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As the school year is slowly coming to an end, high school juniors and seniors are faced with another great challenge; college applications. Going to college is usually the main reason why students work so hard during their 4 years of high school. Therefore, narrowing down the thousands of schools to only a few is…
Tests — one of the most notorious methods of ways teachers knowing if their students are learning anything in their class. While tests were quite effective pre-COVID, as teachers could supervise these in-person activities, exams have become one of the great question marks professors and supervisors face. Although many students have access to a web…
Racism against Asian Americans was not running as rampant in the U.S. before Covid-19. However, the racism against Asian Americans has become more severe and commonplace, since the blame of the virus is being put on the Chinese, with it being nicknamed the “Chinese Virus”. Racism and prejudice is in human nature and therefore inevitable,…
At the initial onset of the pandemic, people had no option but to stay indoors or at their homes. Many people found hobbies that truly interested them, and out of which I was one. I tried a variety of new things, from cooking to diamond art painting. I decided that every month I would start…
With the encouraging COVID-19 numbers slowly trending downward and increased vaccinations in recent weeks, more cities have begun to open up by enacting looser regulations and restrictions. This reopening, along with the fatigue of quarantine that many have faced, has prompted people to cautiously head to newly reopened holiday and vacation sites. During my two-week…
On April 3rd, 2021, I went on a group outing with members of my church. It had been over a year since the last time our high school church department went out together. During Pre-Covid times, our church members would frequently host events for our high school group, and we would do various activities such…
The basketball launched from my fingertips, flying through the air, with the arc of a rainbow, making a *swishhh* and ending with a loud thump as it hit the ground with recoil. Since April 2020, school was put on hold, households around the world filled with panic, and hospitals were beginning to get busier than…
In the past, the SAT has held an enormous amount of weight on college application., acceptances, and rejections. In 1926, when the SAT was first introduced and administered to students, it held a significantly different position in college applications than today. Flash forward to nearly a century later, the test could not have become more…
As the swimming season ends due to spring break, swimmers are left at home without the ability to congregate with friends. However, many have found different ways to relieve their boredom amid the Coronavirus. Some activities that they can participate in include biking, going shopping at retail stores, and congregating at a nearby local park….
After almost a full year of distance learning, students and teachers have just begun to adjust to the new circumstances brought upon us due to COVID-19. Hence, the news that most, if not all, Los Angeles schools are beginning to let staff and students on campus’ by mid-April shocked many students. Like others, I started…
