Every high school junior or senior knows the routine: pack up the car, drive an obscene amount of hours, stay the night in a hotel, and wake up early morning to an […]
College Tours or College Bores?
Bright Lights in the Big City
People from suburban New Jersey never think twice about New York City. It is right across the river, most people work there, and commute everyday so the big question is, what is […]
Hope in the Wake of Hurricanes
Natural disasters are devastating. People lose their possessions, their homes, and even their whole livelihoods. It can be hard to see the silver lining when all we see on television are the […]
American Girl Dolls Build Strong American Women
American Girl, the popular doll company known across the nation, is known and loved by girls across the U.S.A. The company is constantly coming out with new dolls, stories and accessories for […]
Does Summer Work Turn Reading into a Chore?
Summer reading has always been a topic that people have a wide variety of opinions on. Each individual has had a different experience with summer reading, but generally summer reading begins in […]
New Jersey Blue Laws
Bergen County residents making Sunday plans can count on one thing: the mall is not an option. Bergen County is one of the last in the United States to enforce “blue laws,” […]
All dressed up and nowhere to go…
Looking up from your computer in any class with juniors, there’s a big chance that you will see multiple dress sites and different after prom venues. As Junior Prom was approaching, most […]
Don’t Wanna Be Anybody Else
There are two disgusting facts that I have recently become aware of. The first is that children all over the world try to change who they are in order to fit in […]
How Being Shy Has Shaped My Classroom Experience
There are two types of students in the classroom: the ones that have no problem giving an answer and being wrong, and the ones that sit quietly in the back, trying to […]
Artistic Jobs are Jobs Too
Whenever you ask a young child what they want to be when they grow up you get the typical answers like firefighter, teacher or a policeman. However, once in a while you […]
