March 13, 2021 — the date that marks the 365th day since I stepped foot off school campus, not knowing how much the world and I myself would change. March 13, 2020 — the Friday that would sum up my last school day at North Hollywood High School. Some of the students were excited about…
As it is passing the one-year mark of the Covid-19 outbreak, many people are getting used to the lifestyle of wearing masks around and sanitizing. Rosemont Middle School is starting new clubs even during the situation, which they are advertising to parents and students through emails each week. A new program that was introduced before…
Clubhouse, a newly emerging social media mobile application, has been rapidly growing in popularity worldwide. This new, invite-only platform, based on voice, has lured many famous individuals, from Elon Musk to Bill Gates, to help stir engaging and relevant conversations with the general public. Launched in April 2020, Clubhouse is a social media platform where…
It might be hard to remember now, but once upon a time, quarantine was actually a good thing. I still recall vividly the day that Culver City High School, CCHS, shut its doors in response to the pandemic. COVID-19 cases were rapidly rising across Los Angeles County, back during a simpler time when reports of…
The average person spends approximately 26 years of their life sleeping. That’s equal to 9,490 days or 227,760 hours! Sleep is a necessity that allows your body and mind to recharge, leaving you fresh and alert. Chronic sleep deprivation can cause many health problems such as diabetes, heart attacks, high blood pressure, heart failure, or…
For many of us, spring break marks one year since the start of something truly unprecedented: the COVID-19 pandemic. Although we seem to be approaching the light at the end of the tunnel, it is still undoubtedly important to abide by safety guidelines. As we all know by now, the threat posed by the coronavirus…
Online learning has provided students the opportunity to be well educated, even amidst a global pandemic. However, despite the benefits of this new form of schooling, virtual classrooms are often considered to be less engaging and productive than normal in-person learning. Therefore, it has been key for school educators and administrators to find methods that…
The uprising of the GameStop stocks was a phenomenon for people all over the world. The event shocked all investors and was a hectic time of decision-making. Investors were choosing whether to sell or hold the stock, people were wondering when the stock value would eventually decrease, and the whole globe was on the edge…
As many individuals may already recognize, Texas is most definitely not the coldest state in the nation; the state rarely experiences ubiquitous freezing temperatures, and therefore it is not uncommon to see students in Houston holding “cults” and making “sacrifices” to the sky, begging for snow, when winter season returns. Obviously, such comic actions are…
As a new school semester has begun, most students are occupied with either work or the need for rest as they become fatigued from distance learning. Due to this weariness, many have put aside their fairly new hobbies they had picked up over the winter break. However, I was given the opportunity to join an…
