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October 5, 2011, 11:47 am
posted by Morgan E., in categories: Teenagers  
As I watched the QVC video, I was surprisingly intrigued. Could this dry shampoo actually work? Dry shampoo is all the rage these days. I have had many friends try out several different versions and brands of dry shampoo. Some say it works for a short time, and others have been disappointed with their purchase.
The friends I have spoken to about dry shampoo say that unless it is the foam dry shampoo, it turns your scalp white. Most dry shampoo products have a white powder base to them, which clears the oils in your hair but leaves a [ ...continue reading ]
July 8, 2011, 7:15 am
As I sat at my graduation party last weekend, watching the slide show my mother so dutifully put together, I looked back on all of my other graduations. There was my preschool graduation, where I proudly posed with my “diploma” (a certificate tied with yarn) and cardboard cap. There was the 5th-grade moving-up ceremony, middle school graduation, and of course, high school graduation. Yet something seemed different about graduating from college. All of the other times, I knew what lay ahead: elementary school, middle school, high school and college.
There was always a direct path for me to follow, [ ...continue reading ]
July 7, 2011, 7:48 am
June is always a busy month for high school seniors. Along with the warm weather comes the end of school, finals, graduation and the very hyped-up senior prom. Preparing for this important night may seem like it warrants a lot of stress.
When I was in 10th grade I went to my first senior prom. I had an older boyfriend at the time, and after pleading with my mother I was surprised that I was allowed to attend. I agonized over finding the “perfect” dress, how I should do my hair and what shoes to wear. Soon, thinking about [ ...continue reading ]
July 6, 2011, 7:35 am
This summer has been great. The weather is finally clearing up, and I am finding myself busy with diving, tennis, synchronized swimming and spending time with my family. If your summer feels boring and rainy, get involved with sports and activities.
One example of spending time with my family and getting involved in an activity at the same time was my cousin’s baby shower. We had it at my house, and it was loads of fun. I felt like I was really helpful, and even though it was stressful having about 30 people at our house, it was a [ ...continue reading ]
July 5, 2011, 11:12 am
posted by Felice F., in categories: Beauty | Teenagers 
For the past few years, “going green” has been a hot cause. In the wake of a plethora of recent natural disasters culminating in the deadly hurricane in Japan, (and the speculations about its connections to global climate change), environmental unfriendliness is even less in style than in the past. So why not step up your game with some eco-fashionable activity? Your parents won’t always listen when you tell them to turn off lights, to recycle their water bottles or to install high-efficiency faucets. Your clothing and beauty products are a great way for you to have control. Best [ ...continue reading ]
July 1, 2011, 11:17 am
The dating scene isn’t the same as it was in your grandparents’ age…even in your parents’ age for that matter. You’ll be hard pressed to find a boy willingly hanging out in his varsity letterman jackets or a girl wearing pins that boast her boyfriend’s name. However, that doesn’t mean that teenagers have fallen out of love with love itself. Maybe fancy dinners and romantic walks in the park are outdated, but dating is still going on, just less conventionally then in generations past. So what makes a good date these days?
In order to have a fun time [ ...continue reading ]
June 30, 2011, 12:15 pm
“Is it my turn turn.” “No it’s my turn, roger that” (with air quotes). “Guys, it’s my turn.” Buzzzz! “You forgot to point to the person. Move back one space. That means up two for me. I am almost the ‘champ’ of this game.”
These are all common phrases in the board game Gotcha. This game had my friends laughing (expect for when the card forbade you) and fighting when the player didn’t exactly abide by the “rules.” We were fist-pumping, talking with clenched teeth, saying “ta-da!” and pretending to be a motorcycle when it was our turn. Luckily, [ ...continue reading ]
June 28, 2011, 9:18 am
The cliché about boys and men may be that they think about sex every seven seconds, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we girls and women have something on our minds even more frequently: weight. As a teenage girl, you probably think about your weight—be it high or low—all the time. Every time you take a sip of that oh-so-tempting milkshake, every time you miss track practice, every time you try on a new dress…you name an action, it might trigger a thought about weight for someone.
Don’t shoot the messenger, but this does not change in college. Girls [ ...continue reading ]
June 27, 2011, 5:08 pm
New York City is crazy in the summer, even crazier on weekends and craziest when there is a parade. This past Sunday, men, women, transvestites and transgenders gathered from all parts of the country to celebrate one thing: equality. The Gay Pride Parade is a tradition in New York dating back to 1970, but this year, having been coincidentally scheduled for the weekend following the big senate vote on marriage equality in New York State—and the subsequent passing of that law—this celebration was even larger and more colorful then years past.
The parade started at noon, with floats, feathers [ ...continue reading ]
June 23, 2011, 10:39 am
Throughout the past couple of years, social networking websites have increasingly become one of the central focuses of everyday life. Not only teens, but adults as well have seriously begun utilizing sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as great ways to connect with old and new friends, colleagues and family. Each site offers relatively the same form of communication but is set apart by its own distinct set of characteristics. With so much going on in the cyber world, it is easy to get caught up in these sites and lose touch with reality.
Facebook, the leading social [ ...continue reading ]
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