Junior creates organization to share student passions March 3, 2024 — by Isabelle Wang “What sparked your passion in political science?” junior Melanie Lee asked junior Anushka Tadikonda during an interview about her interest in political science. Tadikonda responded by explaining the key role a history teacher played in calling her attention to the Black Lives Matters movement in eighth grade. This video was one of eight on Lee’s […] read more » A junior-year guide to self-care October 11, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi Picture this: It’s Friday night and it has been one of the most tiring and mentally draining weeks of your life. You have managed to survive three AP class tests, an in-class essay and, of course, you can’t forget completing what should be an illegal amount of APUSH notes. As you face high academic pressure, […] read more » Junior in progress of developing user-friendly solutions regarding air pollution concerns May 27, 2023 — by Amy Luo Stuck as a freshman in the pandemic lockdown, Kyleen Liao, now a junior, looked out the window to the sight of red smoke blanketing the sky from wildfires. The fires obstructed access to clean air and harmed sensitive groups. One challenge, though, was that measures of air quality or AQI (Air Quality Index; a […] read more » Junioritis: Seniors aren’t the only ones who feel burnt out May 15, 2022 — by Michael Fok Sitting with my senior friends in AP Calculus AB this semester, I witnessed their near-terminal “senioritis” take over. The shift was obvious: Last semester, they did their homework on the day it was assigned and studied diligently, but as the weeks passed, they’ve gone from passing students to utter bums. Their burnout struck me as […] read more »
A junior-year guide to self-care October 11, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi Picture this: It’s Friday night and it has been one of the most tiring and mentally draining weeks of your life. You have managed to survive three AP class tests, an in-class essay and, of course, you can’t forget completing what should be an illegal amount of APUSH notes. As you face high academic pressure, […] read more » Junior in progress of developing user-friendly solutions regarding air pollution concerns May 27, 2023 — by Amy Luo Stuck as a freshman in the pandemic lockdown, Kyleen Liao, now a junior, looked out the window to the sight of red smoke blanketing the sky from wildfires. The fires obstructed access to clean air and harmed sensitive groups. One challenge, though, was that measures of air quality or AQI (Air Quality Index; a […] read more » Junioritis: Seniors aren’t the only ones who feel burnt out May 15, 2022 — by Michael Fok Sitting with my senior friends in AP Calculus AB this semester, I witnessed their near-terminal “senioritis” take over. The shift was obvious: Last semester, they did their homework on the day it was assigned and studied diligently, but as the weeks passed, they’ve gone from passing students to utter bums. Their burnout struck me as […] read more »
Junior in progress of developing user-friendly solutions regarding air pollution concerns May 27, 2023 — by Amy Luo Stuck as a freshman in the pandemic lockdown, Kyleen Liao, now a junior, looked out the window to the sight of red smoke blanketing the sky from wildfires. The fires obstructed access to clean air and harmed sensitive groups. One challenge, though, was that measures of air quality or AQI (Air Quality Index; a […] read more » Junioritis: Seniors aren’t the only ones who feel burnt out May 15, 2022 — by Michael Fok Sitting with my senior friends in AP Calculus AB this semester, I witnessed their near-terminal “senioritis” take over. The shift was obvious: Last semester, they did their homework on the day it was assigned and studied diligently, but as the weeks passed, they’ve gone from passing students to utter bums. Their burnout struck me as […] read more »
Junioritis: Seniors aren’t the only ones who feel burnt out May 15, 2022 — by Michael Fok Sitting with my senior friends in AP Calculus AB this semester, I witnessed their near-terminal “senioritis” take over. The shift was obvious: Last semester, they did their homework on the day it was assigned and studied diligently, but as the weeks passed, they’ve gone from passing students to utter bums. Their burnout struck me as […] read more »