In second grade, I came to grasp the idea of being the only student of my ethnicity in my school district.
Being African, Muslim, and even being a person of color provided me with some kind of a community....
Riley Shankman, asst. opinions editor September 30, 2022
I’ve always loved watching movie trailers that played before a movie began. I never cared how long they lasted or how they confused my young brain; the trailers astonished me, blowing me away with the...
Gaby Yap, asst. opinions editor September 30, 2022
The future is bright, but it should not be blinding.
I have never been fond of the idea of growing up. The idea actually scares me quite a bit, and for good reason.
You cannot keep your life from...
If you’ve been on social media in the past week or so, you may have noticed the recent controversy over Walt Disney's release of The Little Mermaid trailer, featuring a Black Ariel.
Predicted to premiere...
When talking to my parents about my first AYSO soccer game, they mentioned that three things instantly came to mind. One, that I cartwheeled on the field more than touched the ball. Two, that the bright...
For many students at South, the college process begins junior year. Hours of research into different majors and visits to campuses across the country prelude completed applications and hopefully, acceptances.
In...
If there was one piece of advice my college friends kept telling me, it was “When it comes to your college essays, do not procrastinate.” Despite many of my friends and I agreeing to write our personal...
Four years into my high school career, I find myself focusing mostly on my regrets. The electives I never took and friendships I let fizzle out. The classes I could’ve tried harder in and the football...
Social media is a double-edged sword.
On one hand, it keeps us connected with our loved ones and is a window to see all the things around us. On the other hand, it is a toxic platform that fuels comparisons...
Testing.
It’s a word that often makes me rethink what classes I’m taking and reconsider what kind of college I am “qualified” for. There is a problem with testing at South: the inconsistency...
The first question I usually get asked when people hear I am graduating early is “How?”
I have always been interested in learning about different subjects, so I took classes over the summers...
I will never forget coming home after freshmen orientation in August 2018. As a Maple graduate who knew only about 40 of the 800 students in my grade, it is needless to say that I was incredibly overwhelmed...
