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(Photo Illustration) A student drives her car while talking to someone on the phone. This violates Kelsey’s Law which prohibits drivers from using their cell phone while driving.
Scholarship rewards $5,000 to high school students for bringing awareness to distracted teen driving
Sophia Wrzesinski and Flora Harper March 21, 2024

The Kelsey’s Law scholarship is open for submissions until Mar. 31. Hosted by the Michigan Auto Law, the scholarship awards a total of $5,000...

What are Your Spring Break Plans?
What are Your Spring Break Plans?
Isaac Atkinson and Stan Thomas March 21, 2024

Red Cross Supervisor Cindy Vandermeer prepares Teya Dawson for her blood donation. Dawson was a first-time donor.
NHS hosts a successful blood drive, saving lives in and out of the community
Isabella Figueroa, Chief Copy Editor • March 21, 2024

“My dad and my mom both needed blood products when they were still living, so it's just really important to me so that the blood stays local,”...

Stephen Chbosky Connects to Teens in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower

By Adam Kemp

The movie adaptation of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" will be released fall of this year. The movie stars Emma Watson and Logan Lerman.

Charlie is the best friend you’ve always wanted to have. He’s compassionate, funny, smart; an all-around nice human being.

Unfortunately, Charlie is not real. He is a fictional character from the novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky. This novel is about growing up wild and free in the nineties, when Nirvana was still relevant and flannels were all the rage. Charlie is writing letters to an anonymous recipient about his everyday life, starting with his first day of high school. He writes letters so he can feel like somebody is listening to him. He feels ignored by his own family and has no close friends.

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” is a short read with a great deal of meaning and relevance to life today. Chbosky embodies the thoughts and feelings of a fifteen year old in a way that makes it relatable to anyone. Readers will understand and share Charlie’s feelings of wanting to be accepted and of struggling with self-identity and honesty. Chbosky can make you reminisce on your high school experience and ponder the complexity of friendships and relationships, trust, and honesty.

This novel is being adapted into a movie to be released in December 2012 starring Emma Watson. The screenplay is written and directed by Stephen Chbosky.

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Stephen Chbosky Connects to Teens in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower