Day -1. Internationals. Florida. Five days. It seems a little surreal to be totally honest. As a member of DECA going as part of the leadership program, I am unsure of what is in store for me. As for...

A girl is outcasted in a world that grows closer each day. She becomes isolated because of online gossip that ruined her reputation. Living in the cruel mobile age, this crusade on her can only end one...

“Why are there gay-only bars, but no straight-only bars?”   Go ahead and pat yourself in the back for such progressive thinking. Because you are absolutely right! Why should we, in the...

The media glorifies thin bodies for girls and muscular bodies for guys. This glorification has caused many perfectly healthy teens and adults to develop a body dysphoria. When someone develops a body...

Before heading into the fourth quarter of AP Spanish IV, my class finished the movie, “Mar Adentro”, or translated in English, the “Sea Inside.” The movie is a true story about Ramon Sampedro,...

Sitting in bed staring at a blank screen. Thinking of the infinite possibilities before me. What do I choose? Romance, comedy, mystery. There are too many choices. That’s where we come in, because we...

We all live such superficial lives. We smile when we don’t want to, pretend to care when we don’t and say things without comprehending the depth of our words. In this world, we all live in houses...

Every day we walk down the hallways passing by couples and people who’re smitten with each other and we most likely wonder how long that’ll last and how long it’ll take for us to find something like...

Revisionist History All over the world, school children of every age, gender, and ethnicity learn about their history. The history of those before them and how they all shaped their country for better...

In the hormonal high school climate, sexual references and allusions are bounced along the walls of our school on a daily basis. These conversations happen within friends groups, on the sports’ fields,...

“Fear is the relinquishment of logic, the willing relinquishing of reasonable patterns. We yield to it or we fight it, but we cannot meet it halfway.” -Shirley Jackson Horror stories are known for...

High school is one of the most important parts of a person's life. High school shapes a person to be independent hard working and prepared for college and beyond. One of the most important parts of high...