It was five am. Loud voices pierced into my ears. I opened my weary eyes to find it still dark. My mother had called me to wake up. This week, I began morning runs with a non-profit organization called Happy Runners. This group would run and stretch weekly in order to improve their running techniques…
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…
Under the bright lights of Staples Center, the crowd yells “Defense! Defense” while on their feet, cheering on their Los Angeles Clippers in a grueling 1990’s-esque defensive duel against the Phoenix Suns. This was a scene at Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals (WCF) in an injury-riddled yet exciting, 2021 NBA playoffs. I had…
As we can all agree, social gatherings are difficult to participate in due to quarantine. Although there are many options to communicate online with friends and family, sometimes we want to communicate through something that reminds us more about that person. For this, many people on the Internet have been sharing photos of handmade cards…
Research tells us that approximately 8-10 hours of sleep must be invested to maintain a healthy lifestyle. But what if this 8 hours of sleep is cut by half? This is what many students are experiencing on a daily basis, resulting in an unhealthy lifestyle both physically and mentally. With approximately 90 percent of students…
The Hallyu Wave is hot and has done great things for the spread of Korean culture throughout the world. However, there is a dark side to this gained popularity because people, particularly young teenagers are spending large amount of time, energy, and money keeping up with the Hallyu Wave and trends. This can be a problem because such large amounts of time can be spent doing other productive things. Particular for teenagers, they should be spending a majority of their time studying.
School stress is the most commonly-cited factor.
Smartphones can be antisocial, addictive, and distractive.
Crescenta Valley’s prom afterparty was a hit.
Teenagers are getting less and less rest.
