Jameson McMullen ’19 passed away Oct. 13 at Brown University. McMullen, 22, was entering his senior year of college at Brown. He was a member of the swim team there. He graduated cum laude from Harvard-Westlake...

You are what you eat.  This saying became a reality for Audrianna Hebron, junior ambassador for Missouri Eating Disorder. After being diagnosed with childhood obesity at 8 years old, her world fixated...

Entering a retail store, the first thing a person will do is turn right. Coincidence? Not so much. The majority of U.S. retail stores purposefully design their store to steer the customer to turn right.  ...

Immersed in her own world while playing with a doll-sized school, a young girl aspires to be an educator. Soon enough, Coppell High School English II Honors teacher Hannah Corley would develop an ardent...

Meribeth Broadway’s eyes glisten as a herd of lively, energetic puppies rush toward her. She gleams as they pick up tennis balls, roll around on the ground and wrestle with each other. However, these...

Special education teacher Debra Weiske is Ripon senior Ella Weiske’s mother. One wish the family has is to get Ella to walk across the stage for graduation on May 27, 2023. Due to her medical condition,...

Dragons and flowers are among the most common tattoo designs in the United States. They’re also a few of the many tattoos that English teacher Jessica Kaufman has. Although California law prevents...

Recent graduate, Hunter Boegh ‘22, was diagnosed with aplastic anemia on Sept. 16. Aplastic anemia occurs when a person's body stops producing enough new blood cells. It has to be treated with chemotherapy...

In freshman year, Vaishali Sukumar (‘23) broke her foot. In the few months she used crutches, she struggled to navigate through campus. She tripped on uneven sidewalks, her crutches were frequently knocked...

Juliet squints at the fuzzy whiteboard, trying to copy down the math problem that her teacher has written. She misreads the five for a three and when the teacher calls on her, she gets it wrong. The times...

Some of them are stared at. Some of them are pitied. Some of them are laughed at. All of them deserve more. For people with disabilities, accessibility is the focused effort put forth towards their...

“I couldn’t imagine my life without faith.” This phrase resonates with leaders of three different religions: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. The three religions trace their origins back to...

For most students, election season means an influx of debates on television, campaign signs in neighbors’ yards and a Tuesday off from school. However, a select few have a larger, more personal connection...

Some people get therapy from a counselor or physical therapist. But at Equine Assisted Therapy, people find their comfort through horses. Founded in 2004, Equine Assisted Therapy is a non-profit organization...

Hunter Keelen looked up and pointed to the sky as soon as his name was announced for homecoming prince. Hunter was certain his late mom was watching, and he wanted her to know he was thinking of her. “I...

When the sun fades from the sky, the day entrusts the safety of the night to the stars. But what if you could not see the stars’ light? Navigating the night without the guiding light from the sky,...

All you need is love. For decades this sentiment has been spread globally, but relationships have become more complicated in the age of technology and social media. Gone are the days of candlelight...

Whether verbal or nonverbal, communication is the basis of human connection. However, it is not limited to symbols and syllables. Even games, like chess, can be a medium for communication — through its...

It’s common to find articles in the newspaper about how socially arduous COVID-19 was or how draining it was to stay focused in remote learning. However, there’s one topic that isn’t talked about...

Life—the famous line from Forrest Gump goes—is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. That may be true in the movies and in a lot of places in real life, but it’s not...

Kentuckian Andrew Brennen was a sophomore at UNC when he first joined the Affirmative Action debate.  “At the time the university did not have that many Black students. I remember the year after...

In February, tenured Columbia University math professor Michael Thaddeus published an investigation challenging the accuracy of data Columbia submitted to the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges...

In 1630, John Winthrop, former Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, described a “city upon a hill.” Winthrop hoped that his colony would be a model community, for “the eyes of all people are...

It is 1968. There is a worker’s strike in Memphis, Tennessee, where approximately 1,300 poor, uneducated and primarily Black sanitation workers are taking a stand for better wages. Martin Luther King...

