Yearbook: A Newfound HomeWhen I was a student, my relationship with the yearbook was similar to many others: I flipped to the pages on which I was pictured, cringed…Jun 11, 2023Jun 11, 2023
The Four Day School WeekI don’t know many teachers or students who felt like the 2020–2021 school year, which was almost entirely virtual, went well overall. Yet…Oct 11, 2022Oct 11, 2022
My Path to William & MaryEvery year since I started teaching, I have watched my 12th graders agonize over college admissions. After months of obsessing over every…Sep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022
Building Oral Presentation Skills Through Interview PracticeThe 12th grade English team at my school has historically prioritized oral presentations as one of the most important skills that we want…Jul 7, 2022Jul 7, 2022
My Graduation Speech to the Chantilly High School Class of 2022Every year, the senior class at my high school asks a faculty member to give a speech at graduation. This year, I was lucky enough to…Jun 2, 2022Jun 2, 2022
EmilyI wrote this story in 2016, back when I worked in the summertime at a preschool. The names of the people in this piece have been changed…Apr 6, 2022Apr 6, 2022
Greetings from Choshi, JapanOne of my freshman hallmates at William & Mary was a lovely young woman named Devon. Our personalities meshed, and we quickly hit it off…Mar 23, 2022Mar 23, 2022
Luc Can’t Nguyen (Part Two)A few years ago, I published an essay about my name. You can read the full essay here, but the gist of the essay boiled down to my…Jan 5, 2022Jan 5, 2022
3 Fond Memories from 2021The opening minutes of my 2021 year was about as mediocre as they could have been. I certainly wasn’t going to go out and about due to…Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2021
