On Mar. 31, the University of California schools decided to implement temporary measures which relax undergraduate admissions standardized testing requirements for students looking to enroll at UC for fall 2020 and future […]
Colleges modify SAT/ACT policies due to coronavirus
Opinion: COVID-19 fundamentally changes how seniors select colleges
By Vivienne Tran & Emma Williams Attending Zoom webinars in lieu of admitted students days means that the faces of your future classmates are replaced by muted, gray boxes. Technical difficulties and […]
‘Stang Gang survey: What are you doing to keep busy during shelter in place?
With all extracurriculars including sports, musicals and after-school classes cancelled due to COVID-19, students have turned to other ways to keep busy during shelter-in-place. Here are some of the ways that a […]
AP test format changes in response to shelter-in-place restrictions
Every May, students are packed inside of a gym, classroom or cafeteria to take a test for hours. However, this year students will be sitting in their homes, in front of a […]
Quarantalks: Episode 1 with Mr. Watson
NUSD implements proficiency-based grading
The NUSD School District is on track to transition every department to a 1-4 grading scale known as the proficiency-based scale in about three to five years. As of now, some individual […]
Opinion: I reduced by anxiety by neutralizing negative thoughts
I’ve lived my life constantly over-analyzing every aspect of myself. Not to make sure I’m perfect, but to make sure others don’t notice me in a negative light. I was so obsessively […]
