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Life Lessons
What I’ve learned in four years at Garfield
By Emily Fletcher
The most valuable lessons that I’ll take away from Garfield are the ones that I learned in the hallways, not classrooms, and without help from teachers.
Published May 15, 2009 - Opinion
Gateway Drug to Friendship?
Students sound off on the complex social aspects of marijuana
By Emily Fletcher
Public service announcements and health classes tell us that weed tears friends apart, but at Garfield, it often seems to do the opposite.
Published May 15, 2009 - Features
Emily’s Mixtape
By Emily Fletcher
Emily’s music picks.
Published May 30, 2008 - Arts & Entertainment
Why Bother?
Senioritis unites ’08, but the consequences may be dire
By Emily Fletcher
By the time you reach your senior year of high school, you’ve had about 13,000 hours of schooling. Classes may have gotten dull and tiresome years ago, but you sucked it up because you knew that eventually your toils would lead to the ultimate goal: getting into the college of your choice.
Published March 28, 2008 - Features
Culture Shock
Foreign exchange programs aren’t always perfect
By Emily Fletcher
When Stephanie Beaudoin considered spending a year abroad in Ireland, she imagined picturesque green hills, interesting culture, and a country chock full of history. What she found when she first arrived, however, was an isolated, moldy house with a drug-dealing host family that left for days at a time without telling her.
Published March 14, 2008 - Features
Peace, Love, and Computers
GTA offers solace to frazzled high school students
By Emily Fletcher
Kjell Rye, the mastermind behind the GTA program, paces thoughtfully around his classroom, often contemplating the giant whiteboard. Friendly but distracted, it is clear that he is constantly multitasking and that underneath his mop of straight blonde hair lies a mind that is constantly racing.
Published February 15, 2008 - Features
Float Like a Butterfly
Burly men at Garfield like to hit each other
By Emily Fletcher
Recent graduate Sean Eagan ’07, dubbed the king of high school boxing by his peers, started boxing his sophomore year after he asked his mom for a pair of gloves for Christmas.
Published December 21, 2007 - Features
Strictness of the Asian Persuasion
By Emily Fletcher
Students and parents address one of society’s most prevalent racial stereotypes
Published December 7, 2007 - Focus
Scar Tissue That I Wish You Saw
Bulldogs explain their most dramatic injuries and wounds
By Emily Fletcher
Some of the unluckiest battle-wounded Bulldogs proudly tell of their disasters.
Published December 7, 2007 - Features
Victoria’s Secret Isn’t Alone
PostSecret delves into our most private desires and confessions
By Emily Fletcher
Frank Warren was first inspired to start PostSecret in 2004 as part of Artomatic, a five-week-long art festival in Washington, D.C. The idea was simple: people would mail in their innermost secrets and Frank would share them with festival goers.
