Spill My Brains
Knowledge is given to a student, but excessive testing causes the information to flow out the other ear.
September 10, 2025
Every month, every quarter. Students attempt to absorb information while they’re told to recall it. Knowledge they’ve just learned, coughed up for none to see. Not even themselves. And often, we ask ourselves, what is the point? Is it testing for the sake of testing? It’s draining.
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About the Contributor
Integra Christensen, JP Student
Sophomore Integra Christensen is a first-year journalist this school year. She decided to join this class first semester because her older sister recommended it to her and she believed it would fit her interests. Christensen’s favorite part of journalism so far is taking photos and writing captions for the AHS Game Club. “I enjoyed learning how to work the camera and learning more about Game Club,” she said.
Christensen enjoys reading, writing, and drawing in her free time. She has been interested in art for around eight years of her life now and has taken art classes at AHS for three years.
In Christensen’s future with journalism, she wants to find more reliable news sources. She also wishes to learn to take better photos. “Photography would be a good skill to have in the future,” Christensen said.
Bio by Jaylynn Rosenbaum