Jensen Rasmussen, Staff Reporter
May 30, 2020
Anyone who peruses the internet while in COVID-19-induced self-isolation is bound to stumble across people completing art projects, home improvements, and other activities that demonstrate productivity. Instagram, Twitter, and...
Mia Jay, Staff Reporter
May 30, 2020
When the Acalanes Union High School District switched to online learning on March 13, many students, myself included, thought we would likely return to campus following spring break.
10 weeks later, not only has the 2019-2020...
Nicole Kennedy, Opinion Editor
May 26, 2020
This spring has been laden with nuances and online experiments to bring students their high school experience via screens, the most recent of these adjustments being the Advanced Placement (AP) exams.
AP week was grueling enough...
Sofia Blaj, Staff Reporter
May 22, 2020
Quarantine has students desperately bored. Rather than attempting diversion by rewatching a Netflix series for the umpteenth time, perhaps a better remedy might be to pick up that book that you’ve never really given a chance.
Reading...
Sofia Blaj, Staff Reporter
May 22, 2020
Quarantine has led to a new sort of normal: we wake up, do homework, then watch an incessant amount of Netflix. Our lives seem dependent on a screen, for both school and recreational activities. As a result, we have trapped ourselves...
Yasmine Chang, Staff Reporter
May 22, 2020
During quarantine, the temptation to hit the snooze button in the mornings is strong, and it’s even easier to put off school assignments, especially with so much unstructured time. Yet, this behavior, innocent as it may seem...
Jensen Rasmussen, Staff Reporter
May 22, 2020
Tutus, satin ribbons, rhinestones, and tiaras often come to mind when people think of dancers.
For many, this is all that ballet represents, an activity for little girls.
When asked to imagine an athlete, a ballerina twirling...
Sofia Blaj, Staff Reporter
May 20, 2020
Some students view quarantine as an opportunity to recover from the stresses of rising early. But as the months of social distancing continue, many have fallen into the harmful habit of staying up late watching Netflix. While...
April 27, 2020
Amanda Young, Editor in Chief
April 27, 2020
Distance learning is hard.
Of course, nothing about living through a pandemic is easy. But, I will be the 1st to admit that the distance learning Campolindo students have been experiencing this past month is much more difficult...
Sheila Teker, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2020
The end of the quarter is often met with indifference from students as these mid-semester grades are omitted from the transcripts that are provided to colleges during the application process. Quarter grades are currently nothing...
Nicole Kennedy, Opinion Editor
April 17, 2020
Despite a state-mandated “shelter-in-place” order, some Lamorinda high schoolers think that in the midst of a global pandemic is a good time to rebel against authority.
Going out with friends would have been considered...