With the world being in quarantine and the internet being one of the last connections to normality, collectively we have gotten used to spending our days on the internet. This daily use of the internet, having social media being the only way to interact with other, has influenced how we treat others. Scrolling through social…
History EOC
It’s unbelievable that students in AICE US History have to take a US History EOC on top of taking our AICE test. Juniors are being forced to do it too! A bunch of other students at PHS, including me, would not be complaining if it did something that would benefit us. BUT IT DOES NOT!…
Working Fast Food
Having a fast food job in high school can be an easy way to get money for a student. But, working at my job has showed me (as most of my customers tell me) I am overworked and underpaid. On average the starting pay for a student is $9-10 in a fast food chain. I…
End of Year Stress
High school has been….a walk in the park, well maybe a light jog. But now that the year is almost at the end along with my high school experience, I am SPRINTING in the park and the walk is far behind! For students like me, a junior trying to graduate early to get a head…
Charged for nothing?
It’s great that the school has drink vending machines, but half of the time we can’t even get the drink. The diet soda vending machines often have problems either saying “cash only” or all sold out. But the biggest issue with the machines are charging cards without giving the student the drink, or it will…
Loss of Motivation
Some mornings the thought of going to school feels like a burden. It’s not like elementary school anymore, easy, quick days. Once something gets slightly complicated, the feeling of giving up is strong. Math used to be simple. If help was needed, you would just call the teacher over or wait for someone who has…