Best Laid Plans: Restricted freedom in high school may hinder transition to college
By Michael Wang <mwang@hilite.org> She is not allowed to go on the Internet without her parents’ permission. She has an 11 p.m. curfew. She has to regularly call her parents to tell them where she is. She doesn’t have cable.
By Celina Wu <cwu@hilite.org> Despite the upcoming break, school will still be a primary aspect of junior Emily Tweedy’s summer this year. “This summer I will be taking government because I struggle with some classes, so by doing it over the summer, it’s easier and I only have to focus on one class,” Tweedy said. [...]
Continue reading …Ex-lacto-ovo vegetarian switches over to vegan to save more animals , finds new lifestyle easier then expected By Ellie Seta <eseta@hilite.org> For almost his entire life junior Rahul Gattu has been a lacto-ovo vegetarian. But just recently, Gattu decided to take the next step in meat-free living by becoming a vegan. The only difference [...]
Continue reading …By Erin Lowe <elowe@hilite.org> Standing large and majestic, horses are fairly popular animals for students here as they have been friends to man for centuries. Today, though, they’re used for competitions, pulling wagons or carriages and riding. Athena is one of these horses. Belonging to senior Avery Sanders, Athena is purely a friend. No longer [...]
Continue reading …By Michael Wang <mwang@hilite.org> The summer reading program will begin June 1; and the Teen Library Council (TLC) applications will be due June 15. According to Hope Baugh, the Young Adult (YA) services manager at the Carmel Clay Public Library (CCPL), the summer reading program is the library’s largest event. It is from June 1 [...]
Continue reading …By Susie Chen <susiechen@hilite.org> According to sponsor Brenda Lester, Rotary Interact Club members may have to work into the summer to complete their international project. Interact had originally planned to raise money to build wells in Mongolia, but Sally Bae, member of Interact and junior, said that the plan got too complicated because too much [...]
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