Senior year: the supposed last year of high school. Yet, it only signals the beginning of the college application process. The “perfect applicant” is required to jump through many “rings” in order to produce the “perfect application.” In the clockwise direction, the rings of the cartoon range from the easiest hoops...

In August, the female boarders moved into their Bartram dorms, reunited with their friends, and prepared for their new classes, just like they had in years past. This year, however, they arrived with the knowledge that they would soon be saying goodbye to their space at the Bartram campus. While the moving process was delayed...

Ever since the beginning of last year, our first full school year of COVID, Mr. Drew has met regularly, and this year biweekly with the Bolles COVID taskforce, weekly with the heads of each campus, and multiple times each week with Mr. Hodges to strategize both against COVID, and for the safety of the Bolles community. Specifically,...

Tired of the traffic and the Town Center? Located an hour from Jacksonville lies the oasis of Amelia Island. The drive is best made by taking oceanside Hecksher Drive. The island’s small town feel and breathtaking scenery makes Amelia Island a great day trip from the city. Whether at the beach or cruising downtown, Fernandina...

Boarder John Antolik ‘23 was looking at Bolles with his mom for some time, and in June, she told him that he was going to be moving from Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix, Arizona to Bolles in Jacksonville, Florida. Finally, when the time came, Antolik went to the airport and flew alone for the first time. First he...

People have different ways of experiencing heartbreak--for some people, they need an emo song that lets them get deep into their feelings but some of us just have to sweat out the sadness on the dance floor. It’s purely subjective and there’s no one right answer. Despite having hundreds of thousands of fans, NEZZA...

For teen fans of country, a divorce album might not seem very relatable, but Kacey Musgraves’ experience of loss and resilience applies to the teenage experience just as well. On September 10, Musgraves created a new narration of the experience of divorce with her album Star-Crossed. This 15-track collection depicts the...

Crumbl is known for only serving 4 flavors per week that change every week. Since they won’t come back for a while, everyone rushes to get each week’s flavors. The Crumbl craze from TikTok and Instagram has reached Jacksonville! Within the past few months, two Crumbl franchises have opened in Jacksonville, one in Mandarin...

There is one unspoken law associated with the Canteen that seems to be known by all: “Beware, freshmen, the canteen is not for you.” The Canteen exists as a haven for upperclassmen looking to escape lower grade levels. Every grade seems to understand that a freshman in the canteen would be a fish out of water. Even so, we...

"A lot of times, Student Council is managing problems behind the scenes before they become big issues. And so they don’t get a lot of credit.” said Ms. Moyer-Shad, the Director of Student Leadership Development. This proved to be brutally true when most students could not speak confidently about Student Council. Nevertheless,...