Opinion – The Pepper Bough

Here’s why “continuing your education” is an important experience during your high school career

April 17, 2019

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One of the most important things in life is to continue your education after high school. As a high school senior, I’ve witnessed a variety of students who haven't been looking forward to the things that I have. Many kids i...

How to handle a busy school year

April 17, 2019

Reasons why animal testing is cruel

April 17, 2019

How to handle procrastination 101

Rachel Garcia, Reporter

April 17, 2019

Filed under Opinion, Uncategorized

As a senior in high school,l I've experienced many times where I just found myself piled up in loads of homework because I procrastinated. Procrastination to me is one of the biggest hardships that you can put yourself in as it c...

Don’t give up hope if you’re waitlisted

Rachel Garcia, Reporter

April 9, 2019

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As March hit, Seniors around the world have been dying to find out whether or not they got admission into the schools that they applied to. While some students jumped up and down with joy, others were confused. When they checke...

Listening to music while working can help “meditate the mind”

Frankie Delgado, Reporter

April 9, 2019

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I know many people dislike the idea of having music playing while they do work. However, I have seen that putting on music as background noise rather than actually listening to it has helped me do my work. I have found that p...

Advice from a working high school student

Frankie Delgado, Reporter

April 9, 2019

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Being a working high school student is very stressful for many reasons. By being one myself I find that I never find time to do anything other than going to school, work and sleep. I definitely find it difficult to handle lon...

Reasons why you should not slack off after being accepted into your dream school

Rachel Garcia, Reporter

April 9, 2019

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This is the time of year where everything starts to get stressful. Although you got into your dream school there are still many things to do in regards to your school and at your high school. Sorry to break it to you but even though you...

College students say ‘goodbye’ to their summer as they take courses over the break

Frankie Delgado, Reporter

April 9, 2019

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The transition from high school to college can be very difficult to handle for any student. If you decide to major in a difficult field then it’s obvious that you’ll take hard classes that will need your full attention. This ...

Be a responsible young adult and check your college student portals

Rachel Garcia, Reporter

April 9, 2019

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As a senior, it’s very exciting to start to finally see all your hard work pay off by being accepted to colleges. It’s a huge accomplishment but it’s also a huge commitment. When being accepted to so many schools you should c...

Is it too soon to shop for a prom dress?

Adriana Flores, Reporter

March 1, 2019

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Have you ever heard the saying "the sooner the better"? Well in this case, that saying fits perfect because the sooner means the longer you have to get your dress to fit perfectly on you with doing alterations months before the...

Students acquire a snack bar at Colton High

Jasmine Santos, Reporter

March 1, 2019

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Every school has their own way of making money. Fundraising definitely as a huge impact with how they’re making this money but as a whole, many schools themselves do not do many fundraisers. Therefore ASB or leadership has a huge im...