Olivia Johnson

How Calm Music Helps My Mental Health And Helps Me Relax School can be a rollercoaster.  Between late-night studying, trying to keep up with friendships, and all the pressure to figure out my future, there are definitely days when everything feels like too much.  But one thing has always been there for me—music.  Not just any music, but calm songs, smooth jazz, a little R&B, and all the playlists I’ve carefully put together over time.  Listening to music isn’t just background noise for...

How Joining an Architectural Building Club Boosted My Confidence I’ve always been a little on the quiet side. The kind of person who blends into the background instead of standing out. I used to worry that my shyness would keep me from making friends or trying new things.  But everything started to change the day I joined an architectural building program at my school.  At first, I was nervous—almost too nervous to even show up—but what happened next ended up being one of the best...

Preparing Myself for Life After High School: Figuring Out My Future and College Plans Life after high school feels like this huge, exciting, and slightly terrifying blank canvas.  For so long, my world has been defined by school bells, homework assignments, and familiar hallways.  Now, as graduation creeps closer, I’ve been thinking deeply about what’s next— What colleges might be the right fit for me, what I even want to study, and how to prepare myself for a whole new chapter of...