Life
Clearing up facts
“Pranav was really dedicated to everyone, even towards the end of his life,” shares Junior and friend Sanjay Reddy. “He knew he had no hope, but he was trying to give hope to other people and help other people. That is just the kind of person he was.” On December 17, 2011, 2006 [...]
What is a “real man?”
What would you do? A common phrase heard so frequently, that not many people really think anything of it anymore. But really, what would you do? This is a question all of us should ask ourselves more often. It’s easy to say they would go save someone from a fire, but [...]
Software shenanigans
To the Grammar Police of the world (See Rachael Gerendasy column, October 2011), the days of spelling mistakes are over. To those who love coherent messaging (pretty much everyone in the world), a new international nightmare has begun. The culprit of this, of course, is Autocorrect, a feature found in many of the new [...]
Can you speak up?
It goes in one ear and out the other. “It’s very frustrating because I can’t hear as well as the other singers,” explains Junior Mohammad “Mo” Rabaa. “I’m trying to be the best I can be and it’s hard with the hearing loss, but I’m working through it.” Rabaa who underwent a [...]
Jewelry with friends
Two Friends are making wishes come true one bead at a time. “The first bracelet we sold was to one ofSydney’s neighbors.” says Junior Stephanie Podolsky. “We were sitting on her lawn and other neighbors were coming over and saw what we were doing. Then we realized ‘Wow, we can really do this.’” [...]
Living with a leg length discrepancy
She walks into school and all eyes are on her. “A lot of the times, people are just curious, but I have to ignore [their stares] and keep going because there’s always going to be someone staring,” shares Sophomore Hannah Quick who since birth has had fibular hemimelia, a condition that causes a [...]
New curriculum same old friends
They are making a change, one school at a time. “[Our curriculum] is empowering; teaching teens how to stand up for what’s right,” Friendship Circle Director Bassie Shemtov shares on the new program that will be presented atAndover. “This way, when the teens see something wrong, they don’t have to walk by or be [...]
Family reunites after long separation
Standing at the foot of the escalator, he waited. For two and a half years, he waited. Finally, after those thirty months that felt like a lifetime, his wait was over. “When I saw my mother for the first time at the airport, I could not believe it,” shares seventeen-year old Eyal “EZ” Kidran. [...]
Losing his eyesight
He sees the world through different eyes. “I think he really had to overcome a lot of challenges,” Marianne Sacks explains of her son Michael’s congenital cataract, a rare and serious eye condition. “He is great at advocating for himself, and he’s very bright. His disability has made him strong.” According to Optometrist [...]
Enjoying senior year
“You might need these for college next year.” Despite the fact that I’d been constantly stressed out about getting my college applications done, writing essay after essay, and visiting countless college campuses, I was still stunned by this statement. Next year? College? Me? Although it seemed like I had been thinking about [...]
