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Were just nervous. Teachers should accommodate students’ social anxiety in their participation policies.

We’re just nervous. Teachers should accommodate students’ social anxiety in their participation policies.

perspectives December 14, 2015

Ever since I was little, I have struggled with socialization. I have always been afraid of being judged based on what I say and to this day spend hours thinking on how the things I say make me appear to...

Pil-Grim History. People should acknowledge the true story of Thanksgivings oppressive history.

Pil-‘Grim’ History. People should acknowledge the true story of Thanksgiving’s oppressive history.

perspectives November 13, 2015

Growing up in the suburbs of Boston, I was immersed in the history and culture of the northeast United States at a young age. I remember being in elementary school and learning about Thanksgiving and...

Dont Be Shy; Say Hi. Students need to recognize the importance of social skills both inside and outside of school.

Don’t Be Shy; Say ‘Hi.’ Students need to recognize the importance of social skills both inside and outside of school.

perspectives November 13, 2015

Try to wrack your mind of memories and imagine yourself as a 10-year-old again. Now you’re probably imagining yourself with your friends playing video games or watching YouTube videos, but what happened...

While it lasts. We should take more time to cherish memories with our loved ones this Thanksgiving.

While it lasts. We should take more time to cherish memories with our loved ones this Thanksgiving.

perspectives November 13, 2015

Who are the first people you go to on bad days or good days? Who shares your struggles, your triumphs and your losses? No, it’s not your friends—think even simpler than that. Yes, this omniscient figure...

Recognize and Rebuild. In the wake of the Kunduz bombing, the United States should recognize the victims of war.

Recognize and Rebuild. In the wake of the Kunduz bombing, the United States should recognize the victims of war.

perspectives November 13, 2015

On Oct. 3, the United States bombed a trauma hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, killing 12 doctors from the humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders and 10 patients, while 33 remain missing. On Oct. 6,...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Racial inequality is not as prevalent in law enforcement incidents as people may think.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Racial inequality is not as prevalent in law enforcement incidents as people may think.

perspectives October 9, 2015

I am responding to the article you wrote in the HiLite school magazine. I started my police career in 1984 as an Indiana State Trooper assigned to Hamilton County. I left the State Police in 1990 when...

Divided We Stand. America is losing the gray zone between Democrats and Republicans.

Divided We Stand. America is losing the gray zone between Democrats and Republicans.

perspectives October 9, 2015

In my IB History of the Americas class, many discussions include a conservative denouncing liberal views or vise versa. Ironically, in the same classroom, we learned about the first president of the United...

Evolution of Photography. DSLR photography should still be relevant despite advances in smartphone cameras.

Evolution of Photography. DSLR photography should still be relevant despite advances in smartphone cameras.

perspectives October 9, 2015

Almost a year ago I was on the sidelines of a CHS varsity football game with my DSLR camera in hand. Halftime had just ended and the game was starting to pick up again with the Greyhounds just ahead. No...

Tests, tests and more tests. Classes should put more emphasis on learning the material rather than passing the test.

Tests, tests and more tests. Classes should put more emphasis on learning the material rather than passing the test.

perspectives October 9, 2015

Radicals. Exponents. X. Y. Equation. Simplify. These phrases were going through my mind as I tried to stay awake in Algebra II. Granted, I had only slept three hours the previous night. I finally woke...

Fighting Perceptions. The impression Africa holds in the world today does not truly reflect the progress it has made.

Fighting Perceptions. The impression Africa holds in the world today does not truly reflect the progress it has made.

perspectives October 9, 2015

Just this past month, Taylor Swift released her music video for her song “Wildest Dreams.” Throughout the video, the viewer is exposed to an African landscape and African animals, but, ironically,...

Black Lives (still) Matter. ‘All Lives Matter’ detracts meaning from the original statement ‘Black Lives Matter.’

Black Lives (still) Matter. ‘All Lives Matter’ detracts meaning from the original statement ‘Black Lives Matter.’

perspectives September 16, 2015

When I hear that another African-American teen has been killed by the hands of law enforcement, my stomach churns. One of the biggest issues in the country today is racial equality, and I’m tired of...

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