Wander into Room 4845 on any given afternoon and you’ll find a cavalcade of chemistry and physics students, under- and upper-classmen, puzzling with equipment at lab stations, mentally straining against...
My time is very structured. From the alarm at 5:15 each morning, to the 5:30 piano lesson in the afternoon, there is always a deadline to be met, a place to be, a paper to write. It’s daunting to think...
Though the Landback Performing Arts Center rivals many professional theatres in its facilities and utility, my favorite aspect of our theatre is the countless secrets and surprises it holds.
Last year,...
The United States has a weight problem. Today, with 74.1% of the American population overweight, obesity rates continue to increase and 120,000 people die per year of preventable causes related to obesity.
The...
It’s Wednesday afternoon and I’m sitting in class, glancing edgily at the clock every few seconds. Finally, the numbers flip to 3:35 and the bell rings. I jump from my seat and sprint through the hallways...
It seemed harmless enough at the time. Who knew filling in those small address boxes on the PSAT registration would result in such a total inundation of college mail? Since the end of sophomore year, a...
It seems like the class of 2015 always misses out on something. First, we missed the newly remodeled facilities at Maywood. Then, we missed out on Liberty’s new stadiums. And now, we have yet another...
We’ve all had that feeling. That sense of excitement as you log on to Family Access to find out your schedule after months of anticipation, that quickly turns to dread when you realize you’ve gotten...
Thanks to students complaining, they no longer need to book it to the library. Students lamenting over their problems can be a powerful tool for change when they speak up about their desires for improvement....
Against the best interests of nearly 100 students, the District wishes to make the 2014-2015 school year at Tiger Mountain Community High School its last.
Though a detailed proposition hasn’t been...
You’re late, and you hastily sprint to class in an attempt to beat the bell and remain in your teacher’s good graces. Then you run head first into a seemingly mile-long backup of students, backpacks...
It’s finally here. The day you have been waiting for ever since you first received that oh-so-sacred card of freedom that allows you to drive freely to and from school on your own accord. Tomorrow you...