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Rest Isn’t Earned
I was so scared entering my junior year. Everyone said that it was going to be the hardest year and to be ready. So I did everything I could to be ready.
Behind the Scenes
When it comes to theatre, or any storytelling production, we take a lot at face value -
Cross Court
I always enjoyed playing for the tennis and badminton teams in high school. Whether it was getting out onto the court or spending time with my teammates, these sports stand out among so many high school experiences.
Love Makes the World Go Round
Please don’t have children. I am serious. Please don’t have children if you can’t love them unconditionally.
Those We Remember
Every year on the last Monday of May, it has been a long favored American tradition to honor those who have died.
Superheroes
I love superhero movies, and I have always enjoyed watching them. I love watching Spiderman, and I have loved all of the Captain America movies: my favorite of which being Civil War. And so when kids wish for a world in which those heroes exist, I’m quick to agree.
My Favorite Things About May
Once you get into high school, I feel like life becomes a whirlwind of emotions, especially in May. For some, it’s their last month of high school and being a ‘kid’ while everyone else has to worry about AP tests and finals.
Creative Again
As a young girl, I was readily creative and artistic in many aspects. I loved to draw, paint, and even write stories or graphic novels during my free time.
Women’s Prison Psychology
I know this might make me sound insane, but lately I’ve been increasingly fascinated in looking into true crime cases, specifically ones involving young, female murderers.
One Track Path
It is April 2026, and I am almost done with junior year. Junior year is infamous due to the fact that most take junior year as the time to focus on their futures. So to most, that means putting all their eggs in one basket, figuring out their major, and spending all their time on that one singular topic. This leads to people quitting their hobbies, such as playing an instrument or a sport. But focusing on your future doesn’t have to mean devoting every part of yourself to the one profession you were “meant” to take.
For me, I’ve always been focused on my future, and I used to think exactly like this. I used to believe that since I liked law, I shouldn’t sing or play an instrument, since it isn’t useful for me. I wasn’t meant to like math or think it was interesting because, after all, I’m a law person, not a STEM person. However, the reason why junior year has been so rejuvenating for me is because I realized that the only thing concrete about my future is me, not my career. So instead of focusing on my path that I was “meant” to take, I focused on myself and made sure to make myself into the best possible person I could be in every field.
After realizing this, I started to enjoy the content at school: I was no longer set on disliking or hating math and science. I expanded my interest in business, and joined business clubs. I no longer searched for only law-related activities but cast a wider net. Surprisingly enough, this actually further cemented my passion, not diminished it. My stress towards my future magically disappeared.
Junior year, however busy it may be, only has to be stressful if you make it so. Forcing yourself into a one track path is one of the largest ways to do so. I implore you guys to focus more on yourself than your career because after all the only thing confirmed in your life is you.
Winter Into Spring
“Summer or winter” is a typical icebreaker in the beginning of school. It’s never “spring or fall.” Spring and fall are two seasons that are consistently forgotten about.
Things I’m Looking Forward To
Winter is HARD. Especially when you live in Illinois and the weather sucks.
Here are some of the things I’m looking forward to.
Telling Stories
A wide variety of stories are told to children in Japan, the country I visited during my junior year of high school. These children’s stories can teach kids valuable lessons in both the United States and Japan.
Abuse Doesn’t Change Colors
For my entire life, I have grown up in a prevalently Indian community. And for the most part, I have thoroughly enjoyed this aspect of my life.
I don’t know what to write.
For the first time since I started working for the magazine, I have no idea what to write.
Usually I have lots to say, but honestly I feel like like so much s**t has gone on in my life that I don’t know where to start.