Four weeks since the end of summer vacation, the school populace is getting used to its weekly rotation of classes, clubs, and extracurricular activities. For freshmen, high school brings about many changes: new opportunities, new choices, and new challenges. For Emerald Jiang ’23, the most challenging part of high school is the workload. “[Within] the few first weeks we already have quizzes, minor summatives, and formative tests,” she said. “It is stressful…sometimes you might not understand what [the teachers] are talking about.” Other students express similar worries. “[I’m] not used to being productive at the beginning of the year,” said … Continue reading 2019-2020: On Freshmen Transitioning into High School

by Shelley Yang and Keely Boyle On September 23, over ninety ninth-grade students set off on a train to Wu Yuan on the second incarnation of the Nine, a five-day camp modeled from China Alive. Accompanying them were 12 advisors, several nurses, the grade leader, and the high school vice principal, Kristen Dickhaut. Students were led through each  day with assigned groups and leaders, who supervised, conducting daily reflections and joining the fun.    Annalee Higginbottom, who was part of the Nine’s planning and attended the trip, said that one of the main goals of the trip was to “help students … Continue reading Spectrum: Opinions on the Nine