Our community attempts to be one of support and camaraderie, and we should congratulate those among us who succeed because it contributes to our school’s success as a whole.

Thank you for your leadership and enthusiasm, class of 2012!

We are proud to have a female student body president, but Siderides’ ideas, diligence, and reliability contributed to her election, not her gender.

Our society has an inconsistent and unjust difference in standards between homosexual and heterosexual relationships and marriages.

The Academy should make a greater effort to educate the student body on the significance of each event and the students should have the maturity to respect the performance.

Non-athletic extracurricular activities—especially art-centric—are de-emphasized and sometimes stigmatized.

Instead of opting for multiple titles in a scramble for college acceptance, we should pursue our own passions and genuine interests to bolster a community of truly driven, unique individuals.

Super-PACs are affecting the outcomes of political campaigns.

MLK Day benefited greatly this year from increased student contributions and perhaps a more unifying theme for the day, and longer or more narrowly focused discussions, would improve next year’s…

Going now into February, we should strive to maintain this stress-free atmosphere on campus and appreciate the efforts made by the school and various organizations to decrease our stress levels.