Giving Thanks: An unappreciated appreciation journey
This school year, my hair and I came to an agreement. As a kid I had wavy, coarse, short hair.…
Category: Opinion
Giving thanks: Finding solace in “Mia and Sebastian’s Theme”
The Sidekick editorial page editor Aliza Abidi gives thanks to “Mia and Sebastian’s Theme” from La La Land. Abidi is…
One-size-fits-all classroom rules stifle student potential
Head hunched over my desk, earbuds playing “lofi hip hop radio,” I furiously scribble the answer to a tedious derivative. …
Restoring lives of human trafficking survivors
Sexual exploitation and human trafficking is a global issue, one that predominantly affects women of all ages, races and backgrounds…
Giving Thanks: Learning to thrive in the mundane
Thanksgiving is an important time of the year to share everything people are thankful for. The Sidekick CHS9 editor Nyah…
Giving thanks: Haven in tattered pages
“The screw through Cinder’s ankle had rusted, the engraved cross marks worn to a mangled circle.” I read the first…
Giving thanks: History buff runs in the family
The Sidekick entertainment editor Ainsley Dwyer is thankful for her father, Tom Dwyer. She thanks him for sharing his love…
OCD isn’t a pretty title for perfectionism
It is not uncommon for people to refer to perfectionism as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. What people don’t realize is the…
Giving Thanks: My room, my sanctuary
As I’m typing away this story on my computer, the gentle sunlight from my windows casts a warm glow onto…
Giving thanks: 4-row anklets carry my rhythm
I close my eyes as I sit down onto the cold dressing room floor, taking deep breaths to calm the…