Is standardized testing obsolete?
Standardized testing has been used for many years to evaluate a person’s academic abilities. Most of us have taken standardized tests, whether that be a placement test,...
Do you remember the last time you used public transportation? Unless you live in the city or need it to get to school, you can’t. Recently, it seems as though public transportation, especially in the...
PE classes have long been a core component of a student’s high school experience, promoting physical fitness, health, teamwork, mental well-being, and a class where kids could socialize with their friends....
How hard would it be to lead a life in complete isolation? Believe it or not, in the 21st century it’s not that hard. Working from home has become normalized, and food delivery services have made it...
Journalism is a path most people are familiar with—writing for a website, newspaper or magazine. Yet, as popular as journalism has been in recent years, is it still popular today?
In recent years, journalism...
The world has changed a lot in the past twenty years. Twenty years ago, people didn’t have social media accounts, phones, iPads or Airpods. The iPhone wasn’t even invented until 2007. Life twenty years...
In recent years, students, including myself, have advocated for the argument of later school times, specifically from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. For decades, students were expected to wake up early, sacrificing...
In recent years we have seen a rise in “mental health awareness.” The idea behind mental health awareness is exactly what it seems—once we start to bring attention to all the various mental disorders,...
Energy drinks have become a popular fix for students dealing with long days and mounting academic pressure.
“If it weren’t for [energy drinks], I wouldn’t be able to function throughout the school...
On every Friday at Saint Viator a centuries-old tradition occurs in the Alumni Memorial Chapel—members of our community gather to pray the Rosary, uniting students and faculty to a wealth of spiritual...
Imagine this, you wake up on the morning of December 25th wondering if Santa made a stop at your house this year. You get out of bed and start to walk downstairs. You enter into your living room and, there...
The question of whether high schoolers should have the right to vote creates differing opinions on both sides. Some argue that age alone doesn’t accurately show how ready someone is, and many teenagers...
