Donating blood may be a foreign experience to many students, especially due to our young age. Because blood drives typically require people who are at least 17 years old, donations to the general blood supply may prove insufficient. Thus, North Hollywood High School hosted its annual UCLA Blood Drive, aimed at students. However, this time,…
As a child who has never been very fond of long car rides due to the nausea and the cramped feeling that comes along with long rides, I did not like the idea of driving to Wyoming one bit. But alas, my family’s 1,000 mile road trip to Yellowstone National Park began. On Day 1,…
Tests — one of the most notorious methods of ways teachers knowing if their students are learning anything in their class. While tests were quite effective pre-COVID, as teachers could supervise these in-person activities, exams have become one of the great question marks professors and supervisors face. Although many students have access to a web…
March 13, 2021 — the date that marks the 365th day since I stepped foot off school campus, not knowing how much the world and I myself would change. March 13, 2020 — the Friday that would sum up my last school day at North Hollywood High School. Some of the students were excited about…
Citizens may take for granted how lucky they are, especially during the pandemic. I, as an eager, energetic high school student, am not an exception to feeling restless. I often find myself bitter at the world for causing such a widespread pandemic that has kept me cooped up in my room day after day. However,…
The recent rain that has been falling in January across multiple areas of California is a refreshing feeling of change. The sound of water droplets crashing onto concrete sidewalks, the smell of the air after a long, pouring shower, the feeling that everything bad in the world has been washed away and everything is new…
The holiday season is here, but it sure doesn’t feel like it, as most students are cooped up at home with nothing to do and nowhere to go. Winter breaks are typically riddled with family trips or visiting relatives, but apparently, 2020 and COVID-19 had different plans for us. Realizing that Christmas in 2020 would…
With all the disorganization going on in the world right now, one may not think twice about the importance of cultural foods. Yes, food is important because it keeps us alive and makes our taste buds happy, but it’s more than that. Ethnic cuisines make up our sole identity, even if we may not realize…
I can honestly say that I never expected having a pet fish to be harder than raising a cat. It all started with Renarld, Big Tom, and OJ: the first three fish I ever raised. Looking back, my childhood has been scattered with memories of raising a cat, guinea pigs, then more cats. Curiously though,…
A normal citizen’s life during COVID-19 might look something like this: wake up, eat breakfast, lounge about, do some work, maybe go for a walk, sleep. As students learn from home, and as most adults work either remotely or at their normal workplace with caution, LA citizens have adjusted quite well to this pandemic. However,…
