With tests being a big chunk of our grades (ranging from 35% to even 80%), testing can become stressful if students aren’t given enough time in advance to study. If some tests are worth a lot of points...
In the Acalanes Union High School District (AUHSD), at least three years of math and at least one year beyond Algebra I is required for graduation. There are a wide variety of math classes to choose from...
Campolindo is just one of the highschools in the Lamorinda area that allows freedom when it comes to what a student can and cannot wear to school. Other schools in the area like De La Salle and Carondelet...
With spring fast approaching, we are being met with new opportunities and experiences. In these situations, it is important to remember the past in order to ensure a positive outcome. The past can provide...
I have lived in the Lamorinda community most of my life. For a long while, I never felt like I fit in. Growing up as a shy Jewish Latina kid living in a 2-bedroom apartment located in what my peers in...
Social media trends promoting harsh beauty expectations have gotten more intense and common during the last few years. During the mid 1900’s, people in America began to obsess over what food they were...
Growing up, I’ve heard hundreds of times that it’s good to learn a foreign language, and I’m sure that I’m not the only one. But when it comes time to choose a language in middle and high school,...
We live in a surreal world. A world no past generations would recognize as a possible reality. Imagine a place of blaring screens, disappearing photos, messages sent to friends and family with the effortless...
You’re back at the end of eighth grade. Everyone is talking about highschool, but you don’t know what to expect. Some people are dreading it, while others are very excited. The first day of school...
“Is he ok?” I yelled at the screen.
“What just happened?” My dad asked in utter confusion.
We were watching the Buffalo Bills take on the Cincinnati Bengals on January 22’s Monday Night...
This year, leadership was given jurisdiction to create and present their own lessons about equity on campus instead of having the district organize them. They are presented by student representatives with...
Minds filled with the latest TikTok trend, ears drowned in the screeching voice of a superficial influencer, have changed student approaches to the education process. There are more distractions, more...
