PERTH, Australia — People say life is short. Is it really? When you sit down and really put...
Category - Insider’s Guide to High School
The sober truth about getting really drunk
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago – My father told me one Sunday morning that he’s never gotten...
Real friends at a new school
BLAIRSTOWN, New Jersey, U.S.A. — “I’m going to Blair Academy,” I kept reminding myself the...
Feeling scared as a new high school student
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, U.S.A. — Except bees and roller coasters, nothing really...
Must-have books for high school
TURLOCK, California, U.S.A. — As a wise, weathered senior, I’ve seen them all. Blue and...
Try new things in high school
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — As a freshman entering high school, you might believe you are...
Beyond the high school experience: Advice you won’t take...
PLYMOUTH, Connecticut, U.S.A. — The ironic thing about writing advice for incoming freshman...
Last one sitting
BRISTOL, Connecticut, U.S.A. — My clearest memory of my first day in high school is...