Not too long ago, a young 15-year old girl in Massachusets hanged herself in her family’s home after enduring months of torture by a group of students at school. A year prior, in Atlanta, 5th grader Jaheem Herrera took his life after being repeatedly called “gay”, “ugly”, and “virgin”, one too many times.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how many words is a video worth on that scale? It’s common knowledge that the personal statement can introduce an applicant in great detail to an admissions board, but in the past year, several universities have allowed students to submit minute long Youtube videos as supplements to their applications.

“…education is the pillar of any society, without it generations to come would me nothing more than empty shells…education is a sacred art and teachers are the one who unleash that power, therefore teachers are the most valued members of society…”

High School has ingrained in us the idea that, after graduation, the best choice is college. Since freshman year, we have been forced to complete A-G requirements, the common field trips are visits to college campuses, and we are constantly reminded of the SAT registration deadline.

The New York Times’ recent article entitled, “A Federal Effort to Push Junk Food out of Schools,” discusses the Obama administration’s wish to remove unhealthy foods from schools in order to reduce childhood obesity.

The Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District proposes a plan designed to save teachers, but also cut 6 days from the academic school year. Do you have any idea what this can do?

It is clear to see that our classrooms are filled beyond capacity. Many core classes, such as math and English, reach well beyond 40 students. Who do we have to blame for this inconvenience and potential educational limitation? Yet again, the culprit is our wonderful governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state legislatures who have decided to cut excessive amounts of money from our education.

‘Gracious Professionalism,’ that is the core ethic that FIRST tries to instill in its competitors. As the FIRST Robotics Competition season kicks into full gear, teams get hard at work building their competitors. What most people don’t know is the astounding amount of work that goes into building a fully functioning remote control robot.

Arran Fernandez to become youngest Cambridge student since Pitt the Younger – if he passes physics A-level

Preparing for college is a huge step for students; It can be a complicated process involving deadlines, tests, applications and sifting through loads of information. Anyone would feel the pressure, but it can be an especially initimidating process for minority students. African American and Hispanic students seem to be the “minority group,” from which very little is expected.