Sophomore year: the interlude between middle school bliss and high school nightmare April 2, 2024 — by Annie Liu Freshman year is just a soft opening to high school — sophomore year is the grand opening. For example, Chemistry Honors was eye-opening to me: the pace of the course, rigor and entirely new material revealed the gap between the “smart kids” and the “dumb kids:” It seemed like there was always someone who got […] read more » A series of unfortunate events: sophomore year trevails September 24, 2023 — by Kavya Patel Coming off a freshman year spent largely at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was more than excited to begin my true high school experience as a sophomore. In retrospect, I realize my second year of high school really felt like a freshman year — it was a new environment with different kinds of […] read more »
A series of unfortunate events: sophomore year trevails September 24, 2023 — by Kavya Patel Coming off a freshman year spent largely at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was more than excited to begin my true high school experience as a sophomore. In retrospect, I realize my second year of high school really felt like a freshman year — it was a new environment with different kinds of […] read more »