Freshman year: a time for exploration and building good habits March 11, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao & Ruiyan Zhu Walking onto campus can be overwhelming as an incoming freshman: A large and unfamiliar school, sometimes towering upperclassmen and identical-looking hallways. Then comes the mad dash to the cafeteria at the end of 2nd or 4th period and a sea of students jostling for position in line. To say that it’s chaotic would be an […] read more » Putting SHS science classes under the microscope February 13, 2024 — by Beverly Xu Note: Difficulty statistics were randomly sampled from students who may or may not have voluntarily taken the poll, based on the discretion of the teacher distributing it, and therefore may not be representative of all students. With the several science classes students have the option of taking each year, it’s important to know what each […] read more » Fortune cookies may not crack me up, but I sure do crack them (and myself) up December 15, 2023 — by Kathy Wang Strolling past the cash register of Newark Buffet — a restaurant I regularly visited in my childhood — my 8-year-old self’s eyes latched onto a gleaming glass bowl that overflowed with individually wrapped fortune cookies. Before my parents walked out the restaurant door, I swiftly snatched a cookie, saving it as a sweet car ride […] read more » School-mandated sleepy time: the solution to all my problems December 13, 2023 — by Saachi Jain It’s the beginning of fifth period. After a heavy, fulfilling lunch, my body falls into what is commonly referred to as a food coma. Coupled with the average of four hours of sleep I receive per night in my junior year, it is a recipe for disaster. Just as the class clock strikes 40 minutes, […] read more » Relishing my mornings: my short 5-minute commute to school October 13, 2023 — by William Cao To say the least, commuting to school for the past three years has always been convenient for me. While almost everyone else battles traffic on Herriman Avenue, I lie in bed, sound asleep until my alarm goes off at 8:10 on Blue Days so that I can make it to second period on time. On […] read more » Studygram — guilt-inducing hoax or valuable academic lifeline? September 19, 2023 — by Jane Lee Oh, to be a popular studygrammer and have the perfectly aesthetic feed and academic preparation most of us can only dream about. The reality of most students’ lives is much less glamorous. Take me on a recent night as just one example. At 9:30 p.m., after arriving home from a 3-hour marching band rehearsal, I […] read more » Call it a case of Junioritis-’24 May 22, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen and Neal Malhotra We don’t know whether it’s because of school or the warm weather, but every day more and more juniors (including us) struggle to climb out of bed to go to school on time. We cram whatever is left on our desks from last night into our bags, eyes half closed, perhaps vibing to Katy Perry […] read more »
Putting SHS science classes under the microscope February 13, 2024 — by Beverly Xu Note: Difficulty statistics were randomly sampled from students who may or may not have voluntarily taken the poll, based on the discretion of the teacher distributing it, and therefore may not be representative of all students. With the several science classes students have the option of taking each year, it’s important to know what each […] read more » Fortune cookies may not crack me up, but I sure do crack them (and myself) up December 15, 2023 — by Kathy Wang Strolling past the cash register of Newark Buffet — a restaurant I regularly visited in my childhood — my 8-year-old self’s eyes latched onto a gleaming glass bowl that overflowed with individually wrapped fortune cookies. Before my parents walked out the restaurant door, I swiftly snatched a cookie, saving it as a sweet car ride […] read more » School-mandated sleepy time: the solution to all my problems December 13, 2023 — by Saachi Jain It’s the beginning of fifth period. After a heavy, fulfilling lunch, my body falls into what is commonly referred to as a food coma. Coupled with the average of four hours of sleep I receive per night in my junior year, it is a recipe for disaster. Just as the class clock strikes 40 minutes, […] read more » Relishing my mornings: my short 5-minute commute to school October 13, 2023 — by William Cao To say the least, commuting to school for the past three years has always been convenient for me. While almost everyone else battles traffic on Herriman Avenue, I lie in bed, sound asleep until my alarm goes off at 8:10 on Blue Days so that I can make it to second period on time. On […] read more » Studygram — guilt-inducing hoax or valuable academic lifeline? September 19, 2023 — by Jane Lee Oh, to be a popular studygrammer and have the perfectly aesthetic feed and academic preparation most of us can only dream about. The reality of most students’ lives is much less glamorous. Take me on a recent night as just one example. At 9:30 p.m., after arriving home from a 3-hour marching band rehearsal, I […] read more » Call it a case of Junioritis-’24 May 22, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen and Neal Malhotra We don’t know whether it’s because of school or the warm weather, but every day more and more juniors (including us) struggle to climb out of bed to go to school on time. We cram whatever is left on our desks from last night into our bags, eyes half closed, perhaps vibing to Katy Perry […] read more »
