To Making it Count: Senior Year
It’s the last ride. The last glorious parade through the land of freedom, spontaneity, and guilt-free irresponsibility. Whether in high school, college, or any other academic phase of your life, sen...Continue reading
Stop Romanticizing High School
Americans are infatuated with high school – high school films, songs, musicals, you name it. They have persisted through generations and will continue to do so probably until the end of time. Cult...Continue reading
What Performing a Greek Tragedy Taught Me About Feminism
Lots of people like to joke that they’ve peaked; it’s a great form of self-deprecating humor. But as an aspiring actor I can honestly say that so far the peak of my acting ‘career’ has been my...Continue reading
What Your Bag Says About You…College Girl Edition
A peek inside a backpack is a peek inside a mind. One’s interests, necessities, and goals are revealed by a few simple objects. How organized a bag is and what one chooses to fill it with explain...Continue reading
Reality Check. High School Is NOT Everything.
Now that the 2017 school year is over, most of us turn to reflect on the past several months. Some of us will look at these past years in joyous recollection, while others will not even waste another ...Continue reading
So You Went and Made Friends With the Big Kids, or How to Say Goodbye to the Graduating Class
Some of us are currently stressing about finals. Some of us are currently stressing about whose afterparty we’re going to after prom. Some of us just finished binge watching our new favorite TV show...Continue reading
Love Who You Are, An Open Letter to My High School Self
Stop it. I know you’re staring at your pre-shower body in the mirror. Sucking in your stomach and wishing that your thighs were the size of your calves. I know that you log everything that you eat a...Continue reading
What Is Your Legacy? It’s Not How Long You live, It’s How You Live
Late spring into early summer of 2016 was incredibly difficult for our community. Our high school was hit with three losses in very short succession, all unrelated. While I have thought often of addre...Continue reading
This Shorecrest High School Lip Dub Is EPIC, Try Not To Sing Along
So, we're not really sure when lip dubs became such a big thing, but we're not complaining – they're really entertaining. If you haven't been keeping up with the craze, then you NEED to see this...Continue reading
My Prom was Totally Average and It Still Managed to Make Me Feel Insecure
I don’t consider my prom experience a failure. But looking back it was less than picture perfect. If anything, it was awkward and inescapably average. It also managed to poke at many of my high scho...Continue reading