School assembly addresses consent, sexual assault, healthy relationships

Olivia Rounsaville, Reporter

April 5, 2019

WEB EXCLUSIVE Students organized and performed in a coed assembly centered around consent and healthy relationships. “Consent and healthy relationships are topics that are vital to all of us, but particularly teenagers who are starting out in the world of relationships and exploring their sexuali...

Pressured students seek serenity

Josephine Rozzelle, Senior Reporter

January 5, 2017

Between two AP classes, standard test preparation, leading an on-campus club, and competing in fencing competitions on the weekends, junior Erika Wong is often stressed, just like many high school students with time-consuming commitments. “I am preparing for the ACT, and that's definitely added a ...

Study finds millennials as the most stressed out generation

Lisabelle Panossian, Web & Social Media Editor

February 9, 2016

Early morning alarm noises, packed schedules and an overwhelming workload can be three of the many reasons why millennials are presently the most stressed out generation in America. Thirty-nine percent of millennials, people who were born between 1980 and the early 2000’s, say they felt increased...

Athletes blocking out the pressures of sports

Alyssa Alvarez, Sports Editor

November 5, 2015

In every gym or field I have ever been to, there is always that one parent screaming at the top of his or her lungs at their child, the referee or even the coach. “Put my kid in!” “That’s a foul!” “Finish with your left!” I can recall a time in the fourth grade when I was playing in a ...

Pressure to succeed can lead to plagiarism

December 14, 2010

Zoë Newcomb Editor-in-Chief Getting into a good college requires good grades, community service, club activities, a job, a sport and perfect test grades, according to Anna, a sophomore who asked her name be changed. With so much to balance, cheating is the only way Anna says she gets anything done. ...

SAT tests younger and younger

September 19, 2008

Gracie Hays A & E Editor The competition for college that traditionally begins in junior or senior year of high school has students preparing at increasingly younger ages with a rising emphasis on standardized testing both in and out of school. In most independent elementary schools, it’s r...