
Freshman finds her voice
By Maya Tackett, McCallum High School
• May 21, 2025

TFS 2025 Musician of the Year: Victoria Garcia de Leaniz Hernandez
By Kallista Schneiderman, Lake Forest High School
• May 21, 2025

Strings of the heart
By Cindy Tint, Bellaire High School
• May 19, 2025

Keeping time: Senior Henry Auxenfans finds discipline in violin
By Kabir Joshi, University of Chicago Laboratory High School
• May 19, 2025

Beyond the drama – Code Blue for nation’s ER system
By Anna Yoon, Daegu International School
• May 19, 2025

Creative composing
By Anushka Goel, Walnut Hills High School
• May 19, 2025

Freshman starts band, contributes to music community
By Rin Lam, Revere High School
• May 19, 2025

Graphic designer turns teacher
By Kavin Jain, California High School – CA
• May 14, 2025

No Bad Ideas
By Ben Lehman, Lydia Greves, and Lily Brodsky
• May 14, 2025

Pop artist Sawyer Utah establishes himself amidst evolving music industry
By Chloe Fitzsimmons, Starr’s Mill High School
• May 14, 2025

Painting with Purpose
By Malac Al-shadod, Hancock High School – MO
• May 14, 2025

Beyond the spotlight
By Ava Alkhamis, Londonderry High School
• May 14, 2025

Crescendoing to the coda
By Ishana Sharma, Coppell High School
• May 7, 2025
![Finishing her night out after attending a local concert, senior Grace Sauers smiles at the camera. She recently started a business, PrettySick, that takes photos as well as sells merch at local concert venues. Next year, she will attend Columbia Chicago College majoring in Graphic Design. “There's such a good communal scene because there [are] great venues in Austin,” Sauers said. “I'm gonna miss it in Austin, but I do know Chicago is good, it's not like I'm going to the middle of nowhere. I just have to find my footing again.” Photo Courtesy of Grace Sauers.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Grace.png)
Moments Between The Music
By Heidi Williams, Cedar Park High School
• May 7, 2025

Making impact one stitch at a time, crochet club hooks community together
By Amy Zhang, Algonquin Regional High School
• May 7, 2025

Painting a Difference: Student’s nonprofit recognized at Annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards, continues to raise awareness for disabilities
By Lourdes Hernandez Peraza, Vandegrift High School
• May 7, 2025

Giving Tyler a Voice: Tyrone Alum Produces Film Honoring Teacher’s Son
By Elexis Hess, Tyrone Area High School
• May 7, 2025

Styles of Styluses
By Colin Nichols, Francis Howell Central High School
• May 2, 2025

‘Sinners’ is stylish, sexy and seething with culture
By Sagnik Nag Chowdhury, Monta Vista High School
• May 2, 2025

Does anyone actually want original movies?
By Jesse Shalev, Green Hope High School
• May 2, 2025

Poet takes time to share rhymes
By Catherine Hansen ‘25, ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL
• May 2, 2025

Senior director Linder takes the lead
By Tallulah McAuliffe, McCallum High School
• May 2, 2025

Looking beyond presumed perfection
By Jessica Sun, Carlmont High School
• April 30, 2025

Humans of Harker: Playing with pluck
By Jeremy Peng, The Harker School
• April 30, 2025

Breaking Barriers: Made by Melany
By RUBY MCELHENNY, Gloucester High School – MA
• April 30, 2025

Bharatanatyam Breakthrough
By Siya Taneja, Marquette High School
• April 29, 2025

From silence to song: Caleb Colton performs despite executive order
By Nabeeha Qadri, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
• April 29, 2025

Representation Made Real
By Karl Loiseau, Trinity Preparatory School
• April 29, 2025

“Shots” Unraveled
By Fay Zhao, Trinity Preparatory School
• April 29, 2025

Mike Wang: NBA 2K Developer and PCHS Alumnus
By Julia Enz, Parkway Central High School
• April 22, 2025

Student Composers
By Channing Morse, Lawrence High School
• April 22, 2025

A timeless connection
By Ruby Halverson and Madison Kraft
• April 22, 2025

Music and medals: Cyrus Froozan shoots for the stars
By Ben Goodstein, Walter Johnson High School
• April 22, 2025

Doodles to dollars
By Rachel Hong, Carlmont High School
• April 17, 2025

Silk Motion’s smooth moves show passion
By Danica Bai, Algonquin Regional High School
• April 17, 2025

MHS Clubs Create Instagram Reels to Advertise
By Siya Taneja, Marquette High School
• April 17, 2025

‘Kooky’ character
By Emma Xiao, Bellaire High School
• April 15, 2025

On a roll
By Holly Smyers, Hagerty High School
• April 15, 2025

Yadav takes up tasha with local Indian musical group
By Jay Vernekar, Coppell High School
• April 10, 2025

For those about to rock
By Ethan Green and Madison Hamilton
• April 10, 2025

Community considers impact of girl’s girl trend, debates performative feminism
By Amelia Bassi, The American School in London
• April 10, 2025

Choir director brings choral opportunities to students
By Izzie Gaskamp, Algonquin Regional High School
• April 10, 2025

Keyboards and pipes — Bondi’s organ playing
By Evan Easley, White Station High School
• April 8, 2025

The Bald Eagles take flight
By Ellie Kenny, Liv Lutter, and Viswak Adelli
• April 4, 2025

Lost words, new voices: Junior Adam Tapper works to preserve and share minority languages
By Caroline Skelly, University of Chicago Laboratory High School
• April 4, 2025

Martha Waters embraces ‘deeply chaotic’ writing process behind bestselling novels
By Zoe Karibian, The American School in London
• April 4, 2025

Behind the Curtain of Ben Demase’s Original Musical, “The Gunslinger”
By Ash Woerner, Loudoun Valley High School
• April 4, 2025

“I can’t see myself going any other direction”
By Marli Field, Coppell High School
• April 1, 2025

The Digital Camera Craze
By Jade Bradenbaugh, Dallastown Area High School
• April 1, 2025

“Snow White”: A Whimsical Yet Flawed Live-Action Retelling
By Rocco Awad, Lakewood High School
• April 1, 2025
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