By Zach Carter On the first day of school, a student asks his history teacher about a random Super Bowl. The teacher tells the class the teams that played the game, the final score, and the Most Valuable Player. The student selects another of the 53 Super Bowls. “Super Bowl X,” the student says. “Oh…
Students Making a Difference in Communities
By Gaige Winchester Levi Shelley says volunteering during the holidays serving meals at the Young Women’s Christian Association is his most memorable community service experience. It made people genuinely smile and helped them enjoy the holidays in ways they normally wouldn’t be able to. Ashleigh Brelage says her most memorable community service experience was working…
‘A Melting Pot’ in Room 226
By Adam Altobella When others flip through her family’s photo albums, they see a variety of faces that seem to be unrelated. However, when she sees these photos, she recognizes the hard work, hope, and dedication that have led to her existence and values. Although people frequently look upon their ancestors as family members that…
First-Year Teachers Learn on the Go in a Pandemic
By Alisha Fields She took a deep breath and pressed record. How was she ever going to teach Family and Consumer Sciences to her students when she can’t even see them? How would her students be able to do sewing projects, cooking projects and group work? She had so many questions, but she knew she…
An Inkling of a Memory
Story and Photos by Eleni Bow The body is a canvas, and art is meant to tell a story. While this ink differs from that of a traditional painting, it still has the power to evoke emotion, memory and hiraeth. Over the course of the 21st century, tattoos have become increasingly popular and more normalised…
Read All About It!
By Grayson Zoller When you think of a librarian, you probably think of someone who just checks out your books at the counter. But there’s more to their job than what you see, proving that you really shouldn’t judge books by their covers. From fixing Chromebook problems to maintaining the huge catalogue of more than…
Teaching Government During an Election
By Sabrina McElyea Try to put yourself in the shoes of a U.S. Government teacher for a moment. Imagine watching the electoral vote count rise as state after state slowly declares its winner. The amount of anxiety in the room could be sensed by everyone. Imagine teaching high school seniors how to vote and how…
The Farewell Equation
By Brett Shearer For the past 42 years, Mr. Gary Seidner has seen principals and teachers come and go, and watched more classes graduate than most of his fellow educators. Now it is time we prepare to say “Goodbye” to such a dedicated educator at the end of this school year. “I’ll miss the students….
Under Construction
By Linus Weimer You see them every day at school but you don’t know their names. In fact, you don’t know anything about them at all. According to Tyce Stebbins, Director of Building and Grounds / Project Manager, there are multiple different contractors. These include the demolition crew, general contractor, a company that purchases the…
Picture Perfect
By Madalynn Bullock She starts her day gathering all of her equipment for the day to come. She arrives 30 minutes early and starts to scout out all the places from where she would like to shoot. Her client arrives and they start the shoot. Senior Maggie Manor unloads her Canon EOS from the case…