As college admission rates become increasingly low, the brain of the former gifted child believes biting off more than it can chew is the only way to go.
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Opinion: California needs safer schools as COVID-19 vaccine mandates tighten
To achieve a safe in-person education, California needs a vaccine mandate for all public school students and employees.
Opinion: The benefits of a seventh period to Crescenta Valley High School
The recent addition of a seventh period to class schedules at CVHS allows students to explore new extracurriculars. Making time for a class in the arts or a sports-related activity can help students relieve stress.
Opinion: Metacognitive strategies can benefit students
Have you ever thought about thinking? This hot topic is known as metacognition, the awareness of understanding your thought process and understanding the way those patterns work behind them. It includes many different strategies that access and monitor knowledge: from...
Review: How I study using a productivity app: Yeolpumta
In April of 2021, I started using an application called Yeolpumta, (열품타) developed by UnCheon Baek, on a daily basis. In Korean, the application name is an abbreviation for "Yeoljeong pumeun taimeo" (열정 품은 타이머), which means "Enthusiastic timer" in literal translation....
The return to in-person instruction at Cleveland High School
Los Angeles Unified School District students returned to school campuses on Monday, August 16 to begin their fall semester after staying at home and receiving online instruction during the previous school year because of the global pandemic.There have been several...
Column: A COVID-19 summer in bear country
On a hot summer day, you stand waiting in a seemingly endless line of people for a scoop of ice cream at a local’s favorite. But wait, they aren’t 6-feet apart? You sneak a look behind you and find yourself staring bug-eyed at a blaring rock concert that's packed with...
Opinion: Pass/fail grades are motivation at its lowest
To my family, the difference between receiving an A and a B was always magnified. This always pushed me to do well in school, but that was before the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking back, the COVID-19 pandemic might have given me time to rest at home after months of...
Column: After all, a girl can dream
It was a Wednesday morning of the year 2015, when the usual announcement sounded on the rusty speaker in my daily 5th grade life. “Good morning ladies and gentlemen … raise your right hand over your heart ... ready, begin,” was the usual morning routine. It was spirit...
Opinion: The importance of appreciating educators as we move on from COVID-19
Going into 2020, we all had our own ambitions and resolutions on how to make the most out of this upcoming year. At this point, as a freshman in high school, my intention was to finish this academic year off strong and strengthen the relationships around me. Early...