When a 7.8 magnitude earthquake left Nepal devastated on April 25 and weeks later, on May 12, another earthquake struck – this time measured at 7.4 magnitude on the richter scale – our community’s...

The Standard’s Editorial Board has, in the past, called for uniformity in grading policies across academic departments.  And, while the administration has agreed that this is important, we have seen...

If there’s one thing that everyone knows about and yet simultaneously knows very little about, it is the plan to implement a High School advisory system next year. What has been confirmed is the arrival...

Though great strides have been made to increase Student Council’s (StuCo) legitimacy and gravitas within the High School this year, there is one process which remains out of touch with the student body:...

We the students have a message for the administration in light of recent events. Conference time on December 8 was taken up by a induction assembly. This one seemed to particularly pique student frustrations...

With homework pending, deadlines looming and tests overwhelming, a break from school could never be more welcome than right now. It is so easy to come home and see your life through a negative lens. But...

As a distinguished international American school, ASL has always prized its forerunning education, sending students to the most prestigious and the most recognized universities worldwide. As can be expected...

A school is not only a place to thrive and develop but a place to remember and to cherish, somewhere in which you not only find yourself, but also find others and, more importantly, a sense of belonging....

There are a few telling ways to gain insight into a community. Amidst an increasingly interconnected world, Yik Yak has come to depict some of our community as hateful, disgusting and medieval in their...

There is a sense of exhilaration anyone will experience when they receive a position of power. However, there is as potent a crash when it is realized that this position of responsibility is merely a facade,...

THE STANDARD EDITORIAL BOARD OF 2012-13 Our school prides itself on its diversity and global perspective. These ideas that are ingrained into the Mission Statement are, however, seemingly not receiving...