The Naturalization Test: Not Always So Easy to Become a Citizen
Those of us who were born in the United States might not spend much time thinking about American citizenship. After all, it came with our […]
Lick Student Explores SF’s Former Sister City, Osaka
For the past three years, San Francisco’s Japantown has organized an annual festival in the Peace Plaza known as Osaka Matsuri. The festival celebrates the […]
New Teachers Enrich Tech Arts Department
Over the past two years, Lick-Wilmerding High School’s technical arts program has added two new teachers to its rank, Susa Cortez and Elizabeth (Lizzy) Brooks. […]
Op/Ed: For Trump, Money Trumps All
Saudi-American journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 2. The world first found out about his […]
Lick’s Teacher Cohort Changes the Narrative Comment
On October 25, 2018, Lick-Wilmerding students received similar comments over and over again on their first quarter report cards. This semester, over 30 Lick teachers […]
Low Price, High Cost: The Ethical Downfall of the Fashion Industry
Each 9.99 dollar top bought at Forever21 or H&M contributes to the three trillion-dollar industry known as fast fashion. These brands attempt to capture all […]
Overuse of Social Media Divides Teenagers
A new addiction threatens our way of life: social media. At Lick, as students gather at Caf tables, they seem to be glued to their […]
Chinese Gaokao Makes American SAT Look Easy
High school can be stressful academically, and in China in particular, the pressure for academic high schoolers to get accepted into university is overwhelming. While […]
Charges of Voter Suppression Overshadows Georgia Governor Race
In the 2018 midterm elections, Brian Kemp, who at the time was serving as Secretary of State, was elected governor of Georgia after a contentious […]
New Lick Colors Are Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow — That’s UNO
As UNO cards are passed around the circular table in the Center, the usually calm, laid-back environment becomes tense with anticipation. The red, green, blue, […]
