Why Our Current Mindset Needs Changing — From a Recent South Bay HS Graduate — Editor’s Note: I actually wrote this article the summer before college (around July/August), and found it sitting in my drafts inbox two months later! Whether you agree, disagree, or have mixed feelings about this article, I love a good discussion, so feel free to leave a comment! One of the…

To your typical stressed senior: Good luck—you got this! — I’ll be straightforward here: This is a very niche guide that’s meant to help a very specific target audience. If you’re a senior in the midst of the college application process and know exactly what I mean when I say “Common App” or “UC App” — perfect. If you’re anywhere…

Featuring disappearing panels, grayscale woes, locked layers, and more! Preface: I started this guide back in sophomore year of high school (2021 to be exact — gosh that’s a while ago), when I was an Assistant Graphics Editor for my school newspaper and immersed in all things Adobe Illustrator. It’s…

I already half-expected that my four years of cross country would end with a bang when I tripped and fell face flat onto the finishing mat of my last high school Baylands meet on Oct. 18, 2022. Don’t worry —…

A simple, realistic guide from one HS gal to another — Hey there! Do you love deciphering the nuance of languages, mulling over creative writing pieces, and churning out breaking news stories for your school newspaper? But are you, perhaps at the same time, fascinated by all the funky things you can do with strings after that AP Computer Science Exam…

#100FollowersChallenge doubled because why not! Follow me and I’ll follow you back ^_^ — Heey! Although I’m not interested in the medium partner program (high school is too busy at this point), I do love a good community. (Go followers!! Who’s with me?) Many cool people have already embarked on this challenge, so why not join in the fun with a little twist? Follow…

When I look back to the “pre-pandemic” era, I think of those days as wisps of clouds in the evening sky –– although they pass quickly, each of them is memorable in their own special way. Now, however? Days seem to routinely run like this: Wake up. Breakfast. Work. (The…

What I learned participating in an English Youth Exchange Program — What a fascinating thing language is. Bits of words, here and there, combined miraculously into a life of its own. A river of sounds flowing down a page into the vast ocean of human communication. Languages are what make us human. This intricate communication is what makes our species different…

Aaah, the good ol’ teen years — fraught with the transformation from adolescent to adult, caught in the midst between a child’s mind and an adult’s body. A brief five years of history converted into a long twisted road of angst, acne, and overall misery. At least, that often seems…