The following piece is a depiction of two students’ Labor Day weekends—while exaggerated, these stories are based on real experiences from a cumulation of students. SUNDAY MORNING 7:00 AM Student 1: Sleeping. Why would I wake up earlier than 9:00 on a weekend? Student 2: The sunlight beams through...

A few weeks may seem like a long time to be injured. A few months is even worse. But if you’re out for a whole year due to an injury with no proper explanation, how could you keep hope of returning? Today, I had the chance to meet with senior Mike Strauss, a returning varsity cross country runner who...

During my summer days this year—which I would typically spend doing absolutely nothing—I studied for the SAT. Now, post-testing, I am in a peculiar limbo waiting for the results.  Throughout the month of August, I focused on nothing but the SAT, or the so-called "chance to show how prepared you...

Look around any bookstore or newsstand, and you’ll notice that the science of timing is all the rage. Largely popularized by Daniel Pink’s book When, the idea suggests that we can become happier, healthier, and more productive individuals by timing our actions to better coincide with our chronobiological...

As the 2019-2020 school year commences, we focus on a few driven and dedicated students from the AP Art program at Harriton. We sat down with three Harriton seniors enrolled in the program—Sarah Grogan, Sophia Hood, Deyani Dudley-Wilson—to discuss their art careers and their preparation for this...