How AP Lang Made Me a Confident Critic

Nico Allen (’25) reflects on his evolution as in analysis. “I no longer felt that I was either reading into things, or overstepping my bounds as an audience member by analyzing a piece of art. Instead, I felt that my perspective had real value, and added to my understanding of a work, rather than muddying it.”

Feeling the Weight of the Cap: Navigating High School Graduation Anxiety with Grace and Grit

Lexie Rooks (’24) offers advice to fellow Seniors navigating the end-of-the-school-year emotions. She offers some, “…. tips about managing the worries of this big change in the beginning of recognizing independence and growing as an independent person.”

Navigating Senioritis

Belzora Lovett (’24) shares her take on Senioritis, including some research on how to keep motivated. “No matter what this goal is, it is important to give yourself some kind of reward, because when graduation is looming over your head any accomplishment is worth a reward.”

Lock it in.

Gianna Falcicchio-Wall (’24) describes the struggle that many Seniors face to stay motivated in trimester 3. “The last 13 years of my life have been leading up to the moment I graduate. It’ll open up a new and scary (but so so so exciting) time in my life. Why not finish strong?”

War on Adjectives

Will Pace (’24) encourages writers to embrace maximalist description. “…we can’t change the world of writing all at once. But just one person at a time, we can do better to speak and write in more creative ways.”