“'Cause when you're 15 And somebody tells you they love you You're gonna believe them.” In her 2008 hit, “Fifteen,” singer Taylor Swift reflects on the innocence and vulnerability of young...

From tight slicked-back ponytails to braids decorated with beads, butterfly clips, and barrettes, the Black Student Union (BSU) celebrated its annual Spirit Week with its first-ever Haircare Day. Students...

Living in Kyiv, Ukraine, junior Anastasiia Musiiaka's childhood dream was to attend college in the U.S. as an international student. At the age of 4, after some encouragement from her mom, Musiiaka started...

After a late wake-up on Jan. 10, Sarah A. ’27 leaves the comfort of her bed to join her close friend Pip D. ’27 in the neighboring room. Together they toast waffles, finish lingering homework and set...

When she was in first grade, senior Jamie Alessandra Garcia introduced herself as Filipino, expecting a warm welcome that her other classmates received. Instead, she was met with unfamiliarity. Since then,...

The Early Years It all started in second grade. But, they didn’t know it then, of course. Richard ‘Dick’ Schwemm leans back in his chair, a small smile on his face. “We were both born in Sherman...

Striding down the hallways and striving for a faster start in the world, Danube Shudic makes a mark on clubs, classes, and her peers. Shudic is part of the class of 2027 cohort but will be graduating...

American flags wave from truck beds, Make America Great Again (MAGA) hats top heads in supermarket aisles, and banners reading Trump 2024 line suburban streets. In the shadow of Mar-a-Lago, West Palm Beach...

It starts as quiet murmurs. You hear your friends speculate about what might happen. As the day grows near, you start to check your phone hourly for updates. A few of your classmates might even pester...

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Do Gen Z’s candy hearts say, “Will you be mine?” or “Do you lowkey wanna hang out?” Today, the holiday of love, many wonder if they will be someone's Valentine. But there is one problem: Gen...

Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes drew a sketch depicting major media and tech executives, including the Post’s owner Jeff Bezos, bowing before Donald Trump. When an editor...

“Twenty more feet, Perry!” The voices of eight frantic teenagers rung out in the middle of a silent South Dakota night.  The bus, named Perry, sputtered as it slowly powered into a Walmart parking...

On Archer's campus, there is always some activity going on. As soon as students step off the buses, they have places to be: whether they are learning in class, attending panels, grabbing lunch or rushing...

As his fingers glided over the dirty golden coat of the dog, junior Vikram Aditya Srikanth couldn’t help but notice its ribs jutting out of its thin build. Eight years ago, when he was a 7-year-old waiting...

WOODBURY -- For Nonnewaug High School faculty member Mike Sturges, the daily routine is familiar. First, a scenic drive through Woodbury’s pastoral landscape for a 7 a.m. arrival to campus. Then, a brisk...

Danon Disease only affects a few people, and Andrew Lopez, a sophomore at Francis Howell Central, is one of them. Classified as a rare disease, Danon causes both intellectual disabilities and heart failure,...

Many Staples students have shared a similar experience: their period arrives early, and they are forced to make an uncomfortable decision of either wading up toilet paper or making the embarrassing trip...

Although librarian Mathew Zuniga may be new to McCallum, he is certainly not new to libraries. Ever since Zuniga fell in love with reading at a young age, he knew that he wanted to work with books. He...

When initially taking on the role of Director of Equity and Inclusion, Mr. Mario Garza was not fully sure of everything his job entailed. Now, one and a half years into the position, Mr. Garza has gained...

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Two days after selling his stock in Tesla at $270 a share with his father, senior Mairt-Clydrick “Mc” Nagar said Tesla’s share price rose to $300, leaving him upset at this loss.  “I would...

Students face many challenges throughout their four years of high school. Being a teenager is hard enough with physical and mental pressures from school, extracurriculars, and social lives, but there is...

Cool as ice. Sprinting down the middle of the field. Slithering his way past a double team, 1-on-1 with the goal keeper. This is the play every soccer player dreams of. A chance to win it for your team,...

