Tara Westover had never stepped foot in a desk-and-chair classroom until she turned 17. Neither had she received her birth certificate until she turned nine. When other sick children are rushed by their parents to the hospital, Tara had never been sent to a government institution, not for broken arms or tuberculosis. When most kids her age wake up in the mornings to an eight-hour day at school, Tara spends her days in the junkyard, gathering scraps and metals and operating dangerous machines for her father. There are many famous groups of religious fundamentalists in the world, who isolate themselves … Continue reading The Sacrifices You Make to Become “Educated”

A student standing outside the recording room nervously taps her finger and hums the melody of Roman Carnival Overture. Inside the room, a student plays a similar tune. When the music inside subsides, she gathers her instrument—the cello—and gets ready. “Wish me luck!” she says, and enters.  Getting in AMIS—the Association for Music in International Schools—is the highest honor a high school music student can achieve. The association gathers passionate students across Europe and Asia who excel in a particular musical instrument to play together as one group. Students in SAS PD have been active participants in AMIS for the … Continue reading A Melodious and Intense Selection: AMIS Selection Process

To most people, Walter Isaacson is known for his dedicated book, “Steve Jobs.” Many, including The New York Times and The Guardian, have praised for his concise and coherent depiction of a superbly lived life. However, his most recent piece, “the Innovators,” is less known, but it deserves to be on the same level as his renowned masterpiece; the book praises collaborative endeavors of the technology entrepreneurs. On the book’s cover, “the Innovators” states that it is about “how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution.” Inside the book, however, Walter Isaacson contains more than just the history of … Continue reading Review: Walter Isaacson’s The Innovators

By Ryan Strong A family takes a vacation to their cottage in the United Kingdom. The youngest child requests that they sail to the lighthouse, but they are unable to. 10 years later, they return again to their cottage, this time completing their voyage to the lighthouse. From these fairly trite beginnings, Virginia Woolf manages to craft one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. The aforementioned family is the Ramsay family. Mrs. Ramsay- the matriarch – is kind and caring, constantly comforting her rather ill-tempered husband who goes from being furious to fretting about his position in the … Continue reading Review of “To the Lighthouse” by Virginia Woolf

By Ryan Strong In one of the most stunning events in Hollywood history, the entire plot for Avengers: Endgame has leaked online, leading to enormous repercussions across the globe. Endgame is one of the most widely anticipated film releases in recent memory, culminating eleven years of films in the franchise. Disney, the parent company of Marvel, has always maintained the utmost security regarding plot details; yet, all those careful precautions have been torn asunder by what appears to be the work of a lone leaker at Marvel. Within hours of the plot being released, CEO of Disney, Robert Iger was … Continue reading A Litany of Lawsuits: Plot for Avengers: Endgame Released

By Kenneth Shu So you want funding for your club huh? Well, for a start, don’t get your hopes up. Getting club funding is hard, ridiculously hard. To paint a picture for you non-creative peoples, you’re more likely to get a scholarship from Harvard than persuade the administration to pay for that extra trip your club has been planning. But there’s no need to lose all your hopes just yet, there’s always a way to milk the school for that extra pound of cash. So, in the name of good fortune and comedic relief, here are 3 realistic ways you … Continue reading 3 Actually Realistic Ways to Get Club Funding