Category: Community and School

A new club has formed this year at Centennial High School known as Model United Nations. This club aims to simulate the United Nations for students to learn more about diplomacy, international relations, and public speaking. In an interview with JSR, Nathan Nguyen state, “I formed this club because it is something that I want…

Across the nation, high school marching band students are beginning to prepare for a rigorous yet rewarding few months perfecting their show for football games and field tournaments. For the first quarter of school, marching band students must spend many hours a week dedicated to music and marching, both of which require high levels of…

There are many things people think of when seasons shift from summer to fall, including flu shots, Halloween, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, but most importantly, school.  After all that sunbathing and lounging at the pool, are you ready for a rigorous school year that is based off of what you learned last year? Now, what…

Despite its stupendous growth and leadership, the Republic of Korea has yet not been a pioneer in hosting international events to bring the camaraderie of young global minds. However, Korea International Youth Olympiad–also known as KIYO–has challenged such a perspective with its recent success in the city of Hwasung, Republic of Korea. Hosted by World…

Recently, high school interns of the Korean American Youth Leaders in Training (KAYLT) program hosted an awareness event called “Breaking Language Barriers in Healthcare” to garner support for the SB 223, a state senate bill that would require healthcare services to provide patients with language interpretation services. The event started at 6 o’clock on the…

For many high school seniors, the first semester is a period of stress and tension. With just a few months left until the college application deadline, many begin their stressful college application journey in the beginning of the school year. While most colleges have deadlines in late December or even early January, many also offer…

In the minds of many students, summer school brings unpleasant thoughts of having to go to school while others are taking long-awaited breaks from studying. This, however, depends on the amount of freedom that summer school students are given as compared to the actual school year. Upcoming ninth graders taking a summer school program at…

Summer, though commonly thought to be the season of vacationing and winding down after a busy school year, can be just as hectic for the average high school student, but not without its benefits. The typical high schooler spends summer break attending various prep-academies, completing school summer assignments, taking online or summer courses, starting college…

Whether it be from school or work, summer vacation is supposed to be a nice, relaxing break. High school students will tell you otherwise. Some may even say that summer is even more stressful than the school year. Over summer, high school students often use the extra time to prepare for the upcoming year. They…

The school year of 2016-17 is halfway done. Many seniors are waiting anxiously for their early decision acceptances/rejections, since the deadline for regular submissions has just been reached. Juniors are now looking ahead to college essays and facing the stress of the college application process. Many students have not found out what they want to…