Over Labor Day weekend, I was able to experience my first football game between the Air Force Military Academy and Lafayette College. The United States Air Force Academy, or USAFA, like other military academies, has a tradition of holding “Parent’s Weekend” during every Labor Day weekend. During this three-day period, family and friends are welcome…
Author: Gina Kim
U.S. Air Force Academy’s Acceptance Day for ’25 Cadets
As one of the five military academies of the nation, the United States Air Force Academy, is a highly prestigious source of world-class education and military training. Students who aim to enter USAFA must be of high academic achievement and have great physical stamina. This year’s appointees of the class of 2025 first underwent their…
Returning to School In-Person at Oxford Academy
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…
Vaccines Changing the Knott’s Berry Farm Experience
During the past year, many have become accustomed to wearing mandatory face coverings and maintaining good hygiene in order to prevent the spread of Covid-19. However, with the increasing number of people getting vaccinated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had lifted mask mandates for vaccinated individuals. This announcement was exceptional news for…
Is There A Remedy for North Korea?
North Korea’s nuclear crisis is real and it is threatening not only the United States but also other nations worldwide. Also, because North Korea has began their nuclear testing, the United States needs to take action in order to ensure the safety of South Korea. It seems as though the solution to controlling North Korea is through sanctions, but the questions remains whether the sanctions will be enough or if more severe action needs to be taken.
Satire: Tests Offer No Clemency
Rough, confining, and unbreakable are some words to describe chains. We high schoolers are all inevitably bound by a restraint that determines a huge part of our lives (probably about 71.998 percent). Standardized testing. Colleges, private schools, and universities all use a single number to evaluate our academic intelligence, despite that this number comes from…
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