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For Jesuit Football, when we workout we have this thing called a "Ranger Challenge," which is a way for us to get bigger, stronger, and more mentally tough. So, when we transitioned over to online workouts the grind did not stop. The first couple Ranger Challenges were workout related. These included wall-sits and who can run the furthest during...
Picture this: you are a high school senior. For the last 12 years of your academic career, you've been constantly grinding and working hard to get your GPA and SAT/ACT scores in just the perfect place. By the spring semester, you discover that you've been accepted to your dream school. Yay! Congratulations! You are thrilled and excited, wanting to...
The victorious athlete, with sweat accumulating on his forehead under the intense stadium lights, graciously bounds to the top of the podium. Twenty years of perfecting his sport accumulate in that one moment as a glittering gold medal is placed upon his "Team USA" sweatsuit. Childhood days that could've been spent hanging out with friends or going to school...
When thinking of the summer, we tend to think of it as a mental relaxation from the stresses and pressures that come as a high school student. However, this summer will be different. With most vacation plans canceled and with the CDC's recommendations of social distancing, it can be difficult to find something satisfying to do during this time...
My whole life I’ve heard that, in bad times, you should always look for the silver lining. The Coronavirus pandemic has certainly caused bad times. We can’t attend school in person, major milestones in our lives have been canceled, and people can’t go to work outside of their homes. The people who do have to go to work outside...
Every generation of people in America has faced an event that dramatically changed their world. Baby Boomers faced the Civil Rights movement, the JFK assassination, and the Cold War. Generation X faced Watergate, the Vietnam War, and a continuing struggle for Civil Rights. Millennials faced the Great Recession and 9/11. So far, Generation Z (Zoomers) has not had an...
While 2020 hasn't been a great year for humanity, it has been great for meme-makers. The memes and group chats have become top-tier distractions from the crippling loneliness of quarantine. Scrolling through my favorite sites for online content got me thinking: Why don't I help pass some time by talking about some of the people you'll most likely see...
Yes, we are in a PANDEMIC. My previous article on the coronavirus was inaccurate, as I did not predict the immense effects of the virus. In the US alone, there are over 35,000 cases and possibly more due to a lack of testing. The world is in disarray. Hospitals need supplies to operate and keep the disease from spreading....
