Anya Liu, Reporter

December 27, 2020

Over the course of quarantine, there has been an undeniable increase in a student’s screen time. A combination of six to seven-hour Zoom classes, mixed with an influx of facetime calls and emails that has already had a huge impact on the hours being spent staring at a blue-light screen. For some, lack of social interaction has caused various changes to their mental wellness. From continuous declines...

December 27, 2020

New free periods, first-ever finals, and for some, a brand-new school; if any of this sounds familiar, congratulations! You’ve attended John Burroughs as a freshman. We all know Burroughs is stressful enough without the added responsibilities of 9th grade. Luckily, a new program, Peer Advisors for Leadership and Support (PALS), has been created to help alleviate some of the newfound pressure and...

Olivia Ballet and Maisie Zipfel

December 21, 2020

Stress is a part of human life, but during a pandemic, it is only natural that those levels of stress increase. The coronavirus pandemic has changed every aspect of our lives and the negative mental effects will have a long-lasting impact. A representative study of Americans shows that 55% more people reported higher stress levels in May compared to their stress levels in March. That being said, it...