Summer jobs promise real-world experience
by Samantha Donat: The four years a student spends in high school are the breeding grounds of change. Of course there are the typical social and emotional changes that students undergo, but an often...
View ArticleFashion trends to keep, throw out this season
by Samantha Donat: In the words of Heidi Klum, “one day you’re in, and the next day, you’re out.” Fashion isn’t an easy topic to keep track of; trends come and go so quickly that it often feels like...
View ArticleSources of Strength program helps extend ROCK
by Samantha Donat: Gunn is expanding the student initiated peer-counseling program on campus, ROCK (Reach Out, Care, Know), with the implementation of Sources of Strength, a nationwide program...
View ArticleWhat to do with leftover Halloween candy
By Samantha Donat and Ellen Lee: Decorate a gingerbread house. Snickers bars make a sturdy foundation and KitKat bars are good bricks. Use the assorted candy as an ice cream topping. Augment your...
View ArticleShop smart, efficiently over the holidays
By Samantha Donat: Scream! Rumble. Rumble. Yelp! No, that isn’t a zoo you’re hearing, although that’s a good guess. It’s virtually the noise one hears in every mall in America each year in the weeks...
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Change-up: styling the opposite sex
Girls’ Perspective By: Samantha Donat Let me make this very clear that I rarely allow other people to give input on what I wear. I pride myself on my unique sense of style, and although imitation may...
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Form or Fashion: Prioritizing style over comfort will give better impression
By Samantha Donat: You were up late studying last night, weren’t you? How do I know? I can tell just by looking at you. Although this may seem a bit harsh, there is an often unacknowledged moral behind...
View ArticleSenioritis epidemic is over stated
By Samantha Donat: I have spent the last 12 years of my life living as a “goody-two-shoes.” I rarely do anything considered “unproductive” after school, and I have recurring nightmares about being late...
View ArticleTeens hesitant to talk sex with parents
By Samantha Donat: “Everyone’s doing it.” Well, not everyone (although, according to The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 46 percent of high school students are). But even if...
View ArticleThrift stores attract students with low prices, vintage looks
In today’s economy, virtually everyone, especially high school students who are in the process of breaking free from their parents’ forgiving bank accounts, feel the strain of a low budget. Such...
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