Drop now or drop dead: District should remove drop date March 11, 2024 — by Annie Liu Ensuring I am interested and capable of succeeding in the courses I’ve signed up for at the beginning of each year has always been incredibly stressful. Fueling that stress is the restrictive drop deadline, usually 7 weeks after the semester begins. That time frame sometimes does not provide enough time for students to know where […] read more » Let us skip our non-essential classes January 30, 2024 — by Daniel Wu and Sarah Zhou OK, OK, OK. Before we make our core argument below, we know we must attend school regularly; it’s a state requirement for graduation, etc. We get it. But . . . As second-semester seniors, we find ourselves struggling to get out of bed daily — on top of still being sleep-deprived, school simply doesn’t matter […] read more » AP 2D and 3D Art and Design to be offered next year May 24, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda When one of art teacher Joel Tarbox’s AP Drawing students expressed interest in creating an AP 2D Art and Design portfolio, Tarbox was unable to oblige the request because the course was not offered here this year. While unsuccessful in the short term, the request spurred Tarbox to add AP 2D Art and Design and […] read more »
Let us skip our non-essential classes January 30, 2024 — by Daniel Wu and Sarah Zhou OK, OK, OK. Before we make our core argument below, we know we must attend school regularly; it’s a state requirement for graduation, etc. We get it. But . . . As second-semester seniors, we find ourselves struggling to get out of bed daily — on top of still being sleep-deprived, school simply doesn’t matter […] read more » AP 2D and 3D Art and Design to be offered next year May 24, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda When one of art teacher Joel Tarbox’s AP Drawing students expressed interest in creating an AP 2D Art and Design portfolio, Tarbox was unable to oblige the request because the course was not offered here this year. While unsuccessful in the short term, the request spurred Tarbox to add AP 2D Art and Design and […] read more »
AP 2D and 3D Art and Design to be offered next year May 24, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda When one of art teacher Joel Tarbox’s AP Drawing students expressed interest in creating an AP 2D Art and Design portfolio, Tarbox was unable to oblige the request because the course was not offered here this year. While unsuccessful in the short term, the request spurred Tarbox to add AP 2D Art and Design and […] read more »