Skip to Main Content
The student news site of Seven Lakes High School

The Torch

www.slhspress.com

Student news website
of Seven Lakes High School
The student news site of Seven Lakes High School

The Torch

The student news site of Seven Lakes High School

The Torch

Opinion

Image provided by Maya Vishwanath

Not For Your Profit: College Board’s Monopoly Over Higher Education

Maya Vishwanath, Staff Writer // April 4, 2025

A “not-for-profit membership organization” that aims to “expand opportunities for students and help them develop the skills they need” – that is the mission statement listed on College Board’s...

Screenshot provided by Reynaldo Mata Rodriguez

Why Content Shouldn’t Be Heavily Restricted for High Schoolers

Reynaldo Mata Rodriguez, Staff Writer // March 26, 2025

High school is a time when students grapple with complex ideas, develop their viewpoints, and prepare to navigate the broader world. Restricting content too heavily during this phase risks suppressing...

Photo provided by Maya Vishwanath

Critical Thinking or Just Critical: The Socratic Method

Maya Vishwanath, Staff Writer // March 4, 2025

Developed and named after Greek Philosopher Socrates, the Socratic Method stands as a refreshing and necessary approach to cultivating critical thinking in the classroom. Schools today often prioritize...

Photo provided by Unsplash

The California Wildfires

Isabella Perez Nunez, Editor in Chief // February 13, 2025

Californians -particularly L.A. residents- are often painted as snobbish narcissists who detest anyone who outperforms them. Though this can be true for many cases, the recent crisis has revealed the compassionate...

Spotify Wrapped: Exposing Posers Every Year

Spotify Wrapped: Exposing Posers Every Year

Isabella Perez Nunez, Editor in Chief // January 31, 2025

The end of the year marks growth for the jovial celebration of another solar cycle. It also marks the time of year people have to make up excuses as to why their Spotify wrapped doesn’t align with their...

Image provided by Audrey Li

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Audrey Li, Staff Writer // January 22, 2025

Look around you and you’ll see it: a sea of people clutching their phones, hunched over in reverence to the glowing rectangle that commands their attention. Thus, it isn’t a surprise that roughly 95%...

Load More Stories