An unexpected gem has emerged from today’s music charts. On January 8, 2021, pop industry newcomer Olivia Rodrigo released her debut single, “Drivers License,” and since then, the song has remained number one on the iTunes charts, reinvigorating the spirit of contemporary pop. A Disney Channel alum, Rodrigo wrote...

When Dalia Handoush (‘21) opened her jewelry business in 2017, she was only 13 years old. Unsure if people would enjoy her creations or even want to buy them in the first place, Handoush explained, “I was really scared of what people would think of me.” But with her persistent passion to create and design handmade jewelry,...

Before the Race: Kaan Orhan (‘22) leans down into the pool, cups his hands around the water, and sips a bit of the chlorine-laced water on the surface. Kaan’s race routine of drinking the chlorinated perfume of the pool only began six years ago. He started swimming at 10-- the age that many children play hide and...

You may know Ms. Blackledge as our dance teacher, but if your name is Luke Skyfaller, you have a bushy tail, and an affinity for acorns, you may know Ms. Blackledge as a kind of mom. In August of 2008, Blackledge’s cat Benny brought Fay, a squirrel between 24 and 48 hours old that had just been blown out of its home, to...

The popular app, TikTok, attracts many different groups including the vast community of Cosplayers. Cosplay lets people dress up as their favorite characters with great accuracy, to express their love for a movie or book. TikTok has allowed Cosplay to evolve. Cosplayers can act in skits and duet with other cosplayers’ TikToks....

“Even though Contemporary World History honors is one of my favorite classes, it’s definitely my most difficult. Probably because there is a lot of reading to do, a lot of analysis, and the tests are really difficult,” Alida Cucoranu (‘23) explained.  Bringing history alive, and sometimes visiting the dead, seems...

  “I think music has been one of the only constants in my life that can really influence the way I think and the way I perceive things. I don’t know how to explain it, but I love getting lost in music—just going down those rabbit holes and listening to different stuff,” Pranav Kasavaraju (‘22) described,...

Diya Patel watched intently as the fencer moved swiftly around his opponent, dancing across the silver screen, quickly finishing the match with an elegant victory.” When she watched the movie Vandraft for the first time, Patel thought “it was such a cool opportunity.” Inspired, she joined the local Fioretto Fencing Academy,...

Sophie Grace Posick (‘22) has been a soccer referee since 8th grade. Posick thanks her older brother Dalton for opening the gate to refereeing. “If it was not for my brother, I would likely not be a referee,” she explained. It was his patience and determination that led her to become a referee today. Her older brother,...

The sights and sounds of Starbucks start with the rich smell of coffee beans enlivening the area, drawing people in for miles. At 8 a.m. and after 3:15 p.m., Starbucks can be seen filled with orange and blue t-shirts. Most tables are taken up by textbooks, notebooks, novels, and of course the everpresent Starbucks cup. The...