To the Editor, I was glad to read in “Sexism is not an issue for us” (Issue III) that Nadia Sawiris (’16) did not feel inhibited by sexism in the educational environment of ASL, but surely the reason...

I will graduate from high school having spent my entire academic career within one, and only one, educational institution. I entered ASL as a kindergarten student, and I will exit as a senior having spent...

I will never forget the night of May 19, 2012. It was the night of my sister’s junior prom, and also the night when I went into anaphylactic shock at a birthday party. Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening...

The biggest mistake one can make in High School is to not fall for and embrace seniorities. It is this weird period influx – grades don’t really matter for a lot of people, but you’re all still in...

We live in a community in which we are privileged with opportunities and advantages that seem to come as a given. What may be norms for us in the Western world are rare, luxurious benefits for others in...

On the 2013 US History SAT Subject test many students, including myself, were dumbfounded by the question that asked what country the US invaded in 2001. The other questions, about things such as the teapot...

The first few months of my sophomore year have been surreal, to say the least. My primary introduction to the social scene of high school came this past November. It seemed as if every weekend, there was...

I’ve been a student at ASL for almost 12 years now. I can safely say that I’ve managed to weave my way into the community to a point where, for the most part, I feel at home while in school. However,...

The greatest aspect of the educational experience at ASL is the freedom to choose one’s own path. I’m not necessarily talking about the courses one decides or decides not to take, but rather the trail...

Alice Leader, a close family friend and former ASL teacher who currently runs the Master Classes for ASL parents, once told me that “as soon as you learn to laugh about something, then you have conquered...

NADIA SAWIRIS STAFF WRITER The countless assemblies, articles, clubs and meetings suggest that there is a prominent issue of mistreating females in the High School. However, I believe that sexism is...

POINT: KATE KENNEDY CULTURE EDITOR In April 2013, country star Brad Paisley paired up with rapper LL Cool J to send a message to the world: While racism is bad, sometimes it’s just harmless, unintentional...