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Despite the “nice people high school” reputation we have, I know of a handful of students who have resorted to physical violence to settle a conflict. It makes me cringe whenever I hear someone say, “Wanna go? Borchard, after school.” Most of the time people are joking, but a fight broke out a couple…
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Here is how a nonprofit works: the public can donate to the organization, which in turn, works toward achieving a certain transparent goal or promoting a certain transparent cause. Here is what is unethical: the public donating to an organization which abuses their power to influence political views. And here is what is illegal:…
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If music can help calm patients during surgery, imagine what it could do for the minds of high school students? Students constantly grapple with stress. A study from the American Psychological Association found that 27 percent of students reported experiencing extreme stress during the school year, 40 percent felt irritable and 36 percent reported…
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In elementary school, I really liked the idea of dolls. I imagined playing with them and giving them all a story, but how would I have told my friends that I like dolls? I loved walking around the toy section in department stores and looking at all the toys, but the guns and adventure…
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The days of MP3 players, iPods and CDs are over. Now, streaming has taken over the world; from movies to television to music, everything is done via streaming. The most popular form of entertainment, music, has been heavily influenced by online streaming platforms. Although having music accessible with just the click of a button…
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If you really think about it, getting recruited is like marketing yourself. You are selling your skills and assets that are associated with your particular sport. Being fast, strong, tall or even left-handed can be some attributes that help you get far in the recruiting process. But the limitations on how these players can…
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As an Honors student…Wow, I already sound like a snob. I am constantly surrounded by endlessly devoted students in my classes, who all have a bright future ahead of them, but it was not until I enrolled in a College Prep class that I saw the dark side of Honors. In the eyes of…
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We are the ones most impacted by school board decisions, and we are the ones with the responsibility of electing officials who will not only hear our suggestions but also listen and implement them. We are tasked with selecting trustees that are deserving of our trust to fulfill our needs with moral integrity. Students,…
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A political agenda, as defined by “The Practice of American Public Policymaking,” is a list of subjects or problems to which government officials as well as individuals outside the government are paying serious attention at any given time. Considering the modern connotation of the phrase, you might be surprised that there is no mention…
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First Amendment rights do not stop at the schoolhouse gate. This was a common mantra among student protesters during the 1960s as the Vietnam War prompted conflicts between school publications and administration. Articles containing anti-war sentiments were censored, so teachers and advisers worked to find a way to allow students to express their opinions…