Having your birthday on a holiday is one thing, but having it on Christmas is something else. Each year I hear the story of how my brother and sister ran downstairs to see if Santa had delivered any gifts, only to find relatives...

As seniors prepare to turn in their college applications they are facing a hard truth: education lacks equity. Affirmative action, defined as any policy which favors those who typically are victims of discrimination, in education...

This summer, I had the privilege of attending Virginia Girls State. The leadership program was held at Longwood University, June 17-23. Throughout the course of the week, I helped establish a fully functioning state level government,...

Four years of intense public schooling at the high school level had to teach us seniors something, right? After a quartet of what seemed like nonstop workload, legend has told of how the senior has given so much to make it...