With Thanksgiving this week and the rest of the holiday season just around the corner, “food babies” are inevitable. Overeating on Thanksgiving is usually considered …
“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Catches Audiences’ Emotions
About 19 months after The Hunger Games first came to theaters, the second installment of Suzanne Collins‘s thrilling trilogy has finally hit the big screen. With a new director and many new adult cast members, the film certainly has a different, more intense vibe. This intensity is due in part to the story’s portrayal of the 75th Hunger Games (the third Quarter Quell), in which the tributes for the annually televised fight-to-the-death are pulled from the pool of living victors. Of course, because Katniss is the only female victor from her district she, along with her star-crossed lover, Peeta, is chosen as a tribute.
The Thanksgiving Tradition
Every year, Hewitt does Thanksgiving right. Hundreds of girls, from kindergarten through 12th grade plus alumnae, and teachers congregate in the Christian Scientist Church to …
Thanksgiving Delights
Thanksgiving is almost upon us. I can nearly smell succulent turkey in the oven, sweet potato pie cooling down, and the abundant supply of stuffing …
Trouble With ‘Jerusalem of Gold’
Listening to the beautiful lyrics of “Jerusalem of Gold” written by the late Israeli folk singer Naomi Shemer, you might not suspect it to be …
TEDxYouth@Hewitt 2013: Hewitt Alumnae Speak about Their Sparks
This year’s TEDxYouth@Hewitt event ran under the theme “What’s Your Spark?”. The audience saw a plethora of inspirational and fiery speakers, both live and in videos from …
35 Things I Wish I Could Tell My Middle School Self
This post was inspired by 35 Things I Wish I Would Tell my Post-College Self Now that I’m a wise, old junior in high school, I …
Janet L. Yellen: Creating a New Milestone for Women in Economics
This article was co-authored by May Arjomand ’16 and Chelsea Gardner ’16 Intelligent, experienced and prudent, Janet Yellen has been nominated by the Obama administration …
Not-So-Dead Diseases
Polio, whooping cough, and measles: all diseases that are long gone, right? Think again. These deadly diseases were on the verge of extinction; but now …
Doggy Dilemma: Obesity in America’s Dogs
They say a dog is a person’s best friend. If this saying holds true, half of all people’s best friends are overweight. According to the …