Beat the Burnout: Five Steps to Help You Finish the Trimester Strong

Olivia Palmbos (’23) provides tips and tricks to help Skyline students tackle the last push to final’s week. “Approaching a massive to-do list on your own can feel hopeless, but this does not have to be the case…Communicating with those you are working with will open the door to receiving support, accommodations, and/or agreeable solutions that will help you manage and get ahead of your workload.”

Wishful Thinking

Spoons Stovall (’24) questions the adage that time heals all wounds. “..your trauma is not all you are, but if it becomes all you can be, then recognizing your in need of help is the first step to reconstituting yourself.”

ChatGPT as Simulcrum

Liam McGlohon (’23) reflects on what the mainstream conversations around ChatGPT are missing. “Mastery grading’s inability to adapt to technological developments has put educators in a position where technology is developed against teaching, not with it. This is a disservice to both educators and students, for it prohibits experimentation by students and distorts the conversation among educators to reactionary dogma rather than any real ethical conflict. “

Having Fun with your Schoolwork, Instead of Letting it Burden You

Elena Mychaliska (’23) gives readers advice on how to change our attitudes around schoolwork. “While in high school students do not always have the ability to choose which subjects they are studying, making it a priority to search for the qualities of the subject that you are interested in may help.”

Lighting Up Your World

Jasmine Chou (’23) details how lighting can impact our creativity. “I like working at night, staying up with my thoughts when everything is still. The lighting at school is brighter and I associate school as a place I have to go and get work done no matter what, so brighter lighting tends to bring up feelings of stress”