Social media has become a powerful force in shaping the expectations of young adults, often promoting unrealistic ideas of what that looks like....
Suicide prevention in teens isn’t something that’s discussed enough among youth itself. “I feel suicide among youth is an important...
As Mid-Pacific attempts to encourage inclusivity in regards to ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and culture on campus, there remains the indisputable...
Every year, many new students walk the halls of Mid-Pacific and often have a hard time adjusting to the change of scenery and campus culture,...
Kyle Davis has been teaching science since the first time he stepped into a classroom. While he initially thought this would be a temporary position...
As the new school year is in full swing at Mid-Pacific, several new student clubs have formed, including one that’s rebranded and renewed....
After winning second place at the Hawai’i High School Athletic Association’s State Canoe Paddling Championship, the Mid Pacific girls canoe...
Upon entering the gym, the audience and players press their hands over their mouths. They see Tyler Kawamoto on the ground holding his head as...
It’s now December, and the academic workload is starting to pile up. Many students complain about the piles of tests, assignments, and projects...
Middle school is the three-year-long, painful transition from childhood to adulthood. Many learn to become self-conscious of their body as it undergoes various changes and affects the way they are perceived by their peers. Part of this change is evolutionary. “Once you hit middle school, you start distancing yourself from your family,” Jessie Mitchell, Hawaii Center for Children and Families...
Editor’s Note: This article may contain distressing content for some readers. The world has known the dangers of sex trafficking for decades– but with a rise in cases of sexual extortion occurring over social media, the true danger may lie just a click away. Sexual extortion, or sextortion, is a criminal act that involves an offender coercing a person to create and send sexually explicit...
With the prevalence of social media in the everyday lives of teenagers, it's easy to get sucked into a dangerous spiral of unrealistic body images, developing insecurities that can morph into serious problems. If you’ve been on social media, (and let’s face it, if you’re a teenager in 2024 you probably have,) then you know about eating disorders and their prevalence among the younger population....