The night I arrived at The Island School, while we were discussing the semester ahead of us, a teacher said: “It’s not going to be perfect, but it...
Twelve years of school later, one wacky senior year, and I have made it. My last year of high school has honestly plucked me right out of everything c...
“Are you wearing Birkenstocks with Smartwool socks?” a snarky upperclassman girl asked me in third hour World History. Red in the face, I admitted...
For me, swimming has been something I have always done. Since I was six years old on the Orchard Hills Swim Team, swimming has defined me. Despite my ...
At the beginning of high school, I quickly realized that things were going to change, but being someone who doesn’t adjust to it very well, I was fo...
