Speak Up for Change assembly: Students and staff discuss healing by seeking help, body dysmorphia, pursuing passions January 27, 2024 — by Mitchell Chen, Andrew Lin and Emily Wu The annual Speak Up For Change week, which lasted from Jan. 22 to 26 this year, had the theme of “Creating Your Own Wave.” The event was mainly organized by senior ASB vice president Emily Ta and the Speak Up For Change committee, which included senior Isara Chankhunthod, junior Vera Fung, sophomore Ava Cai and […] read more » Teachers, please stop shepherding us to rallies October 18, 2023 — by Alec Guan and Jeremy Si It’s wishful thinking to believe all students enjoy rallies and want to attend them. These students, feeling defeated, are sometimes corralled by staff into the large gym like sheep. They sit on the cramped bleachers, squeezing each other to the point of suffocation while the ceaseless and deafening screaming feels like it’s going to shatter […] read more » 100-word rant: Red and Blue Day tutorials should be the same length May 5, 2023 — by Parav Manney Tutorials are pretty great. They’re a good time to socialize, complete work or just recharge from the rush of school life. But there’s a problem with the way our school handles them: Red Day tutorials are only 30 minutes while Blue Days are 50. This large disparity between the two durations makes for a slew […] read more »
Teachers, please stop shepherding us to rallies October 18, 2023 — by Alec Guan and Jeremy Si It’s wishful thinking to believe all students enjoy rallies and want to attend them. These students, feeling defeated, are sometimes corralled by staff into the large gym like sheep. They sit on the cramped bleachers, squeezing each other to the point of suffocation while the ceaseless and deafening screaming feels like it’s going to shatter […] read more » 100-word rant: Red and Blue Day tutorials should be the same length May 5, 2023 — by Parav Manney Tutorials are pretty great. They’re a good time to socialize, complete work or just recharge from the rush of school life. But there’s a problem with the way our school handles them: Red Day tutorials are only 30 minutes while Blue Days are 50. This large disparity between the two durations makes for a slew […] read more »
100-word rant: Red and Blue Day tutorials should be the same length May 5, 2023 — by Parav Manney Tutorials are pretty great. They’re a good time to socialize, complete work or just recharge from the rush of school life. But there’s a problem with the way our school handles them: Red Day tutorials are only 30 minutes while Blue Days are 50. This large disparity between the two durations makes for a slew […] read more »