Teen Depression
Giulia Silveira, Special Contributor
May 23, 2018
By Giulia Silveira I have been struggling with depression since I was 15 years old. Teenage depression is on rise in the United States. According to the 2014 statistics from the National Institute of Mental Health between 10 to 15 percent of teenagers have some symptoms of teen depression at any one...
The Economic Crisis of Puerto Rico
Nerio Pizarro, Special Contributor
May 18, 2018
By Nerio Pizarro On September 16 2017, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico and devastated the Island of Charm. My grandmother’s apartment was almost completely destroyed by this monstrous storm, as were more than 85% of the buildings on the island. As a result there were tremendous loss of homes, el...
Balancing school and work
Deybi Stwart Brito Reyes, Special Contributor
May 18, 2018
By: Deybi Stwart Brito Reyes Approximately 1 in 4 American high school students have jobs. That’s roughly 3 million young workers across the country, according to the data from the U.S. Census. The main responsibility of the kids is on their schoolwork, but there are some kids that need to work to suppor...
Bullying of LGBTQ Students
Grazielle Souza Gomes, Special Contributer
May 18, 2018
By Grazielle Souza Gomes Last year, one of my friends was bullied for being who she was. My friend is bisexual. The bullying began with silly comments about her sexual identity, afterwards they started to bully her verbally. Excluding her from the group was also an issue. Unfortunately, she didn’t ...
The danger of using headphones and other listening devices while crossing the street.
Venice Cooper, Special Contributor
May 18, 2018
By Venice Cooper Last week, a group of students were crossing a very busy neighborhood street wearing headphones. They were almost run over by a truck. They didn’t see the truck, but just as importantly, they could not hear the truck. We are aware of the dangers caused by using cell phones and oth...
Sexual harassment
Ashika Tamang, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2018
By Ashika Tamang Special Contributor to LHS Review Earlier this year, three boys at LHS tried to harass me after lunch one day - trying to flirt and touch me. They made me feel very uncomfortable, upset, and vulnerable. Too many teenage girls in the United States have experienced sexual harass...
Violence Against Women in the Dominican Republic
Irianny Martinez Ortiz, Special Correspondent
May 17, 2018
By Irianny Marinez Ortiz Special Contributor to LHS Review This August, in the Dominican Republic, a 16 year old pregnant teenager was murdered by her boyfriend and his mother. In October, a 21-year-old pregnant Dominican, was stabbed 21 times in her belly right before she gave birth. Although se...
Making the Classroom a Virtual Reality
Ricardo Vargas, Special Contributor
May 17, 2018
By Ricardo Vargas Special Contributor to the LHS Review What if my history class could dive below the sea using virtual reality technology to explore the Titanic shipwreck? Or what if we could take a virtual reality tour inside a plant cell in our biology class and see photosynthesis working? No...
The Tater Chronicles
Emily Rios, Opinion Editor
March 31, 2018
By Emily Rios This year a certain tater event at Lowell High has been getting fields of attention. It’s been coined Potato Day and lauded by the Head of School Mrs. Busteed. But should this spud event be getting as much publicity as it has been? We as a community ha...
Saving the world, one limb at a time.
Shaun Sichoumphonh, Contributer
June 23, 2017
By Shaun Sichoumphonh In today’s world many kids in high school face a decision that will impact their lives forever. And that decision is to pick their major and thus decide where they want to be in the future. For some it comes easily for those who have found their passions early on or are taking...
Hushed issues with an LHS move
Mary Tgibedes, Opinion Writer and Artist
June 16, 2017
By Mary Tgibides, Staff Opinion Writer With the upcoming decision on Tuesday, June 20th at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall council chamber, councilors will vote on where to put the new high school. The City has been torn apart trying to figure out the best location. Granted, this is a huge decisio...
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