As most coronavirus restrictions are being lifted, the world is transitioning towards “normal” life. Recently, families have been planning trips and vacations in order to fill their summer with meaningful experiences. The past year and a half has limited travel, therefore, many people have been craving the act of riding on a plane, train, or…
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…
The SAT is administered by College Board to measure a student’s aptitude and knowledge with regard to the core academic subjects: reading, writing, and math. Unfortunately, COVID 19 has closed down many testing sites, making it extremely difficult for senior high school students to submit their SAT scores to the universities at which they are…
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…
As a young student eager to learn about various subjects, I was struggling with choosing which classes to take throughout my four years of high school. There were so many different courses that sounded very appealing to me, but there was no way I could take all of them while also completing the basic high…
Now that it has been over a year since Covid-19 first broke out in the United States, many citizens are receiving their vaccines. The number of Covid-19 cases in California have dropped substantially and have been staying low. As a result, many restaurants and small businesses have started to re-open. Just a few days ago,…
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…
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 the world has been quarantined for the past year and a half, many changes have taken place to adapt to COVID-19’s safety procedures. Whether that change has to do with the person sitting in the White House or the different school standards, COVID-19 has caused the world to adapt to the modifications made during…
As a child who has never been very fond of long car rides due to the nausea and the cramped feeling that comes along with long rides, I did not like the idea of driving to Wyoming one bit. But alas, my family’s 1,000 mile road trip to Yellowstone National Park began. On Day 1,…
