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College admissions scandal aggravates students

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Elena Lottich 0 Comments bribes, California, Castro Valley, college, college admissions, CVHS, high school, scandal, seniors, stress, ucla, usc, william singer

The recent college admission scandal has exposed over 50 parents, coaches, and college admissions officers allegedly committing fraud to get

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“The Myth of Sisyphus” is the truth of today’s youth

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Ria Panjwani 0 Comments future, greek, Greek mythology, joy, Life Goes On, myth of sisyphus, Olympian, olympian opinion, school life, stress, students

Feet brace the ground, as biceps struggle to move even an inch of the solid earth before you. You grit

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Junior Joshua Levy reflects on the stress and anxiety felt by millennials due to a society that changes faster than we can catch up to.

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Increasing academic pressure affects new generations

December 4, 2018January 20, 2019 cvhsolympian 0 Comments CVHS, school, stress, students, youth

Obviously, we have had many changes in attitudes and culture throughout the generations of America. Many of the changes really

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School vaping crisis creates concern and crackdown

March 22, 2018April 11, 2018 Andrew Watanabe 10 Comments administration, andrew watanabe, bathrooms, cigarettes, crackdown, CVHS, CVUSD, drugs, school, smoking, stress, surveys, vaping

As CVHS vapers cloud the scene in bathrooms, the administration wants to clear the misty air. Administration has locked some

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College doesn’t need to be our ultimate decision in life

January 23, 2018February 14, 2018 Thomas Vergara 4 Comments apply, college, college application, community college, debt, degree, four year college, GPA, graduate, major, majors, money, SAT, senior, stress, student loans, success, successful, unhealthy, university

College applications for seniors were due on Nov. 30. Sophomores and juniors are scrambling to keep a high GPA and

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Making time for hobbies and responsibilities

October 10, 2017October 17, 2017 cvhsolympian 0 Comments art, balance, chemistry, cross country, difficult, every day, free time, frustrating, hobbies, hobby, homework, illustrations, learn, non-school, parents, practice, required, schedule, school, stress, summer homework, time, Video Games

I’m sure we have all faced the problem of hobbies clashing with required work. We want to do something, like

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Standardized testing in no way improves education

October 2, 2017October 7, 2017 Milagros Aquino 21 Comments America, anxiety, education, improve, New SAT, SAT, school, school system, standardized test, standardized testing, standardized tests, stress, students, test, tests, work

Standardized tests have been associated with the American school system since the mid-1800s. They have been known to cause stress

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Too many drawbacks to later school start

June 1, 2017April 11, 2018 The Olympian 3 Comments bill, California, change, editorial, emily salazar, hours, parents, proposal, school, senator, sleep, stress, time, wake up

Democratic State Senator Anthony Portantino from the Los Angeles area has proposed Senate Bill 328 in a valiant effort to

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A letter to high school students

May 31, 2017 Pau Gutierrez 1 Comment exams, high school, letter, opinion, Pau Gutierrez, SBAC, school, stress

If you’re currently a high school student you might understand what I’m about to say. Stress is taking over our

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School Stress Affecting Student Health

May 13, 2016July 21, 2017 Mia Babasyan 0 Comments anxiety, AP tests, CVHS, finals, mia babasyan, stress, suicide, testing, tests, Trojans

Although junior Maya Moore does not appear to endure the daily struggle of hard classes and school stress, she is

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