by Maggie Amjad This past Spring Break I was given a tropical vacation from my parents. I went to Florida to spend five days alone in the sun. The idea of flying alone did not faze me and as I approached the date of my departure, I only became more excited by the idea of a vacation alone.…
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by Maggie Amjad One of the many horrors of training for your driving test is eight hours in a car with a complete stranger. These in car teachers are known for their gossip and maneuverability tricks. There are bound to be awkward moments, but remember just be happy your in car didn’t go like these…
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by Maggie Amjad Over the past year, coloring books have come back into the everyday life of adults. When browsing any book store entire sections are now dedicated to the latest phenomenon of adult coloring books. The books are filled with intricate patterns and designs waiting for a stressed students to spend the time coloring…
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by Maggie Amjad and Lilly Rothschild Every year we face the same dilemma of what gifts for who, how much to spend, the color, and originality. Whether shopping for your family or for a secret santa group, the issues remain. We compiled this guide to help find the perfect presents so you can have even more time to…
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by Maggie Amjad This past summer I was privileged enough to travel across the world and spend five weeks with an amazing host family in Sydney, Australia. I had always known I wanted to go on this trip and spent the entire year counting down the days until the application came out. A few weeks…
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by Maggie Amjad With the temperatures heating up, the typical upper school attire is shifting and you don’t want to be short on fabric. Although many girls have found cute shorts that fit in our dress code, many others, especially freshman, are struggling to stay in dress code while adjusting to the warmer weather. Where…
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by Maggie Amjad Although staycations are not always a crowd favorite, there is a lot to do in the area this summer to keep busy during your summer vacay! Get a summer job: Find somewhere to work like an ice cream shop or a restaurant hostess. If you are under 16, get a babysitting job…
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By: Maggie Amjad There is no way to describe this time of year besides depressing, especially when we have only had two snow days. It’s almost as hard to focus as it is to say no to pizza at lunch. With dismal weather, the winter holidays past, and roughly a month until spring break, motivation…
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By: Maggie Amjad and Isha Lele 2014 was another long, hard year for all of us, but filled with many good memories made with our friends and families. Although the world ending back in 2012 has not pulled through (big disappointment), 2014 was a great year for the HB community. Let’s look back at some…
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By: Maggie Amjad and Isha Lele It’s a new school year and upperclassmen you know what that means… a new round of freshman to push down in the halls. Congrats on doing a great job in the past years of traumatizing us little ones, but this year you better hit the gym and gain some…
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HB IN RETROSPECT 