Hi, I’m Emma! I’ve been a writer for the Smoke Signal for two years. I love music and spending time with my friends. I think this year is going to go really well!
Christmas traditions can have a meaningful impact on how someone remembers their childhood. If you were to ask a group of high school students what their most memorable Christmas tradition was, many...
Viewing their peers from the outside, many enter highschool envying those who have “so many friends”. What they don’t see is that those “friendships” are not pure; as years move along,...
We spend more time with our teachers than we do with our own parents. Rather than seeing them as the people who pile work onto our desks, or lecture at us for an hour, it can make a huge difference...
On a frigid winter morning, you’re woken up, startled by your alarm. “I just need 10 more minutes,” you say to yourself as you hit snooze. By the time you finish your “10 minutes”, you realize...
Most would agree that the responsibility of school, jobs, sports, and other extracurriculars isn’t altogether easy. It prevents students from getting the proper rest needed, which contributes to their...
Growing up in the backseat while our parents were driving, our turn behind the wheel seemed like a lifetime away. Now that it's right in front of us, it's like we never waited at all. Some of...