Amidst the bustling halls one student walks down the hallway, notebook in hand. She stands out like a hidden gem. She crafts unique lyrical compositions in the pages of notebooks, their melodies form an...

Nicolas Cage’s new movie “Dream Scenario” is a high-concept think piece that is so caught up in saying something meaningful that it fails to say anything at all.  In the film, Cage plays evolutionary...

Junior Claire Yuh still remembers how it felt to be a middle schooler taking her second woodworking class online during the pandemic, working with simple kits that resembled arts-and-crafts projects. Despite...

Cowboy boots kicked up the gravel heading towards the concert venue that just four days prior was a vacant lot of land between Tiki 52 and the Jupiter Pointe Club and Marina. In anticipation of the performance...

Two years ago, ETHS senior Foster Pratt walked into Alley Gallery in downtown Evanston sporting a shirt that read ‘shut up and sit down,’ the name of a popular board gaming company. One of the owners...

On Nov. 16, best-selling authors Charles Waters and Traci Sorell hosted a book signing event at Politics and Prose Bookstore for their new novel “Mascot.” The bookstore publicized “Mascot” to highlight...

Katniss Everdeen. Peeta Mellark. Haymitch Abernathy. Finnick Odair.  These are some of the many characters “Hunger Games” fans know and love from the books and movies released around a decade ago....

Sitting in his room staring at his phone, an idea strikes junior Knox Cannon. Grabbing his guitar, a pair of cowboy boots and jumping onto his bed, Cannon unlocks his phone and opens TikTok and decides...

There was a splash beside me. I turned around. Damn it! The kid fell in. I was the closest and without thinking, I jumped in. I was pretty certain Stone kids didn’t know how to swim. After all, they...

On Oct. 2, The President's Own United States Marine Band performed at Millard West in Wildcat 1 as a part of their 2023 tour.  West was the band’s first location, as they will be busy performing...

“Five Nights at Freddy’s,” one of the biggest horror video game franchises of the 2010s. After nine video games and what seemed like an eternity to those passionate about the series, the big animatronic...

Only 50 art pieces from around the world are selected to be featured online for the AP Art and Design Exhibition and senior Ava Nordman’s work is one of them. “In all the years I have taught AP,...

As freshman Gwyneth Moon arrives at The Russell School of Ballet, she slides her pointe shoes on and prepares for first position at the barre. Beginning her dance journey at the age of three, Moon has...

GRC graduate Caleb Crosby​​ has had no shortage of opportunities in the music industry. Selling out Madison Square Garden with ACDC, his band’s first European Stadium performance in Lisbon, Portugal,...

As the bell rings to signal the end of the school day, sophomore Ryan Li eagerly leaves his seventh period class and makes the trip down to the MVHS string room to meet his friend and creative partner...

In the culinary world, where flavor reigns supreme, there exists an often underestimated but equally important factor of the culinary experience. From Michelin-starred restaurants to cozy neighborhood...

If you attended school Nov. 8, you might have noticed the surprising amount of students with headphones on, and phones out; all playing the same song. Conversations and compliments erupted throughout the...

Dolly Parton is seen by some as one of the most influential icons ever. She has a theme park, a huge social media following, a couple dozen solo albums, 25 No. 1 country hits, a Barbie doll, and two stars...

Standing on the Green Day concert stage, Mauricio Solanocordero ‘24 sifts through the crowd, looking for his dad. “I couldn't see him,” Solanocordero said. “It [was] like looking at the...

As the room goes silent, Zoe Schnadower, ‘25, can only hear own breath. She is about to play the Romeo and Juliet Overture, one of the biggest moments of her life thus far. Schnadower was given this...

It had been six months. Six months of intricately plotted strategy. Attacks and counterattacks. Vanquishing alliances and ruthless betrayals.  At last, a victor emerges from the rubble. The war is...

Following a five year hiatus, the Victoria’s Secret fashion show made a return through a feature-length documentary released Sep. 26. It was the first show since a management change that resulted in...

Freshly washed face. The sun hidden. Bright vanity lights shine amidst the night. Many would decide to snuggle up after a long day, but she'd much rather express her artistic abilities through makeup....

After getting their big break in a rendition of “Frozen,” the Broadway musical, juniors Natalie Kersten, Brykin Jones and Sophia Bartlet have the chance to shine on a stage larger than a high school...

It is a dim night at the Regiis Ova Caviar & Champagne Lounge. Carlmont junior Nathan Tokunaga drove the three-plus hours down to Napa amidst traffic. People are clapping and hooting to the music as...

A notification pings a student’s phone with a reminder to complete their daily lesson on the popular language learning app Duolingo. The student swipes it up, ignoring it. Another one comes an hour later,...

Pointe shoes clutter the floors of two notable Memphis ballet studios. Rosin spreads across the floors as ballerinas scrape them on their shoes. Á la seconde turns and pirouettes fill both studios as...

Fashion harbors a cycle of trends that rise and fall, often revisiting the past, with vintage trends and older styles regaining popularity. Most recently, from the early revival of denim to niche, asymmetrical...

Tens of thousands of eyes stare at the pink lights and sparkles flashing across the stage. Lasers beam around the stadium while the audience screams. Standing there, dance alumnus (from the class of 2017)...

In 1977, Star Wars debuted to the world, racking up what today would be $1.5 billion in the domestic box office alone and cementing it as the single-most important pop culture development of the second...

Mundane, old-fashioned and complicated. These are the one word responses of some Portola High students to what their perception of live classical music is. The negative perception that has gripped the...

According to GoodReads, she has read 62 books this year. Her 2023 reading goal, which she met in September, was set to 55 books. She started this goal off strong with “Demond Copperhead,” by Barbara...

Chosen as one of three high schools globally, the Redhawks percussion ensemble is taking a trip to Indianapolis to attend the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) Wednesday through...

Popular media is a double-edged sword when it comes to spreading resources regarding eating disorders. Although some outlets encourage people to seek treatment, others continue to inadvertently hurt...

It’s hard to say, but it feels like American country music is in a perpetual slump. Nowadays, really all you hear about the genre is the shiny, commercial, pop-infused sound that - together with stale...

With its irresistible humor, touching moments of sincerity, star-studded cast of guests and complete lack of structure, podcast lovers and haters alike will find something to love about “Gayotic.” ...

Senior Vidhi Goel didn’t have a sewing machine when she began designing costumes for MV Drama’s play “Still Life with Iris” last March. Instead, she had to hand-sew each colorful square on the...

The music world witnessed a milestone as Taylor Swift's concert film, "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," debuted Oct. 13, garnering an astonishing 130 million dollars at the box office by Oct. 16, according...

In the opening of Martin Scorsese's compelling masterpiece “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the Osage people dance over their oil-rich land showering them with wealth, a prelude to a story in which white...

Update: A previous version of this story credited the photos to Carter Chang. They were taken by Ryan Burke-Stevenson. At a young age, Michael Sawaqed developed an interest in various fragrances after...

Senior Prerana Dilip curls up on the couch, her head buried in a brightly colored book. As she flips the pages, a smile flits across her face as she becomes entranced by a heart-warming interaction between...

Fulton Leroy Washington, also known as Mr. Wash, is a self-taught artist who began his career in jail while serving a wrongful life conviction. The first subjects he depicted in his work were his fellow...