By Sarah R.-F.’23 I have made this cookie recipe countless numbers of times and they are the best homemade chocolate chips you can get. It takes a little bit of extra work. I promise it is 100% worth it. There are a couple of different things to note about this recipe: Firstly, this is aContinue reading “Sarah’s Special Brown Butter Cookies”
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Stuck at Home? Don’t Lose Your Motivation!
By Greta C.’23 To start off, motivation is when you have the willingness to do something, the reason you have to push yourself to finish tasks like eating, sleeping, doing chores, or studying. It’s hard to motivate yourself to study and get out of bed nowadays because, to be honest, there really is nothing funContinue reading “Stuck at Home? Don’t Lose Your Motivation!”
The Pandemic From the Point of View of Two Teachers
By Maddie J.’23 & Zoe P.’23 The sudden stay-at-home order in March 2020 affected everyone and shocked the entire school community, giving schools little to no time to prepare for school to transfer online. This abruptness has affected students and teachers. We interviewed 2 teachers on how the pandemic has affected them, the struggles theyContinue reading “The Pandemic From the Point of View of Two Teachers”
Behind The Ivy: The Truth Behind Ivy League Opportunities | Opinion
By Elias M.’22 Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, and the University of Pennsylvania. These eight universities, with a combined endowment of over $142 billion dollars, have played a cornerstone role in this country. They’ve become a cultural, academic, historical, and political behemoth in today’s society. Graduates include 16 U.S. presidents, and countless otherContinue reading “Behind The Ivy: The Truth Behind Ivy League Opportunities | Opinion”
Screentime V. Online School | Perspective
By Sarah R-F. ’23 Every Sunday, I wake up with an alert on my iPhone and laptop telling me my average screen time for the week, and whether it was higher or lower than the week before. I assume there are a lot of people nowadays who are embarrassed or even scared to check theContinue reading “Screentime V. Online School | Perspective”
Inequality in Reopening Private School vs. Public School | Opinion
By Natalie T.’23 Balboa High School students are nearly completing a year of distance learning, we see private schools and preschools reopening, but why not public schools? In a recent study, it is stated that the United States public schools are nearly $150 billion underfunded annually. If we compare private schools to public schools, privateContinue reading “Inequality in Reopening Private School vs. Public School | Opinion”
An Alternative to the Racially Motivated Term “Chinese Virus” | Opinion
By Luke M.’22 Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Americans have increasingly become the target of racism, hate, and violence. Almost every day, it feels like we hear a new story about an elderly Asian American becoming a victim of an attack. On Monday, March 16, 2021, Former President Trump tweeted[1], “The UnitedContinue reading “An Alternative to the Racially Motivated Term “Chinese Virus” | Opinion”
Left Behind: Inequalities of Distance Learning
By The Editorial Board On March 18, 2020, the San Francisco Unified School Board made a choice that seemed to have no other alternative. They sent students home for two weeks, giving them time to get everything under control. Two weeks passed, and the crisis at hand seemed to be larger than anyone had expected. Continue reading “Left Behind: Inequalities of Distance Learning”
Sophmore Giacomo C.’s Photography Jaunt Over The Pandemic
By Elias M.’22. With the startling amount of free time the pandemic has given us, it has also given us the chance to grow out passions and pick up hobbies. I talked to Sophomore Giacomo C. about his dive into the world of photography this past year. This interview has been edited for length andContinue reading “Sophmore Giacomo C.’s Photography Jaunt Over The Pandemic”
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