On my first day of high school, I had one single thought: “I can’t wait to get out of here.” I didn’t really know where I wanted to go, just the fact that I wanted to leave so badly. That specific...

Each year, there were 36 weeks consisting of 6 a.m alarms, four class periods, and “I can’t, I have a test today." It was a constant yet consistent schedule of exams, after school events, and Friday...

Twelve years. 16,380 hours. 2,275 days. That’s time of my life I can never get back, and honestly, I do not want it back. There were moments where I wanted to spend more time with the friends I’ve...

"Good times become good memories, but bad times become good lessons,” Aang said. As a kid, I didn’t really understand what he meant, but now, at 18, it makes more sense than ever. High school didn’t...

It started when the Celtics and Lakers faced each other in the 1959 NBA Finals: in just four games, the Lakers lost to the Celtics. From 1962 to 1969, the teams faced off six times in the finals, with...

At 3 years old, I already spoke two languages: Wolof and English. I grew up switching between them without thinking, forming my thoughts in one language and finishing them in another. To me, it was completely...

“Hii, i dam maw?” Hi, are you well? “Tha e, i dam maw?” I’m good, how are you? The messages changed from blue to green and back again as if even my iPhone knew the fragile connection between...

Well, here we are. I never thought I would reach senior year. I don't know why, I just thought it was something that only happened in movies. As I approach my last couple of days in high school, it’s...

When people say “Asian,” they don’t mean me. They mean East Asians and their sushi, K-pop, anime and dumplings. The glossy, exportable kind of Asian. They think of porcelain skin and monolids...

This has been an interesting journey. I’m not going to lie, high school has been one of my best adventures I’ve ever been on. I can testify that even though it wasn’t exactly a musical (even though...

They all told me to enjoy every moment, because senior year would come in a blink of an eye.  Obviously I didn’t believe them because I was a clueless freshman thinking four years could surely not...

Nearly four years of high school have passed by just like that.  High school has given me countless memories and relationships that I will never forget. There have been so many highs and lows but if...