2013

Life of Leaving Home

On August 12th, I moved back to school. Heaved crates upon boxes, loaded backpacks atop suitcases, but most importantly, gathered heart and mind for another hellish year to come. It…


Start Off the Year Strong

Remember the importance of time management. Let’s reminisce on that time that you were furiously tearing out your hair trying to cram for a test or produce a “quality” essay….


A Guide to Reinventing Yourself

The teen novel trope. It’s a future school year. Heads turn. Students whisper about plastic surgery, winning the lottery, illicit deals. Who is that new kid? Oh, it’s the previously…


Common IMSA Slang Terms

When 600+ high school students are thrown into the same environment and expected to interact with each other, it’s inevitable that unique slang words and phrases will develop. For your…


Locking the Doors

Republish of an article by Kevin Chen ’10 in light of the graduation of IMSA’s 25th class today. Drawn from the Acronym archives of 2011-2012.   To all those on…


Seniors Speak: The Resurrection

Our journey is almost over. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the writers who contributed and all of you readers for your amazing support of Seniors…