When you're turning down "America's Got Talent," you know you're a big deal. HHS senior drummer Jack Mitchell's life has been turned upside down - in more ways than one - recently, when a video of him...

As she stands high above the crowd, facing the field, arms out and in her Talonette uniform, junior Katie Lynn Sepper directs the band. "People are watching you. You're an example for the band," Sepper...

Since the beginning of music director Kyoko Yamamoto’s career at Burlingame, she remembers reflecting on the existing music program and longing to direct a strings program. Six years later, with the...

Ernest Cline’s 2011 novel “Ready Player One,” a dystopian science fiction romp featuring an obsession with 80s culture, meditated heavily upon the danger of removing oneself from humanity through...

The adaptation of Scott Westerfield's 2005 novel, Uglies, dropped on Netflix on Sept. 13 and it's, well, ugly. The first novel in the four-book series by centers around Tally Youngblood, a teenager...

Colleen Hoover’s New York Times bestselling novel “It Ends With Us” has been refashioned into an all-star film featuring big-name actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. However, the much-anticipated...

For such a celebrated writer, it’s puzzling why it took so long for Colleen Hoover’s books to be adapted to film. I say film and not specifically big screen because I imagine her over-the-top soppy...

The theater production class offers a unique opportunity for students with special needs by creating an inclusive way for students to learn about theater. In addition to analyzing plays and learning about...

Stars. Hearts. Cherries. Surprisingly, these aren’t the latest update of emojis or snapchat symbols — they’re popular skincare patches that more and more teens have turned to deal with their acne.  Ranging...

“Deadpool and Wolverine” has recently come out to critical and commercial acclaim. Audiences enjoy the humor, action, and character development present as shown by the film making $1.21 billion dollars...

On a summer day in June, Sofia Giovine ’26 scrolled through her phone, the screen lighting up with a video to a sound that had been flooding her For You Page. The caption read “brat summer”, the...

Thunderstruck by AC/DC plays over the speakers. Their signature blue and white uniforms strut across the field. The familiar sight of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders (DCC) appears across the screens...

“Oh, I leave quite an impression,” yes, Sabrina Carpenter, you do. The album name “Short n’ Sweet” perfectly encapsulates what this album is. With 12 fun songs and being 36 minutes and 15 seconds...

In the 1940s, an experiment known as the “Doll” test produced footage of white children and Black children, who were asked to choose which doll they preferred – the white one or the Black one. That...

In a social media-centered world, your favorite cafes and boba shops are no exception to the effects of online communities. According to Eater LA, social media has made these places more focused on aesthetics...

As the bus came to a stop in front of Levi’s Stadium on Aug. 28, 2024, students dressed in blue and yellow came clambering out – instrument cases and pom poms clutched tightly between sweating hands....

With her hand controlling the trackpad and eyes gazing at the screen, senior Elle Gasper transforms abstract ideas into intriguing digital designs. Using tools such as Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, she...

Sabrina Carpenter isn’t here to play nice — she’s here to play better. With her sixth album, “Short n’ Sweet,” released on Aug. 23, she’s crafted the ultimate pop manifesto, turning romantic...

A woman approaches the romance section of a bookstore, browsing the colorful covers and the names in bold letters — names like Emily Henry, Sarah J. Maas and Ana Huang jump out. Feelings of lust and...

Class of 2010 graduate Kyle Obermann loved drawing mountains as a kid, but he never imagined he’d spend his career photographing snow leopards and giant pandas in mountains across the world. Now,...

While watching HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” English teacher Jessica Kaufman recalls enjoying the progression of one of the series’ most controversial figures: Jaime Lannister, who entered the series...

Two years after she saw a casting call for the coming-of-age feature film "Growing Pains," Molly Morneweck finally got to see the efforts of her high school summer of stardom come to fruition. She got...

It’s not quite summer yet, but when “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter is played, it seems to whisk me away right to the beach and the boardwalk. The track has been a major hit because of its confident,...

She takes a breath and smiles, looking at the phone camera in front of her. Tapping the phone, the familiar countdown begins. Three…two…one… “Hey guys! This is Brianna, and here is my outfit...

Somewhere in Austin, TX, a nine-year-old boy started learning an instrument that would take him all the way through his childhood. Before, he played the piano, but there was just something not quite...

The Priest stands watching over him, unsure how to help. Freshman Tristan Riggs is possessed. He frantically attempts to escape. Riggs knew he only had seconds to perfect his performance before the end...

A bright-orange jukebox, references to popular childhood arcade games like PacMan and Wreck-it-Ralph and YMCA by the Village People — all of these are popular images of the past, which many film companies...

Verse by verse. Line by line. Rhythm by rhythm. The words craft together into an award-winning poem by sophomore Victoria Byers. Her passion for poetry started in seventh grade when Byers competed...

Hit Me Hard and Soft, today’s addition to Billie Eilish’s album catalog, stands as a landmark for modern music.  As the name suggests, Hit Me Hard and Soft takes listeners through a complex journey,...

Listening to music should be a captivating and powerful experience from the moment someone presses play to the moment the song ends, but it’s not anymore. Full albums spanning around an hour, complete...

As senior Monica Arce moves her stylus, the final line is placed, and as she pushes play to view her final product, a sense of satisfaction washes over her. She has spent hours on her animations and draws...

ADM's own Wesley Royer recently competed in the Skills USA State Carpentry Competition on April 26 and went home one state title richer. He competed in the individual carpentry category and was tasked...

Senior Monica Nitu’s love for literature began in the 6th grade, now it has evolved to her running her own literary magazine, The Playful Porpoise.  “We were reading Ray Bradbury [a popular science...

Since its incorporation in February, the student-run, non-profit organization Musicians for Hope has raised $27,300 for music programs at ten underfunded elementary and middle schools in the Chicagoland...

As actor Dev Patel stood in front of the audience at the film festival “South by Southwest,” crying tears of joy amidst a two-minute standing ovation, audiences around the world quickly realized that...

The night before applications were due for the 2021 Talent Show, seniors Avery Morris, Meghan Pierce, and Maria Kyriacou - now known as “The Band Women" - had decisively chosen not to audition, until...

YoungArts is a highly esteemed program that’s very rare to win. However, junior art student Henry Farthing’s talent speaks for itself. Farthing won the photography category and got to fly out to Los...

Directed by Luca Guadagnino, “Challengers” is a newly released film starring Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a promising young tennis star. The movie follows Duncan as she grapples with the expectations of...

In first grade, after enrolling in her school band, she was forced to play the flutophone. In second, she had to play the recorder. But by third, she could choose her instrument. As other kids debated...

Walking out of her choir audition, among the chaos and chatter of other students’ voices, Coppell High School junior Varsha Vijay sighs with the weight lifted off her shoulders, thinking, “I gave it...

Junior Kate Poling has been taking pictures for about six years. During her junior year, her business started to grow tremendously. At the beginning of her sophomore year, Poling decided she wanted...

“Fallout” is rated TV-MA. This show may not be suitable for all audiences. As a longtime fan of the Fallout games, I was excited when I first heard about the game being adapted into a show on Amazon...

Right before the world shut down in 2020, directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss released their highly acclaimed documentary, “Boys State.” Four years later, their follow up “Girls State '' released...