As a Canadian, I often joke that 2015 was the year most Americans found out their neighbor to the North has its own independent political system. The 2015 election was one of the greatest political realignments...

Test grades are out.” This was the text I’d been dreading since last week. I nervously opened the Schoology app to see how well I did. A 78% stared back at me. The next day, I stumbled into class,...

When I look around the campus after lunch, I always see half-finished school lunches on ketchup-stained tables and random bruised apples rolling around the quad, scattered within the fall leaves.  There...

As I hurried to school, sweat beaded down my forehead. I quickly parked my bike in the  cage, realizing I only had one minute before first period. In my rush, I left my bike unlocked, hoping to lock it...

I am usually one for change. As the seasons move forward, growth, opportunity and discovery follow in swift pursuit. But is it always the right choice to take the risk and leave behind something that is...

I turn into a dimly lit, narrow alleyway where rows of apartments, stained cement and a smoky scent greet me. I pivot, asking my mom whether we are still heading in the right direction. She nods. Two...

I had eight minutes alone in this world; my sister followed my lead a few chaotic minutes after. Since then, I have spent most of my life with my twin. Whenever I meet someone new and they find out I...

When I was handed back the first Algebra 2 Honors math test my sophomore year, I thought the world had come to an end: a fat, red, 59 was scrawled at the top of my paper. “Stick it out,” was the...

It’s 1 a.m.. I’m at my dinner table, slumping over the expanse of school work spread out before me. I urgently flip through my physics notes, looking for an explanation that is probably not there....

[divider]Fourth-period prep provides students lowered stress levels and consistent sleep schedules – Neel Sharma[/divider]   Four-period block days are the most difficult days of the week. Taking...

Immediately after Halloween, radio stations and stores – and maybe your friends – insisted on playing “Frosty the Snowman,” even though Christmas is still more than a month away. According to...