Recently, several of us Ripples staff members had a substitute teacher in our economics class. The sub was a former SHS teacher who is extremely knowledgeable about current events, politics, and American...
Dear Ed Vice,
I’m a senior applying to college, and it’s absolutely awful. I hate it so much and the whole process is making me miserable. What’s even worse is that my mom is so controlling when...
The other day I was talking to my friend, the Editor in Chief of Ripples, and she was telling me about some news…then she said she got it from TikTok. My jaw dropped. If even the best and brightest like...
This year, September ended on a sweet note when I took a trip with my ELS (Environmental Literature and Science) class to Devil’s Lake for a rock climbing trip. On the trip, we took a hike through a...
Teens right now are being sucked into a dangerous addiction, fueled by poor choices from money-hungry companies, all unbeknownst to parents.
No, it's not drugs—it’s sports gambling.
While so...
On April 26th 2007, a little known senator from Illinois shocked the country as he wiped the floor with other candidates in Democratic Primary Debate — including senior party member Hillary Clinton....
When you open your phone, you’re bound to find another TikTok advising you to just buy your favorite face mask, watch an episode of Love Island, and order takeout instead of burdening yourself with another...
Over the summer, I read The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. While I watched the first movie once in fifth grade, my family and I did not then finish the trilogy, and I brushed off the books...
Dear Edvice,
This is my first year taking super hard classes and I'm scared I'm in over my head. I really like school and want to learn but I'm scared that all the stress that comes with AP classes...
When I was in eighth grade, we had to do a mock trial for social studies class. As some of my peers may remember, the premise for said trial revolved around a Native American ceremonial mound that remained...
Over the COVID pandemic, many colleges and universities dropped the submission requirement for ACT/SAT standardized testing scores. However, as we move past that quarantine era, more and more schools are...
A couple of days ago, I was enjoying some downtime watching YouTube videos until I was suggested a video by the YouTuber Cody Ko…which is funny, because I thought he had stepped away from the internet...
