The same question comes about every year on the Friday after Thanksgiving. “If this friday isn't literally black, then where does the name come from?” Well, the term black friday was first used by...

Yet there remains hope that, through memes, we may come together as a nation to mock the candidates one of which who will inevitably be our Commander-in-Chief, Head of State, and Leader of the Free World. Despite our differences in political opinions, what unites our country is our good, light-hearted sense of humor.

In the math classroom, you could ask, "why is one-fifth always nervous?" Wait a moment before saying, "because it is two-tenths."

When looking to summarize the 90-page “Skipper Log” which details the school’s vast policies, rules, guidelines, and values, Principal Jeff Erickson chose to coin the phrases “1. Do the right thing...

It is test day stress. You have put pressure on yourself to get a certain score, and you look around at your peers; they look prepared. To top it off, last night you were scrambling to find your student ID and didn't go to bed until 12. Isn't sleep the best thing you can do to prepare for test day. Darn. You already feel like you are at a disadvantage. To make matters worse, you forgot a snack. After waiting for that one late kid to roll in at 8:07 and filling in bubbles for half an hour, the proctor finally writes the start and stop time on the board, and the countdown begins. Your mind is blank; this is where your preparation takes over.

The most important part of an English class is the works that are studied. For our own best interests, we try to avoid things that we find uninteresting. While classic novels have been an integral part of English classes for decades, more specialty language arts classes are incorporating novels from modern society as well. For example, IB Language and Literature reads a nontraditional text called Maus, by Art Spiegelman. Written like a comic book, students resonate with this novel and often reap more meaning from its content as a result. Ms. Gibbs, and English teacher, says that, “students respond to novels with modern themes” whether they’re from the 20th or 21st century. From classics like The Great Gatsby to more unusual books such as Cat’s Cradle, her students’ favorite books consistently contain timeless themes. Although this proves that students respond well to both classics and modern books, adding even more contemporary novels could elicit better responses from students in courses that focus heavily on traditionally studied texts.