If you ask a high school student what their biggest issue with school is they will most likely than not say that it's the start times and their lack of sleep. Why? Typically you'll hear that it's the students' fault and that they need to make themselves fall asleep sooner so that they’ll wake up earlier. But in actuality, that just isn't the case. Teens genetically are programmed to not even get tired until eleven p.m. everyone has an internal 24-hour clock called a circadian

I think every high-schooler has dealt with the stress of college admissions: where will I go? should I go to an Ivy League? do I have good enough grades to go to this school? will me and my family financially be able to support this? should I care where my family wants me to go to school? And lastly, should I even attend college? The saddest part of college admissions is that this anxiety is encouraged - not only by college admissions officers themselves, but also by high sch

I am a sophomore in high school and have already dealt with two separate cases of sexual assault. One was the summer before my freshman year and the other was during my freshman year. I would have never spoken up about either if it was only up to me to say something. I am extremely lucky that my mother walked in on me breaking down and having a full blown panic attack in the bathroom for me to even be able to tell anyone anything at all. This happened. In high school. I would