This was my idea!Here at GL, we always have just one person in mind when we create each issue--you. And, like any good friend, we're always open to suggestions. This past May, we asked over 1,000 GL girls what you most wanted Most Wanted may refer to:
"I think what you need are articles about how to not get lost in a huge high school. And how to keep your middle school friends close. And how to get organized!"--Emily J., Colorado "Give us tips to boost our confidence in making new friends this year!" Georgia W., Indiana "I'll be starting high school in August. How do I get good grades and still have a social life? How do I balance it all?"--Hilary K., Florida "Easy but cute hairstyles to do in the morning!"--Kristina B., Massachusetts "Cool and inexpensive bags to carry your books around in!"--Sarah M., Colorado Shout-out to Sarah: How about if we not only find 31 totally adorable a·dor·a·ble adj. 1. Delightful, lovable, and charming: an adorable set of twins. 2. Worthy of adoration. totes Totes (more fully Totes»ISOTONER) is a corporation that sells umbrellas, gloves, rubber rain boots, and other similar accessories. Its headquarters is in Cincinnati, Ohio. for you to choose from but give over 150 of them away, too? Does that work for ya? Thought sot We've spent every waking moment of the last two months working on this issue, Our fearless fashion editor Heather let thousands of clothing items and accessories overtake o·ver·take tr.v. o·ver·took , o·ver·tak·en , o·ver·tak·ing, o·ver·takes 1. a. To catch up with; draw even or level with. b. To pass after catching up with. 2. every room in her house (I literally tripped over the cutest pair of shoes, see below!). Our writers spent countless hours gathering the best advice on everything from cliques to classes, We even had a team create the coolest locker ideas you've ever seen (thanks, Sommer Sommer is a surname, from the German and Danish word for the season "summer". It may refer to:
Of course, at the end of the day, we had to make some hard choices. Our short story had to once again be sacrificed (but, don't worry, fiction is back next issue!). We had a really cute My Room decorated, but when Jordyn sent us an e-mail on behalf of all you homeschoolers out there, asking us to take her back-to-sofa schooling style in consideration, well ... buh-bye, bedroom. Actually, I am typing this really fast before someone else has another great idea and this page is booted boot·ed adj. Wearing boots. Adj. 1. booted - wearing boots shod, shodden, shoed - wearing footgear out of the magazine! My point is, things are always changing. I remember lying in bed the night before high school, kind of excited but also thinking, "Nothing will ever be the same again." Sure, most of my best friends were going to my school. I knew some of the upperclassmen. Heck, I even knew a couple teachers. But, somehow, I also knew things would change. Classes would be harder, my friends would make other new friends (and I would, too), and we'd all suddenly be pulled in a million new directions. It's easy to stress out thinking about all that. But here's the thing: You only get one shot at this school year. As hard as it is to imagine, someday some·day adv. At an indefinite time in the future. Usage Note: The adverbs someday and sometime express future time indefinitely: We'll succeed someday. Come sometime. you won't be in school. We at GL want you to be able look back and think about all the great things that happened because you took chances and rolled with the changes. This was ideal Emily J., 14 Staying close Georgia W., 12 Making friends Hilary K., 14 Good grades Kristina B., 13 Easy hair Sarah M., 15 Cool bags KAREN'S TIP OF THE MONTH If I can only buy one thing this fall, its gonna gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. be ... Our fashion editor Heather is obsessed ob·sess v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es v.tr. To preoccupy the mind of excessively. v.intr. with this '80s clutch. It makes any outfit feel fresh. $26, Virgin Records stores Who gives a hoot about adorable owl earring earring, a personal adornment, sometimes an amulet, worn attached to the ear lobe. Since prehistoric times the ear has been pierced for the insertion of the earring; certain primitive tribes distort the lobe with plugs several inches in diameter or with heavy stones. ? I do! Jenny Dayco, $44, aeroandco.com Red suede. Peep toe. Platform. Slingback heel. Love! oh ... DEER! $110, zappos.com I almost stole this jacket right off the shoot. Can't wait to wear it with jeans! Heart Moon Star, $40. Rampage. |
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