You might remember childhood swim lessons as a blur of cold water, strict instructors, and the vague fear that someone in your lane definitely shouldn’t have been so hydrated. But for swimmers at Summit...
An object in motion stays in motion, unless acted upon by an external force; an individual remains lost in the perpetual cycle of life until grounded by the seemingly simple act of sitting on a bench....
Long dead are the leather-bound notebooks, filled with the late-night scrawlings of an unappreciated genius. Lost are the notepads littered with irrefutable evidence of life, from grocery lists to friends’...
Juniors, it’s time. Hell year has arrived. Junior year is touted as the worst years of high school, marked by sleepless nights, millions of extracurriculars, crammed volunteer hours, varsity athletics...
Ah, sophomore year. Not yet an upperclassmen, not still a freshman. A year of almost, but not quite. As sophomores, you are torn between the far-away threat of junior year and the stress that accompanies...
Welcome, freshies! It’s your first year of high school, and the world is your oyster. That is, if you can get over those nerves. You have every opportunity laid out before you and this wealth of options...
I’m so sick of agreeing with everyone and liking everything.
I go around all day listening to music that I like, songs that make me feel happy when I want to feel happy and sad when I want to feel...
One of my coworkers likes to tease me for having plans to go to college and start a career. He’ll chide me when I mention school, saying, “we don’t do aspirations around here. The sooner you give...
Recently I have been feeling quite old. I find myself grumbling at the freshman zipping around on ebikes, my sister is going off to college, nobody on my waterpolo team remembers the seniors from my first...
It’s 85 degrees outside in full sun, and you’re attending an outdoor dinner party while your extended family is in town. A cornhole setup sits unassumingly on the lawn. The adults are distracted, drinking...
****DISCLAIMER: the reference to seasonal depression in this piece refers to the common use of the term when people miss the summer, and feel sadder/lower energy in the colder months. My theory is in no...
Last week, after one too many nights getting less than six hours of sleep, I decided that I’d take a nap. I’m far from a frequent napper, but I was so tired that I resolved to find out what all the...
