Ka Leo o Nä Koa
Volume VII
Issue 4
May 4, 2012
E3
Student survey:
Seniors, what’s one thing that you know now that you wish you knew when you first entered high school? Feature and photos by KELSIE CHONG, features co-editor
By AMANDA LEE, news co-editor
Dear Amanda, Should I stay with my high school sweetheart when I leave for college? Sincerely, Hopelessly Devoted Dear Devoted, College is a big step. When you go to college, you’re going to be living on your own, meeting new people, and getting to try all sorts of new experiences. It is possible that one of those experiences could be love. Oh, love. So many people say that love is a fickle thing, especially in high school. However, psychologist Carin Rubenstein, said in Family Circle magazine that 25% of the women they surveyed said they married their first love. So, if your high school sweetheart is your real “first love,” there’s a statistic that tells you that you could get married someday! If you do decide to stay together and go to different schools, chances are you’re going to be entering a longdistance relationship. Longdistance relationships are the opposite of the phrase, “Love shouldn’t equal work.” If you are considering a longdistance relationship, you need to be prepared to juggle your loved one, college, and a social life. Thankfully, today’s longdistance relationships are not like the old days. Distance doesn’t have to end a relationship. It can be defied. The idea with long distance relationships is to make them count when you can see each other in person and still be connected when you can’t. Technology makes it possible: texting, video chatting, e-mail, and online chatting. The only problem with technology is
that it limits you to one space: your college dorm room. College is full of life changing experiences. Branching out and learning who you really are without your parents hovering over you or without your high school peers judging you are an opportunities of self-discovery that many colleges encourage you to experience as a single. You don’t have to worry about what your sweetheart thinks of everything you say or do. There are people out there who have success stories, and there are people who have fail stories. The important thing to take away, though, is that each person, each relationship is different. Just because someone else’s failed, doesn’t mean yours will. But, the truth of the matter is this: you can Google whether or not you should stay with your high school love and find sites that will tell you about long distance relationships, take quizzes on how much you really love your sweetie– but that shouldn’t be what you base your decision on. The real answer you need is inside you. All I can do is educate you on the facts of the matter. Since this is a time for self-discovery, my advice to you is that you start a little early and ask yourself if breaking up is what you want to do. You have the power to make the decision. I wish you the best of luck during your time of reflection.
Sonya Donohue “Don’t get a Facebook, it destroys your studying habits.”
Arielle Aina “To not worry about what people think about you, because that will make you hesitant in using your talents and showing your true self.”
Kalani Tanouye
Tiffany Hilsabeck
“To do my community service hours early.”
“I wish I wasn’t in a rush to grow up because time flies.”
Sudoku
level: super tough
Fill in the blank squares so that each row, column and each 3-by-3 block contains all of the digits 1 thru 9.
Be strong and honest!
Amanda Lee Sources: longdistancerelationship.org, Family Circle magazine, Carin Rubenstein, collegebound.net Puzzles used courtesy of KrazyDad.com. All rights reserved.
Answers on page E5