The couple of weeks leading up to the Esperanza assembly during sixth period last Tuesday filled me with a lot of anxiety and nervousness. First, there were the in-class, pre-assembly presentations during the English classes. Many of us in the project were worried about how the students would react [...]
This year the junior’s voted for us to change the channel because it’s Primetime! Congrats to Party Prime who won the debates. Puzzles came in a close second, then Seuss, and last but not least Mystery, Inc. The debates this year were jam packed with tension and delightful surprises. From a junior’s perspective, every senior [...]
In December, the holidays are right around the corner, it is a time for joy and loving kindness. On December 14th, we were exposed to a brash and cruel action, the murder of innocent children and workers in Newtown, Connecticut. Just a normal day at school that was ruined by someone not in their right [...]
Bruce Springsteen is nice enough to use a raffle system to determine which of his fans get the best seats at his concerts- the ones so close to the stage that you can reach out and touch him. Extremely dedicated fans start waiting in line for their raffle tickets at two or three o’clock even [...]
We all know how to October, but October is over. November was easy enough, but now it’s December, and well- Decembering can be difficult. The weather has dropped in temperature yet again, suddenly everyone is using the word “holiday”, and children are shoving lists in your face. What is a human to do? I have [...]
Election Day was Tuesday, November 6th and resulted in Barrack Obama remaining the 44th president of the United States of America, while his opponent, Mitt Romney conceded from the presidential race. Because University High School is a school with many opinions, I asked around to see how students reacted to the election. Sophomore Guillermo Flores [...]
Ms. Glass introduced her junior classes to a new form of argument called a Rogerian argument which is both effective and amusing. This type of argument was invented by American psychologist Carl R. Rogers in the 1950s, and the goal is to try and find a compromise instead of just beating the other speaker. Ms. [...]
An Article by Lena Blackmon and Isabella Blue The names of 42 students were drawn at random, but fret not; this wasn’t the Hunger Games. These students, Bella and I included were chosen to participate in UHS’ 2012 College Tour to Northern Arizona University and Arizona State University. We took a bus to from school [...]
College tours can be pretty difficult when you’re in another state, another city, or in another part of the country, but sometimes the most relevant information can come from a local source. When I went to the University of Arizona for UA Up Close this past week, I expected a series of corny seminars and [...]
As a hard-working UHS student, it’s inevitable that you will eventually be forced to stay up far past your bedtime in order to complete all of your work for the next day. Here are 5 tips to survive all-nighters, or even just improve your concentration. 1. Eat right to survive all-nighters If it’s not possible for [...]