Truedan, a popular bubble tea shop in downtown Burlingame, hired senior Jayden Entenmann at the beginning of August. But by Entenmann’s third week on the job, Truedan was relying on a team of just four...

Immigration can be a difficult process, with immigrants facing hardships such as navigating complex legal systems, leaving friends and family behind and sometimes learning a new language. However, hope...

Starting 1915, a small group met for weekly worship and Bible study in a small residence in Chicago near 30th and Dearborn. Throughout the next couple decades, the modest congregation transitioned from...

Most Dallastown students have probably driven by it. Common Grounds Coffee shop on Main Street uses a pun on coffee terminology and an enticing sign to lure in caffeine lovers.  What may not be as...

The California Mission System is one of the bloodiest elements of California’s history and taught to fourth graders culminating in sugar cube structures. Quite literally sugarcoating the deaths of tens...

The 21st century is often described as the “progressive era”: a society that is more accepting of different races, ethnicities and religions than ever before—but rising blatant antisemitism once...

After using a Sharpie to fill in the last bubble on his ballot, senior Xavier Nesbitt stuffs his paper ballot in a privacy sheet protector and hands it to a poll worker. After the poll worker shows him...

A hard worker who never gives up. Someone who loves to smile, party and help people. A rich culture filled with African, Indian and Spanish ancestors. Stunning beaches, mountains and a national rainforest....

The worldwide fishing industry employs a variety of methods to supply the demand of the masses, but its intricacies have major effects on the environment. Many common practices lead to the decrease...

Former infantryman Faezan Hussain clutched his rifle as he descended a mountain in Afghanistan, heading into enemy territory alongside his comrades in the dead of the night, taking careful steps that would...

Inflation. It’s the word that comes to most people’s minds whenever the topic of economics comes up these days. It’s a heated debate at times, a genuine economic concern at others. To some,...

When West High students hear the name Mr. Wymer, they likely think of the biology teacher with the multitude of plants in his classroom or the AP Environmental Science teacher who often takes students...

Benjamin Straka, one of the biology and astronomy teachers, was nominated by a student and selected to be a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction over the summer.  Straka has been in the Stillwater School...

The closed room filled with the waft of bitter antiseptics and the squeaks of linoleum floors were all Jason Dewes experienced for his first six months as a 21-year-old in San Francisco. Although, if he...

Veterans Day celebrates and honors American soldiers who were discharged after serving in the military, which is a commitment beyond what many realize. Values such as discipline, endurance and strength...

Celebrated nationally every year, on Nov. 11, Veterans Day is a day set aside to honor all veterans who have served or are currently serving in the uniformed services.  Although not everyone may know...

Senior Andrew Poertner has a lot on his plate. If he’s not participating in the work program or at school, Poertner is honing his photography skills. Although he is no longer photographing for FHNtoday,...

The trumpets blare and the drums boom; the brass instruments reflect the stadium lights as the band marches across the field in neat rows. Color guard’s flags twirl in the background, making graceful...

The American Library Association (ALA) recorded more book removals and challenges in 2022 than in over two decades, with the increased backlash against books concerning sexuality and gender identity impacting...

Is there any way to develop a club with no set activity for every meeting?  Apparently yes, as junior Sam Wordhouse discovered.  “I was in the [FX] control room with [seniors] Andrew Weiskopf...

From a bird’s eye view, Pakistan, a country once teeming with bustling cities lined by the Indus River, is now an ocean of rancid water dotted with the remnants of millions of homes, farms, and other...

As seniors consider where to apply for college, community colleges are often an overlooked pathway, as the “typical” direction is usually universities and four-year colleges.  Community colleges...

When one envisions the juvenile justice system, images of young delinquents behind bars likely come to mind. Or perhaps a juvenile court is the first image to appear, the judge determining a child’s...