April 14: COVID-19, I’m not going to let you ruin the rest of my senior year
April 14, 2020
LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS This is part of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you would like to submit some of your experiences, please email us at [email protected] Dear COVID-...
How I spent my time waiting for college admissions
April 14, 2020
Underclassmen and juniors may envy the seniors, assuming that our senior year is the easiest of them all. However, that belief is far from true. The biggest impediment every senior faces is balancing time to complete college applications with academics and social life. To put it simply, it i...
April 4: Why losing the chance to compete at Science Olympiad states feels worse than not qualifying at all
April 4, 2020
LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS This is part of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you would like to submit some of your experiences, please email us at [email protected] We — the S...
March 15: COVID-19 panic leaves several shelves of Amerige Heights Town Center’s Target empty
March 26, 2020
LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS This is part of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you would like to submit some of your experiences, please email us at [email protected] Two days af...
March 20: How the cancellation of Pilipino Culture Night because of COVID-19 pandemic hurts like the loss of a family member
March 21, 2020
LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS This is part of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you would like to submit some of your experiences, please email us at [email protected] This mornin...
Senior year doesn’t get easier after getting college acceptance letters
March 21, 2020
“Congratulations! We are pleased to offer you admission …” As I was reading this on March 7, I sighed with relief. I finally received the assurance that I have the option of going to a college of my choice. Unfortunately, all the anxiety and stress didn’t disappear after one letter. As...
March 18: Son of a glitch; how my first day of distance learning went
March 19, 2020
LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS This is the second of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you would like to submit some of your experiences, please email us at [email protected] ...
March 19: COVID-19 ‘Reasons Why’ working part-time during national crisis scares me and cuts off a big part of my income
March 19, 2020
LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS This is part of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you would like to submit some of your experiences, please email us at [email protected] “Here are...
Coronavirus crisis: SH alumna recounts chaotic reactions to Stanford shutdown and the challenge of online learning
Camryn Pak
March 17, 2020
It was just another Friday night at my freshman dorm. My friend Kristina and I were dressing up for The Stanford Daily’s “Special D” — a campus tradition in the form of a dinner party — to celebrate the launch of our winter quarter magazine. Our plan was to de-stress before finals by en...
March 16: What it’s like to be allowed to return to campus to pick up my school lunch
March 17, 2020
LIVING UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS This is the first of a series of columns from The Accolade staff about their various experiences during the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you would like to submit some of your experiences, please email us at [email protected] ...
Staff Editorial: With the campus closed to students until March 30, thank goodness we have a news website to keep us connected and informed
March 15, 2020
A message from The Accolade editorial board: If COVID-19 happened just two years ago, The Accolade would have had to wait until students can return to campus for our staff to publish any articles related to this pandemic in our print product. With the school shut down for a week before spring ...
Unlicensed to drive; how I learned It’s worth starting driver’s ed early
March 15, 2020
I am currently 16 years old and will be turning 17 by March 27, and I have no driving experience whatsoever -- no learner’s permit or driver’s license. Nothing. I have recently noticed many of my same-age peers finishing their driver’s education requirement and working toward earning or...