Fortune cookies may not crack me up, but I sure do crack them (and myself) up December 15, 2023 — by Kathy Wang Strolling past the cash register of Newark Buffet — a restaurant I regularly visited in my childhood — my 8-year-old self’s eyes latched onto a gleaming glass bowl that overflowed with individually wrapped fortune cookies. Before my parents walked out the restaurant door, I swiftly snatched a cookie, saving it as a sweet car ride […] read more » School-mandated sleepy time: the solution to all my problems December 13, 2023 — by Saachi Jain It’s the beginning of fifth period. After a heavy, fulfilling lunch, my body falls into what is commonly referred to as a food coma. Coupled with the average of four hours of sleep I receive per night in my junior year, it is a recipe for disaster. Just as the class clock strikes 40 minutes, […] read more » Relishing my mornings: my short 5-minute commute to school October 13, 2023 — by William Cao To say the least, commuting to school for the past three years has always been convenient for me. While almost everyone else battles traffic on Herriman Avenue, I lie in bed, sound asleep until my alarm goes off at 8:10 on Blue Days so that I can make it to second period on time. On […] read more » Studygram — guilt-inducing hoax or valuable academic lifeline? September 19, 2023 — by Jane Lee Oh, to be a popular studygrammer and have the perfectly aesthetic feed and academic preparation most of us can only dream about. The reality of most students’ lives is much less glamorous. Take me on a recent night as just one example. At 9:30 p.m., after arriving home from a 3-hour marching band rehearsal, I […] read more » Call it a case of Junioritis-’24 May 22, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen and Neal Malhotra We don’t know whether it’s because of school or the warm weather, but every day more and more juniors (including us) struggle to climb out of bed to go to school on time. We cram whatever is left on our desks from last night into our bags, eyes half closed, perhaps vibing to Katy Perry […] read more »
School-mandated sleepy time: the solution to all my problems December 13, 2023 — by Saachi Jain It’s the beginning of fifth period. After a heavy, fulfilling lunch, my body falls into what is commonly referred to as a food coma. Coupled with the average of four hours of sleep I receive per night in my junior year, it is a recipe for disaster. Just as the class clock strikes 40 minutes, […] read more » Relishing my mornings: my short 5-minute commute to school October 13, 2023 — by William Cao To say the least, commuting to school for the past three years has always been convenient for me. While almost everyone else battles traffic on Herriman Avenue, I lie in bed, sound asleep until my alarm goes off at 8:10 on Blue Days so that I can make it to second period on time. On […] read more » Studygram — guilt-inducing hoax or valuable academic lifeline? September 19, 2023 — by Jane Lee Oh, to be a popular studygrammer and have the perfectly aesthetic feed and academic preparation most of us can only dream about. The reality of most students’ lives is much less glamorous. Take me on a recent night as just one example. At 9:30 p.m., after arriving home from a 3-hour marching band rehearsal, I […] read more » Call it a case of Junioritis-’24 May 22, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen and Neal Malhotra We don’t know whether it’s because of school or the warm weather, but every day more and more juniors (including us) struggle to climb out of bed to go to school on time. We cram whatever is left on our desks from last night into our bags, eyes half closed, perhaps vibing to Katy Perry […] read more »
Relishing my mornings: my short 5-minute commute to school October 13, 2023 — by William Cao To say the least, commuting to school for the past three years has always been convenient for me. While almost everyone else battles traffic on Herriman Avenue, I lie in bed, sound asleep until my alarm goes off at 8:10 on Blue Days so that I can make it to second period on time. On […] read more » Studygram — guilt-inducing hoax or valuable academic lifeline? September 19, 2023 — by Jane Lee Oh, to be a popular studygrammer and have the perfectly aesthetic feed and academic preparation most of us can only dream about. The reality of most students’ lives is much less glamorous. Take me on a recent night as just one example. At 9:30 p.m., after arriving home from a 3-hour marching band rehearsal, I […] read more » Call it a case of Junioritis-’24 May 22, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen and Neal Malhotra We don’t know whether it’s because of school or the warm weather, but every day more and more juniors (including us) struggle to climb out of bed to go to school on time. We cram whatever is left on our desks from last night into our bags, eyes half closed, perhaps vibing to Katy Perry […] read more »
Studygram — guilt-inducing hoax or valuable academic lifeline? September 19, 2023 — by Jane Lee Oh, to be a popular studygrammer and have the perfectly aesthetic feed and academic preparation most of us can only dream about. The reality of most students’ lives is much less glamorous. Take me on a recent night as just one example. At 9:30 p.m., after arriving home from a 3-hour marching band rehearsal, I […] read more » Call it a case of Junioritis-’24 May 22, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen and Neal Malhotra We don’t know whether it’s because of school or the warm weather, but every day more and more juniors (including us) struggle to climb out of bed to go to school on time. We cram whatever is left on our desks from last night into our bags, eyes half closed, perhaps vibing to Katy Perry […] read more »
Call it a case of Junioritis-’24 May 22, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen and Neal Malhotra We don’t know whether it’s because of school or the warm weather, but every day more and more juniors (including us) struggle to climb out of bed to go to school on time. We cram whatever is left on our desks from last night into our bags, eyes half closed, perhaps vibing to Katy Perry […] read more »