The Jewish-Latino Teen Coalition is a collaborative effort that works to build bridges between Southern Arizona’s Jewish and Latino communities by exploring shared values and working together toward common goals. Two students from UHS participated in the Coalition this year. From March 18th to March 22nd, Sergio Salguero and Sophie Clark, along with eight other [...]
Calling All Class of 2015 UHS Freshmen! Hello all of you University High students in Tucson. I think that you have an amazing site here and thank your editors for allowing me this chance to communicate with you. I go to UHS in Tolleson, Arizona. My classmates and I have recently thought of a fantastic [...]
AP Study Tips Throughout the last few weeks people have been entering the freak-out period in their academic lives. It’s time to take a chill pill and suit up! Here’s some guidelines to surviving and beating the AP. Get a prep book! Just do it. They were born (printed?) for this! Buy one new online [...]
Hey there, loyal Perspective readers! We’re starting an all-new column in which Perspective writers are given a prompt and it’s up to them to create totally original responses. Have an idea for a prompt that you’d like to see here? Then email uhsperspective@gmail.com! Here’s the prompt in its original form, written by yours truly (Lindsey). In English [...]
The Throwback: Borders Edition Hello, Perspectivers! Ever think to yourself, “After I take a shower, I think I’ll go to Borders today!” And then it dawns on you: Borders is dead. And it was sad to see Borders go, but we have the memories left! In fact, memories are what keep things alive, so I’ve [...]
Two boys. One girl. The adventure of a lifetime. Blood Red Horse by K. M. Grant is a historical fiction novel starring the de Granville brothers Gavin and William, a fair maiden called Ellie, and a red horse named Hosanna. King Richard calls for a crusade to retake the Holy Land, and Gavin and Will [...]
It’s not often that I enjoy reading books assigned in English classes but J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye was an exception. Our narrator is Holden Caulfield, a teenager from New York City who, to be frank, has got problems. Holden begins writing the story in a therapy institute in California and flashes back [...]
I’m Looking Through You is a memoir about being haunted in more ways than one. Jennifer Boylan describes her childhood living in a reputedly haunted house, having to experience creaking stairs, doors opening and closing of their own accord, and figures seen in the corner of one’s eye. But Boylan was also haunted by herself, [...]
“Perseverance” Most people’s knowledge of the Pilgrims, the Puritans, the Separatists starts with Thanksgiving and ends with handprint turkeys. Everyone has heard of the Mayflower, could know the names Bradford and Winthrop and Robinson, might be aware of the original trip to Holland, but few recognize hardship aside from that cruel first winter in Plymouth [...]
Going to UHS can be tough and I know we could all use a little more rest. Because we all work so hard (and usually late into the night) it is not uncommon to see students with dark circles under their eyes clutching their cup of coffee or tea for dear life. Although this DIY [...]