A puppet quartet made of food. A fantastical quest across the universe, featuring actor Adrian Brody. A submarine sandwich, assembled in stop-motion from various inedibles. Anyone who’s taken...

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Despite teaching in the heart of Silicon Valley, Applied Science Research (ASR) and engineering teacher James Dann makes a two-hour-long commute to his ranch in Vacaville every weekend. At the ranch, he...

Every red day at roughly 8:45 in the morning, I wearily trudge into Katherine Bentley’s Duel Enrollment Composition class, not knowing what to expect and still half asleep. The only thing I have learned...

On Jan. 3, McKenzie Brown (11) and 10 of her teammates from the varsity girls soccer team (5-3) cleaned Ed Burke Stadium while raising money for the Belle Castle Primary and Infant School in Jamaica. The...

Moving to a new school would be stressful for any student, but imagine being 10-year-old Ingrid Perez. When Perez moved to Tyrone in December, she didn’t know anyone, spoke no English, and was completely...

Before this century is out, half of all languages will be dead.  This is a position firmly held by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Indigenous Peoples. According to a...

In the rich and vivid cultural landscape of Oman this past winter break, Lambert junior Eshawnvie Kallu passionately led informational workshops at community centers and schools, aiming to increase medical...

At the back of the classroom, a boy sits quietly, his gaze fixed on his notebook. His peers see him as just another Carlmont student. What they don’t see are the words swimming on the page, twisting...

Real-world courses and out-of-school opportunities are increasingly used to help students understand their future. “CTE is where [the] real world meets application,” CTE department chair Lauren...

Anyone who talks with junior Jiana Velez would assume English was her first language, but as a Child of Deaf Adults (CODA), Velez’s first language was American Sign Language. Velez did not grow up hearing...

When rumors of snowfall began to spread around the school the week before Jan. 21, junior Leonid Kolonin told everyone the rumors would come true. He checked his weather app every couple of hours, watching...

One dead in Louisiana. Two in Illinois. It’s been less than a month into 2025 and the words “mass shooting” have once again begun to dominate national headlines. Rather than celebrating the new year,...

Gloria Fritsch’s eyebrows furrow as she stares intently at her computer screen. She is locked deep in concentration as she works her way through a “puzzle.” However, Fritsch is not actually completing...

“If we had five more minutes, what would we grab?” Catherine P. ’28 said slowly, reminiscing on the feeling that had she had five minutes more, she could have taken one more memento, one more memory. Catherine...

Amy Hamilton wasn’t with her newborn daughter Rachel in the five days after she was born. Instead, Amy was recovering in the ICU at Kingwood Hospital, and her baby had been Life Flighted to Memorial...

Nearly 30 students cluster in chemistry teacher Casey Brown’s room, but instead of balancing reactions or reviewing lab reports, they sit in small circles, focused on cards featuring powerful spells...

Every year, WildCare takes in over 3,500 injured or endangered animals, looking after them and later releasing them back into their natural habitats. Established in 1954, WildCare is a professional organization...

All of a sudden, Ava was upside-down. But thankfully, what could have ended in tragedy, did not. After hanging out with some friends in Powell, sophomore Ava Brewer planned on driving to her dad’s...

It was a warm sunny day on the beach and two women walked side-by-side on the sand. They held trash grabbers to pick up waste on the shoreline. The two were on their way to the monthly Save Our Surf beach...

Very few things get better with age. From movies and games to food and cars, time almost always makes things worse. Trees, however, do not follow this pattern. Trees can live for hundreds and thousands...

As the sound of the school bell kicks off the first day of class, an unbreakable silence falls over Andrea Romano’s room of students. This time, back-to-school jitters aren’t the culprit. Romano, Central...

In his fourth-grade class, Sivashnu Murthy was given a TED Talk assignment about Lyme disease, which involves complex neurological conditions in its late stages. Murthy created a contraption from his Taekwondo...