El Segundo High School gives out "caught being kind" slips that you receive when a teacher or administrator catches you "being kind." You then turn in this slip to the activities office and you receive a little prize. Yes, it's an adorable idea and I think whoever...
This month, the Special Olympics Southern California hosted their 20th annual Pier del Sol fundraiser on the Santa Monica Pier, and Manasa Iyer, a 21-year-old Cerritos High School graduate and Special Olympics athlete, was instrumental to the planning committee....
As a first time voter, I am really concerned about the possibility of a narcissist leading America as president and commander in chief. I grew up with a narcissist and so I know the signs, and how destructive a narcissist is to all those around them. According to...
Dear future president, This election I vote for the first time, having just turned 18. My message to both candidates is that I expect you to be better than this. The name calling, the slander, the allegations of criminal activity, and the downright crazy are just not...
"Behind the men who changed hip-hop is the woman who knows the truth." This past week, I had the privilege of interviewing an old friend of mine, the magnificent, and multi-talented, Rhyon Nicole Brown, about her starring role as Michel’le in the upcoming movie...
Recently the Harvard class of 2020 began their freshman year. These are the covet students that were part of the record-low 5.2 percent of applicants that were accepted to Harvard this past year. Since it has been known to be virtually impossible to be accepted into...
The thing about Harvard University is that from the moment you step foot in Harvard Square, you feel an energy that can best be described as an electric buzz of adrenaline, as if all the intelligence that is concentrated in Cambridge, Mass. is somehow diffusing into...
“I don't need help with my college application,” said nobody ever. The Common Application (Common App) is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants use to apply to over 650 colleges and universities across America. Thus, the stakes are high...
It is hard to believe that in one week I will be a senior in high school. It has been 12 years since I entered kindergarten, and now my last year of secondary education is upon me. I have always been one for bucket lists, and so here is my "Senior Year To-Do List":...
My parent’s met at Dartmouth College during their years in graduate school. So, I was very interested in visiting, but fairly sure that I did not want to go to a college where I would meet my future ex-husband. Before our visit, my mom pulled out pictures of me as a...
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