S(tress)AS: Exploring the Competitive Culture Fostered In SAS

As you walk into the bustling cafeteria, you instantly take notice of the segregation of lunch tables by grade levels, the never-ending line at subway, and the students shouting across floors. Amid all the chaos and yelling it’s often difficult to be able to make out conversations between friends. However, there are a few staple…

Are We Victims of a “Heartless” Education?

“Ugh. I have 2 AP exams to study for, 3 speeches to present, 2 formative quizzes coming soon, and an essay due tomorrow. Caffeine is legit the only thing that will get me through this week,” says Yoon Kang, a sophomore attending SAS. Pressure and stress build up throughout the high school life of students…

A quest to learn about Quest

Let’s time travel back to your third grade classroom, the comfort of having a single teacher everyday, the little family you had with the kids in your class. If you had the chance to go back, drop AP’s, drop your schedule, would you? Quest gives you the chance to do that. Some of Quest’s own…