Schools and Colleges

Just a friendly reminder: If you typically don’t visit the nurse or attempt to convince your parents to let you skip school, you might find that it’s easier than you think. If you go to the nurse and say you’re not feeling well, there’s a good chance you’ll be sent […]

I’m looking for some advice on class selection. I’ll be finishing up AP Human Geography this May, and I’m debating whether to take AP Macroeconomics and Personal Finance (which is a graduation requirement) or to go with AP World History instead. Any thoughts?

USF and high school grades—am I managing it all? Spring break is just around the corner, but I have my orchestra MPA this Thursday and I’m feeling completely worn out.

I’m looking for some advice! In two days, I need to finalize my schedule for next year, but I’m unsure about which classes to choose. I plan to take Honors Math, Honors English, and AP World History, but I’m debating between selecting AVID as my elective—knowing that I’d have to […]

Cringe-worthy moment alert… We had to write an essay in English comparing a graphic novel to a traditional book. I chose to highlight how the book had a more formal style while the graphic novel was simpler and reflected modern speech. Wanting to sound a bit fancy, I used the […]

What do you think? In math, the essentials for real life seem to boil down to just addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. As for physics and science, it feels like we could do without most of it. School did teach us how to write, though. So why not make school […]

AP Gov Mock Election Project: Are We in Trouble? Currently, we’re leaning blue. The undecided states, which are still gray, will be determined tomorrow, wrapping up the results. The opposing team is ahead in nearly every state, except for West Virginia and Montana, which are too close to call. However, […]

No way, you won’t believe this! We were taking a French listening quiz, and our teacher asked the class if we found it easy, normal, or hard. Almost everyone said it was hard or normal, except for one kid who insisted it was easy. The funny part? He never manages […]

Exciting Times Ahead! As I approach my graduation from 8th grade and prepare to step into high school this August, I can’t help but feel a mix of excitement and nerves. Since I’ll be starting fresh in a new environment, I’m looking for advice on how to make friends and […]