink Floyd’s most iconic stylistic achievement in the group’s 13-year career. Despite this, it was no Dark Side of the Moon, which could be said is the group’s masterpiece. The Wall would require work for the early parts of the coming decade and eventually led to the collapse of the band itself.
Nearly 30 months later – is Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp worth playing?
Ricky Taing, Editor-In-Chief, DGS Chapter The adorable mobile spin-off game Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp was initially met with critical acclaim when first released nearly thirty months ago – last week saw the launch of the next main instalment of the simulation game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. Does the old-time classic still stack up to play on your mobile...
The College Board is After the Money
While the College Board is technically a non-profit, they have been accused of being the opposite. Due to the global pandemic causing disruption in classrooms throughout America, many more people became aware of this idea. When most schools stopped in-person education a full two months before the AP tests, many wondered what would happen with their $94.
Launching a Global Student Newspaper
As publishers of a large global education rating platform, we occasionally check in on school newspapers. In reading them, we found a lot of articles written by students that focus on topics beyond their own school walls. We thought, wouldn’t it be great if those articles could find a wider audience? With access to a large number of global student-users,...
How to Survive Distance Learning, According to a Teacher
More tips from a teacher. We have found that a whiteboard is huge help in preventing awkwardly intruding on one another during classes and meetings.
Six Flags’ Nitro Rollercoaster
Just as a diversion, here’s a video from the front row of the Nitro rollercoaster at Six Flags in Jackson, NJ. What’s cool about it (apart from the speed and turns) is how long it is. Lots of coasters are a long wait for a super-short ride. This one delivers.
Coping with Online Learning During Coronavirus
It’s the third week of April and some states have just announced they’re planning to keep schools closed until mid-May at the earliest. The whispers about opening up in time for year-end are not very encouraging. For college and high school students, especially seniors, this is an especially difficult time. For most of our members, they will remember COVID-19 the...
Remote Learning Reveals Digital Divide
If you have a computer, fast internet connection, and a spot in your home to work while we’re all on lockdown, you are one of the fortunate ones. For some students, particularly in China, remote learning is more of a challenge. Link here.