Cross country move defies expectations
Kaitlin Rounds, web editor
May 15, 2012
For those of you who haven’t seen Gilmore Girls, which is probably the majority of the male population, there’s a scene where Jess, a 17-year-old New Yorker, moves to the small Connecticut town of Stars Hollow. The first time he looks out at the tiny, tiny town “This Is Hell” by Elvis... Read more »
Acting on stage and sharing experiences with friends has changed my life as I know it
Brandon Burnworth, artist
May 15, 2012
I’m a senior about ready to graduate high school. What? That’s not supposed to happen. Somehow I feel as if I will forever remain a child. I can’t be more wrong. My life is about ready to start, with new dreams and goals just beyond the horizon. Failures, mistakes, upsets and worries will ambush... Read more »
Five major pieces of advice can be gained from my experiences over the last four years
Lisa Joerling, briefs editor
May 15, 2012
The four years I have spent here have been a mix of good and bad times but I have certainly learned a few things and have narrowed it down to the five most important things that helped me. First, I’ll be the first to tell you some days here are long and never ending but in reality Mill Valley High... Read more »
Fear of failure leads to personal desire to go above and beyond
Sarah Fulton, managing editor
May 15, 2012
Overachiever is a word that has both defined and plagued me. In the days leading up to graduation, when I should be contemplating graduation dresses and paying for college, I have instead wondered how I became an “overachiever.” Was overachieving a disease that I picked up from my overly-involved... Read more »
Why making all of you (a little) mad was one of the best experiences of my life
Sarah Darby, editor-in-chief
May 15, 2012
When I wrote an opinion column called “Football team unfairly overshadows other school activities,” I think it’s safe to say I made some of you mad. In fact, I know some of you were mad because I stayed up the first night the column was posted to JagWire News Online approving hundreds of... Read more »
High school students do not have to conform to given labels
Sarah Gonzales, managing editor
May 15, 2012
High school is about the experiences, whether they are with certain people or certain activities. During high school, people find it enticing to label people. By labeling, everyone is divided into different social classes and then high school becomes a food chain. It is important not to become the label... Read more »
Fondness of high school came after realizing what was missing
Emily Johnson, opinions editor
May 15, 2012
This is the last opportunity I will ever have to share my opinion through this publication and, at first, I had absolutely no idea what to write about. There are so many things that I want to say to my teachers and friends, but I simply don’t have enough space for it. In fact, many things about my... Read more »
Missteps have shaped high school
Jill Applegate, editor-in-chief
May 15, 2012
On the first day of high school, I tripped walking up the front sidewalk. It wasn’t a flat-on-your-face trip that you laugh about with your peers as they help you up. It was a discreet, didn’t-see-that-curb-there kind of trip that only took a moment to recover from. Or so I thought. Aside from embarrassing... Read more »
Student loans shouldn’t deter anyone from following their dreams
Alyne Roemerman, copy editor
May 15, 2012
In my AP Literature and Composition class, student teacher Katie McKee posed a journal prompt asking if we’d rather have money, love or happiness, a question I’d been considering for awhile. As graduation gets closer, so does college, and so does the time when I have to choose a major and decide... Read more »
High school has helped set me up for future successes
Josh Duden, news editor
May 15, 2012
Thirteen years of preparation have led me to tomorrow – graduation. This pivotal moment didn’t come easily; there have been loads of struggles here and there. But, high school works to prepare us for the difficult tasks that lie ahead of each of us. I have struggled with being motivated like... Read more »
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