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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In early September, my history teacher told our class that he would be giving us weekly news quizzes. As I opened New York Times for the first time, I realized how oblivious I was to current events. Since no one had told me to read newspapers before, I had let a lifetime of events slide [...]
Imagine talking to your friend in school one day, and then going to class the next day only to find out that he was killed in a car accident. This may seem crazy, but it happens to thousands of students every year in the U.S. alone. Car crashes are the leading cause of death among [...]
Twenty-seven million seems like a big number, and it is. It is the type of statistic that attracts media coverage and news articles, the kind of outstanding figure which is deemed excessive or else outrageous. 27 million is also a silent number, one that is unspoken and often overlooked within the context of the larger [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the state of our school is strong! The school government is constantly working to better the school and improve life for our most integral constituents, the students. However, it alarms me how little is known about the school and class governments and their efforts. Unfortunately, for many of you, [...]
During my senior year of high school, I wanted to inspire a “Scarsdale Renaissance” of the entertaining arts due to my belief that people understand each other better when they understand art. And when everyone simply understands each other, Scarsdale (or the world, when applied on a global scale) will progress. What We Are All [...]