The Patriot Press

College: a penny-pinching corporation

Vanshika Sindhu, Editorial Board Member – May 12, 2022

The thrill of getting an acceptance letter from your dream school is like no other. The years of intense studying, no sleep, and tears have finally paid off. Nothing can stop you now! Nothing—except tuition. Through these grueling years of high school, many of us have learned that it’s not all about being the best student—it’s also about how much money you have.

High school community service: it’s not serving

Samantha Klein, Entertainment Editor – May 12, 2022

From Key Club to church youth groups to National Honor Society, community service is often a time-consuming part of many high schoolers’ lives. Asking a senior if they have enough hours for a graduation cord often results in grumblings and wishing they were done with volunteering. It's clear that many students feel community service is nothing else but a chore that looks good on college applications. But at least they’re helping people…right?

You shouldn’t hate math

Charlotte Ury, Editorial Board – May 12, 2022

If you’ve ever taken a math test, there’s a good chance that you received it back and felt your stomach sink. Maybe it was because you got a 95% and wanted a 98%, or maybe you flat-out failed.

JK Rowling sucks.

Naomi Hancock, Opinion Editor – May 3, 2022

My parents gave me “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” on Christmas Day of 2012. I was seven, two days shy of eight, and it was my first big kid book. I’ve always been an avid reader. I...

Spring has sprung…and I wish it hadn’t

Emily Allard, Backpage Editor – March 25, 2022

We are all familiar with the absolutely devastating experience of waking up on a Thursday morning and thinking it’s Friday, only to realize you have another whole day of the week to get through.

Think before you drink

Elizabeth Yan, Editorial Board Member – March 25, 2022

Water is the foundation of life.

Worth it in the long run

Emily Allard, Backpage Editor – March 25, 2022

One thing about high school that I never could have been prepared for is the surprisingly exhausting task of climbing the cursed school stairs.

She’s (not) a runner she’s (not) a track star

Elizabeth Yan, Editorial Board Member – March 25, 2022

I genuinely can’t remember the last time I voluntarily ran. Scratch that; I don’t think I’ve ever voluntarily run in my life before.

NFTs are a waste of time, money and brain cells.

Charlotte Ury, Editorial Board – March 25, 2022

NFTs. AKA “Non-fungible tokens.”

Don’t Say Gay

Charlotte Ury, Editorial Board – March 25, 2022

The following events all happened in the span of two years: a group of boys in a Floridian high school protested against their school’s Gay-Straight Alliance club by stomping on rainbow flags and calling students slurs (News4Jax); an eighth grader was attacked in a PE locker room by a tenth grader for his sexuality, all while his peers watched and recorded (Newsweek); and at an Oregon high school, LGBTQ+ kids were bullied and forced to read the Bible (New York Times).

The risk and reward of online school

Amelia Nored, Editorial Board Member – February 4, 2022

Since returning from winter break, I’ve noticed people in my classes disappearing one by one.

The tinkle tyranny

Chiara Bettelli Oukka, Senior Writer – February 4, 2022

Panic: the emotion that swept the nation on November 22, 2021, thundering down on all unsuspecting students.