"I’m planning to go to Richland College after graduation. I’m going to be there for a couple of years to get a better GPA and then I’m going to head out to a [Chicago university]. I don’t want...
"[This spring break] I saw Migos. Quavo pointed at me. It was the best thing. [Migos] was two and half hours late and had random acts on beforehand which was kinda lame but then Yung Nation came on and...
In the morning, in an office the size of a closet, English as a Second Language (ESL) and Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC) teacher Cynthia White gets ready for the day. She signs into her...
“[Police brutality is] awful. I think they're going to the extreme when they do stuff like that. It's wrong how cops are so quick to pull out a gun when they're equipped with a taser and equipped with...
Eden Amberber, Co-Editor-in-Chief
• September 28, 2016
Seniors are awash with frustration after vandals burned tire marks on their personalized parking spots. About five parking spots were damaged, including those rented by Deja Sanchez, Lilly Castillo and...
“I feel like I should inspire myself, [everyone] should inspire themselves. Look good for yourself, don’t look good for anyone else. I see [negative opinions] like weights. When you work out, you add...
With graduation just around the corner, I’m still in shock and disbelief. Despite all the things I heard about high school speeding by, I never really noticed it until these past few months. I’ve slowly...
I started high school being full-on cringy, not just because of my bowl haircut, but because I was one of those people who swore they hated everyone. At 14, with my I <3 BOOBIES bracelets and self-proclamation...
I wish I could find the wisest person in the world to write this for me, but all I have are 18 years of experience, so here I go.
When you spend four years with a certain lifestyle, with people in a certain...
I experienced some of the best and worst times of my life in high school. I met my best friends here. I met my family here. Most of all, I found out who I was here.
Without high school, I wouldn’t have...
She looked into the binder, brimming with 50 college acceptance letters, and thought of what she had to sacrifice to get them. After all of the work she had put in, all she had to worry about was whether...
