Looking back, I still cannot believe all that I have done and accomplished in PLP. To me, joining the program was single handedly the best decision of my life. I will always remember going down to Hanford Washington, in my first week of being…

At the beginning of the 1960s, many Americans believed they were standing at the dawn of a golden age. On January 20, 1961, the handsome and charismatic John F. Kennedy became president of the United States. He symbolized a new generation and its coming-of-age, offering…

As our first unit in History 12, we did an in depth study on political Ideologies and the dynamic of the political spectrum. Personally, as somebody who loves to learn about the brutal wars of the 20th century, the tense nuclear arms race of the…

Just before Spring break we were learning all about World War Two, the causes and effects, specific battles, notable political figures, etc, and we were tasked to showcase all of our in class work through a series of baseline assignments, designed to aid with our…

Recently we watched a film in class called “Paris 1919” to learn about the Treaty of Versailles, and the political dynamic of the world in the immediate aftermath of World War One. As the baseline assignment we had to complete some fill in the blank…

Recently our PLP class completed the reading of “1984” by George Orwell. This novel depicts a futuristic time period where an authoritative, communist government called “Big Brother” is in power, and the world only exists of three massive super states that are constantly at war…

Term two in P.L.P. was immensely frustrating, yet rewarding in the same sense. We were forced to push ourselves to the very brink of utter failure time and time again, bending but not breaking, and working harder than ever before. But you know what they…

2016 was definitely a year to remember. I met so people and made a lot of unforgettable memories that will last me a life time. With that being said, the New Year is just starting, and I wanted to reflect on a few of the…