6,530 days.  I have lived in the same house for 6,530 days. This is the steadiness in my life. I wake up, brush my teeth, walk down our 16 stairs, and step onto our bare wood floors where my feet...

The North Shore. Home to picturesque landscapes, affluent communities, and a culture that emphasizes exclusivity and luxury, is a breeding ground for the perpetuation of self-obsessed behavior.  Glenview,...

Please be advised the below article might mention trauma-related topics that include domestic abuse and violence, which could potentially be triggering. As I enter early adulthood, I have begun...

One of the most significant and defining features of humanity is our capacity for empathy. We associate those we care about and their feelings with our own. We are biologically programmed to have empathy.  However,...

The biggest turn-off someone can demonstrate when eating out is tipping the server less than what they deserve for their service. Usually, the tipper follows up their lack of appreciation or...

Menstruation. Say it out loud. Find comfort in saying that word. Not “Aunt Flo,” “that time of the month,” or “shark week.” It’s a period. As highly-variable, healthy, and natural as periods...

  Change is a concept that scares me. It makes me feel powerless.  The entirety of my junior year has been teetering on the word “uncertainty,” and I feel like I have no sense of stability. The...

Quality over quantity, a phrase all of our loved ones drilled into our minds is one that I find myself referring back to. The quality of what you have will always surpass the quantity.  The pressure...

Dear society, we need to talk.  It’s not about me, it’s about you. I want more than what you want. You want for most people to experience a life alongside someone else, and I want something more....

Last year, I missed people. I missed collaborating with people. I missed when the teachers would force us to group up and create a presentation of what we had been learning for that unit.  Even if...

After instances involving the use of the n-word and f-slur last year, Mark Maranto, assistant principal for student activities, and Matthew Bertke, sponsor of Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA), formed...

In unison, sounds of many middle schooler’s voices fill the GBS choir room where Junior Titan A Capella (JTAC) is held every Thursday. The program is bringing in new faces from the feeder schools to...