Listen up freshman of SHS High School because I am here to tell you some advice. The first and most important tip you will need for high school is to not be afraid, and to be a leader not a follower. The first week or so you will need a rectangular shape piece of paper that shows what rooms your classes are in and what hour they are. For me this only took about three days to know, so this won't be too hard for the freshly new freshman. Once you think you know all the class rooms, you should keep that piece of paper with the room numbers just incase you forget. Another great tip is to get to the lunch room pretty early to buy food or get a table. If you don't all the tables will be taken and you will have to wait in a long line to buy your food. Now you know some important tips about the classes and lunch, but it's time for some study tips. First of all, the best tip is to do your homework and to review your notes. By doing this you will do well in your classes and doing good in school would mean you will have more opportunities at life once you get out of high school. I would suggest to do your homework cause you only get one late past and once that is gone the rest of the late assignments are marked as zero percents. Last but not least is to try to go to school activities and to join clubs, only if you really want to though. Now you know or have an idea of some pretty good advice to survive high school....well at least Stevenson.

Culture
By: Spencer Reggish

American culture is a way to express yourself and your family. This is different for all people because different cultures came to America and different people also came so the country of America has a huge diverse population. Some examples of culture are religion, dancing, or holiday traditions. These are examples of culture because all cultures have something different and unique traits about them. Americans do not have any special dances or dance moves, we just dance with our own style by ourselves or doing our own thing in a group. Finally culture is how someone acts, way of greeting, or just communicating.
Hard working is mostly my whole culture. My ancestors were always hard workers and told their children to do the same and it carried on to the rest of the family. This was only my dad’s side of the family and I have not that much knowledge about my mom’s but there side of the family is more easily going, but when something is important to the family or the family is in trouble both sides of the family will not be easy going or pushed around. I believe my family was Christian when they came over but I’m not fully positive. Since I am a Christian we celebrate the holidays, but do it our own way. My great grandfather, on my dad’s side, came to America so that means that side doesn’t have a bunch of generations in America. They are Ukrainian, Hungarian, and they might be part Australian because my great grandmother, they think, was from Australia. On my Mom’s side I have no idea when they came to America, but they are 100 percent Polish and that’s a fact.