I often find myself sitting in class and  start to think, “Why are we learning this?” I am here right now learning how to graph parabolas or memorize presidents when I could be learning how to do...

I often find myself hunched over or lounging back in one of the many uncomfortable chairs at CESJDS. I can’t ever seem to get comfortable, which often affects my learning and detracts from my education. We...

The pandemic was an unstable and scary time for our community and world. Wearing masks became the safe and cautious way to venture out into the world. However, as cases lower and vaccination rates rise,...

You’ve probably noticed that the infamous ringing of the bells that signal the beginning and end of every class has disappeared. Now it is harder to recognize when classes begin or end, and the schedule...

We’ve seen the glassy stares when someone shares their pronouns. We’ve heard the insensitive jokes in the CESJDS hallways about people’s hair, clothes or sexual identities in our school. We know...

I genuinely cannot remember the last time we had a sex education class in high school. In middle school, we learned about anatomy and puberty, with some talk about safe sex. All that I remember from the...

As soon as my alarm went off, I knew I had forgotten to turn in my math homework. I bolted to my computer and rushed to upload the assignment before I was fully awake. With minutes to go before the beginning...

TikTok has taken the world by storm. Everywhere you go, kids can be seen doing viral dances, laughing at their favorite creator or sharing videos with friends. But when you stop swiping through videos...

In your class of 20 kids, four of them have a learning disability. Two of those kids get help for their learning disability, but the other two are struggling to keep up in class, and don’t have an answer...

The Supreme Court has become dangerously reactionary. Every member is older than 45, each justice votes according to their party line, and every decision becomes controversial. The nine justices have incredible...