By Brenna Krips What is AI? Artificial intelligence (AI) can mean different things to different people. Some see it as a helpful tool for everyday life, while others view it as a harmful machine that is hurting the planet and humanity. Factually, AI is a broad branch of computer science that builds systems to perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence, such as … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project – An Argument For Homeschooling (Part 1)
By Davian Koren As a high schooler, I often get asked the question, “What school do you go to?” When I respond that I’m homeschooled, oftentimes people don’t really know what that means, and/or they don’t get why anyone would want that as opposed to going to a public or private school. There’s a whole range: the ones that think you must be the smart, nerdy kid; and the other … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project – Najin and Fatu
By Roland Bjerke Najin and Fatu are a mother and daughter pair of northern white rhinos. Together they are living in a protected, predator-free enclosure inside the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. They have all the food and water they can eat, freedom to roam, and people watching over them at all times. It seems that everything is as it should be. But is it really? The reason … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project – Are the Web Filters at Your School Too Restrictive?
By Alleen Erchoff-Costet Imagine this, you are doing a research paper for school about politics, history, or social issues on your school computer, and the website you’re looking at is blocked or you get kicked off without warning. Whether you’re a student now, or have been one in the past who used computers for school work, there probably were filters monitoring what … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Why Senior Year Goes By So Fast
By Savanah Huffman Senior year is arguably the most important year of high school. It’s the year when life starts to become truly serious. Senior year is the year for major decisions and forming paths to the future. It is supposed to be the longest, most exciting year of high school, but somehow it feels like it disappears in the blink of an eye. I used to think graduation … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project “Avatar” The Perfect Cinematic Journey
By Roland Bjerke How It Came To Be The “Avatar” movie series under the direction of James Cameron has been called by many critics “The Perfect Cinematic Journey.” As of today, there are three movies in the series, “Avatar,” “Avatar: Way of the Water,” and “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” with the hopes of a fourth on the way. You might know the director James Cameron from other movies … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project – Loss is the Greatest Human Experience
By Micah Steffens A while ago, I was talking to someone, and they had told me that they believe that anger is the rawest emotion a person can have. While I can see their opinion and would agree that it is a very raw emotion, I personally believe that it is not THE strongest. There is one more emotion that would fit the “raw” human emotions, and I believe that sadness is tied … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project – On Bills S.F. 3439 & S.F. 4458
By Davian Koren Two bills, S.F. 3439 and S.F. 4458, are passing through senate committees right now, and both, if passed, will take away parents’ ability to make medical decisions for their children. What are these bills, and why are they important? S.F. 3439 would remove the religious/conscientious exemption for the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, and rubella). This bill … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project – Should Online Classes Be Offered In Schools?
By Alleen Erchoff-Costet Do you think online classes are beneficial? There are many arguments on this topic arguing whether students should be able to take online classes or not. Some people think that it’s a beneficial way to learn while managing modern technology, while others think that students won’t be able to learn as effectively from these classes and that they’ll … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project – Growing Up
By Savanah Huffman When the topic of stress isAs the days fly past and weeks turn into months, then months into years, I begin to realize that not only do the seasons change, but so do I. Sure, I am only 18 and still have so much more to see, experience, and learn, but even in these short 18 years, I have already done so much of just that. I’ve seen multiple states, … [Read more...]