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The Student News Site of Van Nuys High School

The Mirror

The Student News Site of Van Nuys High School

The Mirror

Every year in August and September in Southern California, it's the same old complaint: It's too hot to go to school. That's just the breaks — even when it's 115 degrees out. J. PLENIO | PIXABAY
"It’s too hot to go to school..." No, it isn’t. Here’s why.
By Joel Nam, Opinion Editor • Sep 6, 2024
The super hot weather we're experiencing now is ultimately something everyone just has to bear, even though it may be uncomfortable. It shouldn't be an excuse to disrupt learning.
STOP THE CLOCK Teachers acknowledge and accommodate for students' decline in attention span.
Gen Z’s shrinking attention span
By Mia Ramirez, Staff • Jun 22, 2024
The rise of short-form content on social media has led to irreversible changes in the classroom.
The new cell phone ban would force students to lock up phones in lockers at the start of the day, retrieving them back in the afternoon.
Strict laws make for sneaky students: LAUSD needs to revoke the cell phone ban
By Madison Thacker, Arts/Entertainment Editor • Jun 18, 2024
While LAUSD board members push for a complete cell phone ban in classrooms, students fight back, understanding the mass changes that will need to happen, in order for the ban to be effective.

A SAD REALITY The American civilian population possesses around 433 million firearms, putting innocent people at risk of being involved in a mass shooting.
Gun violence ricochets in America
By Joel Nam, Opinion Editor • Jun 18, 2024
In America, hundreds die as a result of gun violence. In order to save lives, we must take decisive action to address broad societal and administrative issues.
MYTH VERSUS FACT Misconceptions swirl around ADHD, reducing it to a harmful stereotype. The condition often results in hyperactivity, inattention and anxiety.
Focusing attention on the reality of ADHD
By Olamide Olumide, News/Features Editor • Jun 17, 2024
Millions of people in the United States struggle with ADHD, spreading awareness and better understanding its symptoms can go a long way in helping those who suffer as a result.
This illustration depicts the weight on those with fears and expectations that come from perfectionism.
Perfectionism is far from perfect
By Abigail Kim, Staff • Jun 6, 2024
Perfectionism has proven to be a pervasive issue among students that has deleterious effects on their mental health.
At its most fundamental level, religion is composed of beliefs that constitute values and standards necessary for the healthy functioning of society.
Rethinking Christian values
By Joel Nam, Opinion Editor • Jun 5, 2024
Joel Nam shares his understanding of Christianity and how it's beliefs can benefit society by teaching us to exercise patience, compassion and empathy.
Unmasking the sigma mystique in modern high school culture
Unmasking the sigma mystique in modern high school culture
By Cristian Mejia, Associate Online Editor-in-Chief • May 28, 2024
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