Teen Pulse

Alexandra Hehlen

When I woke up on the first day of spring, I was at first relieved. I felt as if I was one step closer to summer, until I walked out the door.

Contrary to my hopes, the first day of spring was chillier than I had expected it to be. And over the past few days, the weather has been fluctuating between nippy winter conditions and warmer, breezy circumstances.

This rather indecisive weather pattern sometimes makes it difficult to put together an outfit for the day.

The first few weeks of spring often pose a dilemma. The temperature is just a little too low to wear sandals, but not cold enough to wear your favorite toasty winter boots.

Teen Pulse is currently recruiting middle and high school students for the staff.
Are you interested in writing, drawing cartoons, taking pictures or writing poetry? If so, you might be a good fit for our staff.
No experience necessary, we will train you. Minimal time required, we meet for a couple of hours a week, on Friday.
These are volunteer positions, but you will gain experience and get published in the Los Alamos Monitor.
If interested, send an email to teenpulse@lamonitor.com. 

While high school is primarily an educational experience, it is also a chance for teenagers to reflect on their personality and learn how to interact with their peers.
Students get to know each other through common classes, lunch hour, passing periods and extracurricular activities.
Dating however, provides a completely new opportunity to experiment and contemplate the meaning of commitment and responsibility with respect to a significant other.
“It’s a learning experience,” said Kristen Haertling, a junior at Los Alamos High School.
Although many relationships are short-lived, each party walks away learning something about themselves, their emotions and how to interact with others.
The majority of these partnerships however, lack a critical foundation: commitment.
High school students seem to start dating for reasons such as social status, a desire for qualities absent in themselves — and even sex.
That is not to say that there are no long-term relationships in high school.
Lasting partnerships are usually based on commitment through friendship, common interests and mutual support.