Articles from
October 2006
October 11, 2006
He unzipped his backpack, and a lobster crawled out. He felt a "tap, tap" on his hand, looked down and shrieked. A crowd gathered in seconds, screaming and laughing.
October 11, 2006
Marta Hunegs ’07 was meeting with her English teacher to discuss an essay. Her teacher blinked, and Hunegs started sobbing in the English office. Her teacher’s eye shadow reminded Hunegs of the make-up her host mother wore, Hunegs explained to her surprised teacher.
October 11, 2006
Returning from taking advantage of her off-campus senior privileges, Amanda Epstein ’07 tried to pull her small car into her impossibly small parking space, but was stopped by the sight of a huge SUV with a paper license plate squeezed into the space next to her.
October 11, 2006
Chapter 2: To apply early or not to apply early?
October 11, 2006
Only two months into 10th grade, Naomi* got a note in her Choices and Challenges class.
The note read "Please see Dr. Siegel," and Naomi felt her heart sink. Though she was new to the Upper School and didn’t know about the note system, she did know that she did not want to see Dr. Sheila Siegel, the school psychologist.
October 11, 2006
When the eponymous character of the television show "Felicity" began seeing a therapist, Janine Shelby noticed an increase in the number of young people seeking therapy.
As Director of Child Psychology at Harbor-UCLA, Shelby constantly deals with the therapy issues of teenagers, which range from ADHD to substance abuse. However, Shelby is hesitant to paint a picture of therapy that includes a leather lounge and a bearded Freudian figure. In fact, therapy can manifest itself in a variety of ways whether in or out of school.
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