With exam season approaching, students begin studying for their tests. Along with the pressure of these exams, stress starts to take a toll as students gear up for the final few weeks of school. Using a good study method that helps students retain information, one of the most important parts of the final...

1. Creativity Writing in a journal can help stimulate creativity. Sometimes it’s easier to express yourself on paper than out loud. It allows you to express your thoughts privately without sharing them with everyone. 2. Stress Keeping a to-do list in your head without writing it down can lead...

1. Big Air Snowboarding Big air snowboarding features an athlete's ability to perform in-air acrobatics. The snowboarders launch themselves off 140-foot-long ramps to perform complex acrobatic tricks in the air. The goal is to perform tricks with a high-level of difficulty and land the jump cleanly...

Feet squeaking on the gym floor, sweat dripping, charging with the ball toward the hoop, senior Madison Crawford tosses the ball up to score her 2000th career point, achieving a new personal point record. Just a month later, she scored her 2200th point, shattering Legacy’s previous point record set...

1.“ICU” “ICU” - featured on Phoebe Bridger's “Punisher” album, the third single for the album, released in 2020. She sings about a breakup, and how going from being with someone every day while dating, to suddenly breaking up and never being with them again can be very difficult to deal...

Since the establishment of TikTok, it has amassed a platform with 1.59 billion users and the most downloads of any app in the App Store, with 5 billion downloads. TikTok became the biggest force in the digital economy, generating about $23 million in revenue in 2024. The exposure it brings to the world...

For a long time, social media has been at the forefront of teenage minds. Whether it’s Snapchat, Instagram, or TikTok, children are constantly consuming content on social media. Daily, people view thousands of different posts from thousands of different people. Constant exposure to other people's lives...

Changing sports your junior year of high school is challenging. Especially after doing the sport for nine years. That is what I did. I swam competitively for nine years. I started when I was 8 years old, and swam all the way to junior year in high school. I had so many people try to stop me and tell...

Starbucks attracts many repeat customers. Every day people come in, get the same thing and they're ready to start the day. Waking up early calls for coffee. Nicholas Johnson picks up his black coffee with a splash of cream then heads to the natatorium to start the day with practice. He wakes up every...

“Beach Read” by Emily Henry, published in 2020, a contemporary romance book, took me on a journey unlike any other I've experienced. It pulled at my heartstrings and connected me deeply to January Andrews, the female lead, and Gus Everett, the male lead. The book takes place in North Bear Shores,...

“The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah, published in 2015, is a historical fiction/war story that follows two sisters, Vianne and Isabelle, throughout Germany’s invasion of France during World War II and how they navigate a brutal Nazi takeover. The book features a dual timeline, following both...

As Valentine's Day approaches, pressure builds to buy gifts. Either for friends or family, the perfect gift can make that special someone feel appreciated. Here are some gift ideas that are sure to do the trick: Potato Parcel. Put your face on a potato. This gift is funny and sweet. The parcel...

“This is your last chance. Go drop some time,” my coach said. One more shot. I try not to freak myself out. So many things could go wrong. I quietly remind myself that I deserve to be here. I've trained for this exact moment.  But nothing can stop the doubt trickling into my mind to throw me off...