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Teen Life

News and opinion from local teens

Procrastination: Discipline vs. delay

Monday, at 1:40 by

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 a homework assignment is due the next day, he spends a few hours surfing YouTube and messaging friends on Facebook before starting his work. Liang is part of the estimated… Read More »

Every 15 Minutes simulation now a constant reminder

Tuesday, at 4:46 by

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 in anticipation of a lecture on the dangers of drinking and driving, dangers that had been repeated to me as many times as “Go clean your room!” And, as we filed into… Read More »

16 useful hours of financial training

Monday, at 10:36 by

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, many hours spent doing homework and other school related activities. Even if school is meant to help to prepare you for future education and success, 1,260 hours is a grueling… Read More »