The students in the AP Environmental Science class were using an infrared camera along with an APP called FLIR 1to look at several aspects of energy including efficiency and vampire energy use. Same hall but a different perspective. Efficiency shows where energy (heat) is “leaking” or where cold is coming into a building. When looking […]
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THE REASON I WON’T BE BROKE BY 22
18 y.o., USMC enlisted (Boot Ship July. 22nd, MOS 02–) For decades, high school students have worked hard to get into the best college possible and survive four years (or more) of studying, all to get that $100,000+ piece of paper that says they’re good enough at something. News flash. Things have changed. More […]
The Transfer
The first day of school can be stressful for any student. Most kids feel a bit anxious walking into a gymnasium crowded with people they haven’t seen all summer. But walking into the gym on that first day of school can be a lot more stressful if you are a transfer student. According to Education Week, […]
JMG: A Student’s Compass in the Workplace
Walking to the front of the room, Mr. Scott Stinchcomb greets his class. Nine students sit in front of him, each chosen for their desire to do well in the workplace. As our resident JMG representative, he works with juniors and seniors to give them a leg up when transferring from the school to work […]
Learning Dead Languages in the Modern Day
Latin, a language that hasn’t been spoken since approximately 675 AD, is the basis of romance languages like French, Italian, and English. The Latin language rose and fell with the Roman Empire. During the Classical Period, the language was used in three ways; classical oratorical Latin, written Latin, and colloquial Latin. Latin stays alive […]
Learning Dead Languages In The Modern Day
Latin, a language that hasn’t been spoken since approximately 675 AD, is the basis of romance languages like French, Italian, and English. The Latin language rose and fell with the Roman Empire. During the Classical Period, the language was used in three ways; classical oratorical Latin, written Latin, and colloquial Latin. Latin stays alive today […]
Seniors Discuss the Benefits of On the Spot Admission
On November 16th, senior Paige Boudreau walked into the library’s red room. Her heart was racing as she tried to calm her nerves. Boudreau had signed up for The University of Maine at Orono’s On-the-Spot admissions interview. Walking in, she had no idea what to expect, and had told herself not to get her hopes […]
International Students Enjoy Warm Welcome for Thanksgiving
According to Pew Charitable Trusts, “the number of U.S. college students from overseas has skyrocketed in recent years, with more than 886,000 studying on American campuses this past academic year — an all-time high and more than double the number of foreign students 20 years ago. California, New York, Texas and Massachusetts top the list […]
College Diversity
What better way to figure out if a college is going to be right for you then spending three days living on campus with other prospective students? I had the opportunity to do that along with 50 other students from all over the country. We were all selected to participate in Discovering University of Vermont’s […]
How Does One Make It Through Four Years of High School?
So, just picture this, right? You’ve got a variety of people with character traits ranging from sporty, to artsy, to wicked intelligent, and popular, and even some fabulous weirdos mixed in there, and a lot of them have a combination of a few. Each one of them has a different way of speaking and a […]