Alissa Ahrens, Writer At WGSS, our school system runs on a mixture of semester and linear classes. Some students have one timetable for half of the year and another one for the rest, while others have alternating classes that run the whole year. I have a bit of both, meaning I get to start fresh […]
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Lauren Kim, Entertainment Writer Summer has officially passed and we are already in our second month of school! However, many of our habits from our summer vacation lifestyle still remain, such as sleeping late and rising in the late afternoon, or looking at our phones and watching Netflix for the whole day. It can be […]
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Allison Holcik, Writer, Editor One of the busiest times in a student’s lives is when they transition from a simple elementary student into a glamorous high school attendee. Not only do they have to move schools, meet new people, and try not to get lost, but they also have to decide just what classes they […]
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17 killed. Approximately 20 injured. With the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, it adds another tally to a shocking total of 17 school shootings in just 45 days into 2018. The process of the event was all just the same and all too familiar. Although the suspect in the shooting, Nikolas Cruz, was […]
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Brooke, Barnett- Writer Career paths aren’t always linear (meaning they they don’t always go in straight line like we expect), but it actually is way more of a Zig-Zag pattern rather than straight forward! Try not to get caught in that tunnel of strict planning and narrow mind-set for if you do, it may make […]
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Matthew Kim, Entertainment Editor We live in a world full of technology. With cell phones and computers readily accessible, we have almost all the information in the world at our fingertips! Of course with that, we have to be able to control the technology that is given to us. Social media is one of those […]
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Lauren Kim Ah, sleep… The one thing that students never get enough of. Lack of sleep is one of the main things students complain about. Sometimes, it seems impossible to get enough sleep with the amounts of homework that we receive, let alone time to rest. I’m pretty sure we’ve all struggled with drooping heads, sluggish movements […]
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Una Chang, Advice Writer The past two advice articles were more on the serious side, so here’s a fun and easy how-to article that EVERYONE can follow: BINGE WATCHING! Our generation LOVES binge watching (where the Grey’s Anatomy and Sherlock fans at?), partly because our attention spans are pretty short and partly because it’s one […]
Read MoreKarissa Ketter, Features Writer Phyllis Webstad was an aboriginal girl who lived during the height of Residential Schools in Canada. Six-year-old Phyllis was born into a family who had attended a Residential School in William’s lake for three generations. Phyllis had no idea what was in store for her. Her clothes were stripped from her […]
Read MoreUna Chang, Advice Writer Procrastination It’s impossible not to procrastinate. Everyone procrastinates. In fact, I bet you’re procrastinating right now as you read this. However, I have found in my several years of hard-core procrastinating, a few tips that actually help me to get things done – despite the sweet temptation of not doing them. […]
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