At the end of last school year, Science National Honor Society President Abigail Castro, 12, had an idea to host a science tutoring day for anyone seeking help with their science class or wanted to talk about something science-related. Members of the SNHS tutored 38 students on various science subjects after school on Wednesday, Oct. 25. “I figured it could...
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According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, teenagers typically spend two and a half hours daily listening to music. That time of music intake contributes to teenager’s mental, physical and emotional health. When listening to music a person’s body releases dopamine, which helps the brain get excited for tasks like studying, writing or working out. Lead Counselor Dana Vorsino loves to listen to music throughout her day. She listens to a station on her way to work and listens to music while she working or after school when she is at the gym. “Different playlists for working out...
5. Pacific 12 In the 2023 season, the Pac-12 Conference includes Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, UCLA, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, USC, Stanford, Utah, Washington, and Washington State, but starting in the 2024 season, every team except for Oregon State and Washington State will not be competing in the Pac-12. According to sportingnews.com, the departures are due mostly to the fact that the Pac-12 has not agreed with a media or television company. Media contracts can be lucrative to conferences and the schools that participate in them. For example, the SEC signed a deal with Disney (ESPN and ABC) that will guarantee $3 million over ten years starting in 2024. In my opinion, the lack of urgency in finding a new media deal that is competitive with the other Power 5 conferences shows how the Pac-12 is not as dedicated to its member schools as it should be. The remaining schools in the Pac-12 are not very academically competitive, with Oregon State having an 89.2% acceptance rate and Washington State having an 86% acceptance rate. The Pac-12 ranks fifth on my list because all...
