Culver City High School’s, CCHS, return to in-person learning was marked by a sense of students’ appreciation for the real-life privileges of school, such as extracurriculars, school sports, and even something as simple as talking to friends. However, despite some of the anticipation of in-person school, there were also obviously COVID-19 concerns and risks of…
Tag: environment
Where did All the Trees Go?
These days, more and more people are paying attention to environmental issues, such as climate change. One of the issues that is always around us is deforestation. Nowadays, deforestation is happening due to logging, natural disasters, urbanization, mining, farming, and agriculture. According to the World Bank, 1.3 million square kilometers (larger than South Africa) of…
Getting your Own CPR License!
In 2015, the CDC claimed that 357,000 Americans died from cardiac arrest. Only a handful of these people were treated in the hospital. The reasons for these deaths is because no one was there to perform CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It is very easy to learn how to do simple CPR, since there is minimal…
The CV Marching Falcons’ Return
As the pandemic has stretched on for over a year, vaccinations have become increasingly available to the general public., Because of this, most public schools, including those in California, started requiring their students to return to school in person. This also means school activities and extracurriculars, such as music groups, sports teams, and clubs will…
Do you feel the same?
You think your name is weird? My name is a whole sentence, with a punctuation mark and all. But none of my friends found it weird, because theirs are even worse. I believe my friend “I Like Nuggets” and I can both agree that there is no shame in having an unusual name, because in…
The Unseen Dangers of Driving
Driving a vehicle is a necessity in today’s world. Not only does it provide a method of quick, private transportation, but it also represents status and independence for personal control. Hence, the main reason why teenagers are so eager to drive is becauses it gives them a sense of freedom from their parents and allows…
The World Behind the Post
Right behind my house is a nature trail that leads to the outskirts of Magic Mountain. Every once in a while I take a stroll down the path to ease my mind and take in the beautiful scenery around me. The nature trail connects the dense woodlands to the confined desert, both featuring nice scenery…
Ways You Can Shop Sustainably And Why It’s Important
A billion is a huge number. Do you know that a billion items of clothing are produced each year? Dido you also know that 3 out of 5 fashion garments end up in a landfill within a year of purchase? When was the last time you wore that shirt that you bought for a fashion…
Last-Minute Tips to Tackle the Hardest Part of the SAT
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…
What I’ve Learned from Quarantine
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…