Approximately 20% of teens will experience depression before they reach adulthood (ineedalighthouse.org). This may not seem like an alarming number, but depression increases suicide risk by 12 times. Have we missed something as a society to make depression so prevalent, or are we finally learning to talk about the signs?
Walking out the door, cello in hand, freshman Francesca Baldwin feels confident about the three to four minute solo ensemble performance she just gave at Madison high school. She has never made it this far in Orchestra UIL before. After completing her performance she then heads off to the cafeteria to wait for the results as determined by the judge who viewed her performance. Little did she know the news that awaited her in about an hour.
“At first I didn't think we [my partner and I] could qualify for state. I didn't even know that was an option, or a thing we could do when I found out,” Baldwin said. “I heard that some people made state. I heard out of thousands of people that audition maybe a few 100 or something like that [qualify for state], but it made me happy that we earned it, and we worked hard for it.”
There are many other resources to get scholarships from and several other ways to make money to pay for college. If students need more information on other ways to pay for college, they can visit the scholarship page on the Johnson counseling website. Though some scholarships may be very small, if you keep applying for as many as you can, those little amounts can add up fast.
As Blake Sun steps up to perform his routine on the rings he has only one thing in mind: perfecting his pike hang and sticking his dismount.
Beginning in March, the revised SAT will be the new college prep exam available to all students. With these changes to the exam being put into place, such as an optional essay and up to three hours and 50 minutes to take the exam, a wave of new courses and prep classes will also follow
In a time when people post, tweet, and share everything that goes on in their lives, there is little room for privacy.
All around the world, there are different cultures that speak different languages. When these people move to other places, or countries, they take their languages with them. At Johnson alone, we have many people who speak different languages. Knowing these languages has affected them in different ways. Freshman Japhet Figueroa, who speaks Spanish, says that it has affected him positively.
You would think that having a birthday near holidays like Christmas would be great but many people forget to think about all the factors.
As people begin booking flights for holiday vacations, college visits, and more, it is important to know some proper airplane etiquette. They can find themselves in different situations and they need to know how to deal with them properly.
If you feel like putting your head through a wall, follow these steps to ease the stress of finals