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Crazy, Confusing, College Process
December is the time when we break out our holiday decorations and pack our suitcases as we prepare to vacation in exotic locales. For many, December also marks the busiest time on the calendar, as teachers try to cram in assignments before the holiday recess. For seniors, the stress is further exacerbated by the arrival [...]
Bathroom Blues
From the time a student opens a bathroom door, she is instantly aware of the inadequacies of the amenity she has just entered. With over nine girls already waiting in line, she wonders why there are only three stalls in a bathroom that could have easily fit five. As she considers her surroundings further, her [...]
Protest Like It is the End of the World
According to a TIME Magazine survey, many Americans now think that the world is declining. Compare this to the views of Americans in the 1950s, who were generally “optimistic about progression” and believed that the world “would become a better place to live in the future.” Then there’s the often cited statistic that the current [...]
December Dilemma
Mid December is a period SHS seniors both fear and anticipate; for everyone involved, from prospective college students to parents and friends, this period is tense as students begin to receive notifications from colleges. Even those who get into their top choices are left in a precarious situation. They may be ecstatic, but their friends [...]
Step Back, Relax, and Take it Easy
Whether it is because you have three tests in one day, or because you have a soccer game until 9 PM and will not get to start your homework until 9:30, we all have stress. Stress has many sources, including parents, friends, schoolwork, and those painful college applications. However, when you text your friend saying, [...]
Who you gonna call? Stress Busters!
It’s 3 AM and you still have not gone to bed yet. Eyes glued to the computer screen, you are desperately trying to finish the last paragraph of your English essay before you doze off at your desk. As you type the last few words, relief sets in, but only for a while. You soon [...]
System Overload
If you stop for a second and take a look around, odds are you’ll find someone on his cell phone. He could be just looking at it alone, or in a circle of friends who are all looking at their phones. Maybe they are checking their email in the hallway, or playing Angry Birds or [...]
Advice for Advisors
For freshmen and seniors alike, high school can be a difficult time. Freshmen must cope with the transition to a new school, while juniors and seniors must complete their normal coursework while also completing the multiple stages that make up the college process. At each step of a SHS student’s career, there are challenges that [...]
Plus Side of Google Plus and the Downside of Facebook
You have probably become aware of Google+ by now and, for the most part, you have probably ignored it. Google+, for those of you who are not familiar with it, is Google’s second try at the social networking game. Google’s first attempt, Orkut, was launched in 2008. Despite Orkut’s success in India and Brazil, Google [...]
Modify Your Life
In the hustle and bustle that is the club fair, students are pulled in every direction. On the left, the French club offers you crepes. To your right, Dance Club members break dance to electropop. Most likely, you visit each table for a bit, listen to the club officer’s pitch, and then depart for the [...]
