-Vanessa Kiefer (‘20) Independence For Catalonia A peaceful vote, but it will not be allowed The old powers will go valiantly into battle Cutting, cutting off their rights to sound Violence answers the protesting mound Because strangling free ideas is now justified A peaceful vote, but it will not be allowed But a bubbling Republic has vowed To build a state … Continue reading Themed Poetry: Independence for Catalonia
-Adriana Doria (‘19) From the big screen to the stage: the hit movie Mean Girls, starring Rachel McAdams and Lindsay Lohan, is now a Broadway musical. Mean Girls: the Musical made its off-broadway debut performance at The National Theater in Washington D.C. on October 31st and will move to the August Wilson Theater on Broadway on April 8th, 2018. Cady Heron (Erika Henningsen) struggles … Continue reading Exploring The Arts: Mean Girls- The Musical
-Vanessa Kiefer (‘20) What Would You Take It’s 11:00pm, they have gone to bed The children are tucked in Do they know the people have fled? No- for they are in Northern California A carefree state Where all air is the perfect breathe And the welcoming palm trees sway But they are awakened The people of the roses For the fire’s embers have … Continue reading Themed Poetry: California Wildfires
-Vanessa Kiefer (‘20) The Aftermath In the aftermath, We watch in horrified fascination How the brilliant green palm trees Have been swallowed by the murky sea How the crystal white town-houses Have been decimated into withering walls And how the once welcoming waves Have perished into ripples of rage In the aftermath, We watch in a silent sense of chaos … Continue reading Themed Poetry: Hurricane Irma
-Izzy Fernandes (‘20) One can definitely see how the fashion world is more complex and influential than meets the eye. As Coco Chanel once said, “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, [and] what is happening”. September is one of two months during … Continue reading Coco’s Closet: Fashion Forward
-Adriana Doria (‘19) Dear Evan Hansen, the 2017 multiple Tony Award winning production including “Best Musical”, encapsulates the groundbreaking message of the importance of acceptance. It has audiences of all ages in tears of both joy and sadness as they follow Evan Hansen (played by Ben Platt) on his journey to find himself, to find acceptance and simply to “fit in” with the others … Continue reading Exploring the Arts: Dear Evan Hansen Review
By Sally Bdeir (’19) The last of personal project presentations just finished, and IA sophomores got pretty creative this year. Sophomores Quinn Coleman, Rina Helt and Ana Bayma-Meyer collaborated to produce an incredible fashion show at the Detroit Carr Center. Sophomore Quinn Coleman has had his own clothing brand called FARE. For his personal project, he collaborated with Rina Helt and together, they designed and … Continue reading IA IN VOGUE: FARE x Rina, IA Students’ Fashion Debut
If you need help inside and outside of IA, you should read the works of Jules Verne. Continue reading A SECOND LOOK: Jules Verne
Brooklyn is a romantic drama directed by John Crowley and released in 2015. It was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Read more for why it should be given a second look… Continue reading A SECOND LOOK: Brooklyn
Ringggg! The bell rings at the International Academy. This is the third month that students at the IA have been walking down the halls and attending all their classes. A lot has happened in these 3 months. Between summer coming to an end, Olympics, Halloween, and Charity Ball, students at the IA have been busy bees. Continue reading HUMANS OF IA: NOVEMBER
The Overachiever 