One day I’m dashing through the halls while dragging a humongous backpack.  The next, I’m sauntering from the Wakeman parking lot dangling my own set of car keys. I may be only a sophomore now....

The day before I was supposed to take my first-ever test in the gymnasium, for Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics, the talk amongst my fellow students was not about the test itself. On the...

There are 17 students in my physics class. Of those 17 students, nine are seniors. When internships role around in about two weeks, my class will be left with eight students. Ever since acceptance letters...

Everywhere I look there's a countdown. I refresh my Twitter feed and I see "13 days." I check Instagram and see a #tbt to the first day of school. Facebook is full of albums entitled "the beginning...

Every 53 minutes another American is killed in a drunk driving crash. That astonishing number was just one piece of data shared with the Staples community during the 11th annual Grim Reaper Day. The...

Junior prom is going to be a bit different this year. And by different, I mean that junior girls have had some competition. And by competition, I mean sophomore girls. Who would have thought? According...

Just a little more than a decade ago an American Muslim woman could walk through the streets of New York with a hijab (headscarf) feeling comfortable and accepted. Today she walks with everyone’s eyes...

To most students this time of year, the word “bracket” brings up ideas of basketball, March Madness and competition. But, if you’re me, "bracket" brings up a different idea: square-shaped parentheses. So,...

April 15, 2013. The day of the 117th Boston Marathon and a well-renowned Patriot’s Day, celebrating Boston’s unique history—two of Boston’s most cherished events, settling upon one day. Excitement...

As both an avid runner and fan of professional running, I see the Boston Marathon as the World Series, a classic, annual American pastime with over a hundred years of history that both participants...

I don’t know about you, but I cringe every time I see yet another girl walking through the halls wearing shorts with a two-inch inseam or guys that look like they’ve just rolled out of bed. Let...

Imagine waking up on a rainy day in the middle of a frigid December morning wanting to slip on your favorite pair of Ugg slippers and SoLow yoga pants, but you can't. Instead, you have to wear a school...

Ever since I was younger, I was told how few Jews there are. It’s a fact: Jewish people are a minority, making up about 2 percent of the population in the U.S. But, despite the facts and the statistics,...