On June 15th, California’s Governor Newsom dropped the original mask guidelines, meaning that masks are no longer required as long as one is fully vaccinated. Furthermore, restaurants, beaches, movie theaters, and other enclosed areas are now allowed to operate at full capacity. Yet, many stores and restaurants are following their original COVID-19 protocols and some…
It has been more than a whole year of everyone being trapped in a worldwide quarantine. Many activities have been changed in a way to fit the lockdown, such as learning in school virtually. However, aside from school, students have had limited amounts of extracurricular activities they could do online, leaving teens with more spare…
Perfectionists cannot afford to do anything that is below their standard of impeccability. Everything must be absolutely flawless, and mistakes can never be made. People may perceive a “perfect person” as ideal or desired, however, many people fail to realize being perfect may also be their biggest flaw. So, the main question we should be…
As many students end their school year and progress into the two months of summer break, a noticeable amount head into summer courses to prepare themselves for the next year. Many wonder why they have to attend these classes, and end up hating every second that they are there. So why pressure students into attending…
As coronavirus cases hit its peak, schools shut down and students and teachers were forced to adjust to the unknown virtual world. During this time, many of my friends and I struggled to stay connected with one another. What we thought was the norm was now gone: eating lunch with my friends in the quad…
Each year, one million people die of suicide worldwide. Shockingly, it is the second leading cause of death for high school students. It is important to know that suicide is preventable and help is available for those who need it. People must continue to speak up about it in order to reduce its stigma, spread…
These days, tests are the very thing that measure your success in junior high or high school. You are constantly tested on whatever you have learned each week. If you want to apply to a college, the admissions officers examine your grades with the eyes of a hawk. Because of this, here are some tricks…
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 hardest part about editing, for me, has never been the decision that comes with it. To publish or reject, to accept or decline?with a few tough exceptions, all of that seems to be pretty obvious once you’ve gotten the general sense of the publication’s specific standards. Each magazine or journal is different, but once…
As quarantine carries on, many people continue looking for interesting sources of entertainment to bring about happiness. One prominent method of spending time is by watching dramas, movies, Youtube, or TV shows. Through these difficult times, however, it is tough for producers to create these forms of entertainment that they would have hoped to film…
