By RYAN LE MARIA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR, 18 “Procrastination is part of my life,” Maria Carrillo High senior Richard Liang admitted. Enrolled in five AP classes, swimming three hours a day after school and involved in a myriad extra-curricular activities, Liang’s plate is full. Yet, on a night when [...]
By RICHARD LIANG MARIA CARILLO HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR, 16 Because many people my age are just now being given the privilege and responsibility of driving, my high school, Maria Carrillo High School, hosted the Every 15 Minutes program last month. I clearly remember going to school that day [...]
By RICHARD LIANG MARIA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR Students in most nearby school districts are supposed to go to school 180 days a year and sometimes more than seven hours daily. That’s a whopping 1,260 hours a year, and that gargantuan amount of time does not even include the many, [...]
After a good while thinking about this, I suddenly realized who my hero is and always will be. In fact, I also became aware that I had always known the answer: My mom.