What is code-switching?
Code-switching is by definition “the practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation” (Oxford Languages). It is a strategy...
Recently my mom confessed to me that “if social media had been around when I was teenager, I don’t know how my mental health would have survived it,”. Being a teenager is an arguably tumultuous time,...
When I was younger, all I wanted was to be famous. I remember running home from my school bus stop everyday just to catch the hottest new episodes of my favorite Disney Channel and Nickelodeon shows, wishing...
The NCAA makes more than 1 billion dollars per year through March Madness alone, and even more throughout the regular season. How much money do the players make? Not a dime.
Last year, SSFS’ upper school student government association, Torch, wrote the 2019 Diversity Letter. The letter recognized the student body’s desire for diversity in the hiring process and essentially...
One of the pretty unique traits of the Upper School at SSFS, and one of the most universally appreciated joys of class, is the welcome presence of several teachers’ dogs in their classrooms. I remember...
That big smile that would lighten up my day is what I miss the most. He was funny and would never fail to laugh with you, rather than at you... Well Sike Nah.
For those of you that do not know me, I...
I am not Buying a New Device!
In the modern 21st century, it is becoming increasingly more challenging to be a DIY (Do It Yourself) type of individual, especially when it comes to repairing your electronics,...
Fast fashion makes clothes more accessible and affordable, but it comes at a communal cost that we all have to pay.
The definition of Fast Fashion, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is “inexpensive...
Before I was even able to spoon my own matzo ball soup into my mouth, I remember knocking on wood (with assistance from my ever-superstitious Nana Marcia, of course). All my life, like many Jewish-American...
Psychohistorians at Psychology Today define intergenerational, or transgenerational, trauma as the unconscious transmission of trauma from one generation to the next. Intergenerational trauma affects groups...
