Ranked as the number one high school in California and eleventh in the nation, Oxford Academy is officially recognized as a top-tier school. Despite this, Oxford Academy was just one among the countless schools that had no choice but to use the distance learning approach for the 2020-2021 school year. Teachers and students alike had…
There are many college-bound seniors who are anxious and struggling on whether to take the standardized tests or not since the test centers are gradually cancelling or closing, due to new factors. For instance, one student registered to take an ACT test, but had to change the location three times. In Hong Kong, 9 SAT…
Interlochen Center for the Arts was founded in 1928, hosts 2,800 students from all over the world each summer, and has 90,000 arts camp alumni. This arts academy and summer camp in Michigan reopened their campus this summer, welcoming students from all 50 states, as well as various parts of the world. The camp had…
Despite living in Torrance, California my entire life, I only just visited the Torrance Certified Farmers Market for the first time this summer. This market, located in Wilson Park, has a variety of farm-grown fruits and vegetables, flowers, and street food, and is open every Tuesday and Saturday, from 8 am to 1 pm. I…
In 2015, the CDC claimed that 357,000 Americans died from cardiac arrest. Only a handful of these people were treated in the hospital. The reasons for these deaths is because no one was there to perform CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is very easy to learn how to do simple CPR, since there is minimal…
As the pandemic has stretched on for over a year, vaccinations have become increasingly available to the general public., Because of this, most public schools, including those in California, started requiring their students to return to school in person. This also means school activities and extracurriculars, such as music groups, sports teams, and clubs will…
Last year, after reading Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, my teacher sent our class a survey regarding whether, as students, we thought the book should remain part of the 8th grade curriculum. This survey was vague because it did not explain why the English Department was considering axing the book. How was I supposed…
You think your name is weird? My name is a whole sentence, with a punctuation mark and all. But none of my friends found it weird, because theirs are even worse. I believe my friend “I Like Nuggets” and I can both agree that there is no shame in having an unusual name, because in…
After the long period of quarantine, in which sports teams could not practice together, high schools have been given permission to start practicing in person again. A fabulous group of students that are part of the dance team at Crescenta Valley High School began practicing together on school campus. Throughout the 2020-2021 school year, the…
Driving a vehicle is a necessity in today’s world. Not only does it provide a method of quick, private transportation, but it also represents status and independence for personal control. Hence, the main reason why teenagers are so eager to drive is becauses it gives them a sense of freedom from their parents and allows…
