By Marina Campoy-LoVasco (’23) It is at 2:35 each day when students erupt from the classroom. You barely remember the lunch you had many hours prior. Your brain has completely melted and your eyes are unblinking. You drag your arms about like an ape and your hands are covered in graphite with the occasional smear of a highlighter or marker running down the length of … Continue reading Empty Stomach
By YeonWoo Lee (’21) Ever since I was little, I have had the pleasure of exploring the billions of possibilities that my future would bring. In the short, yet long seventeen years of my life, I have dreamed about my future on Earth. A beautiful princess, a confident lawyer, and even the hottest pop singer to have ever existed. Yet, there was a … Continue reading Space Exploration
By Morgan Cook (’22) Across the billboards, this year’s top picks for music are boldly displayed, and most of them have one thing in common: they were all written by young artists. However, Alan Tripp makes it perfectly clear that music doesn’t have to be dominated by a junior crowd. At the age of 102, this man is releasing his very first album meant for … Continue reading A Moment of Inspiration: The Late Bloomers
By Priya Shah (’22) On Sunday, you probably woke up feeling really refreshed. Why? You got the benefit of sleeping in an hour because Daylight Savings Time has come to an end. This is a practice in which clocks are pushed ahead one hour in order to allow daylight to last longer, hence “saving daylight”. It starts every year in March and ends in November. … Continue reading The History Behind The Extra One Hour
By Diya Ramesh (’23) Picture this: You are having your worst day ever! You failed a Math test, missed your bus, cracked your phone, dropped all your papers, and now this. You’re being teased by the school bully, who is making some truly mean and cruel comments, but no one stops to help, not one single person. Your mind is screaming only one question, “Does … Continue reading Empathy: The True Necessity In Our Lives
By Ava Casab (’23) Philosophy is hard to define, not because there are no words to define it, but because the question itself is a philosophical question. The best way to describe philosophy is a way of answering questions by using nothing but natural reasoning; answering questions using only your own thoughts. In a nutshell, philosophy is basically questioning everything. Although once you get into … Continue reading Simple Questions, Complicated Answers
By Marina Campoy-LoVasco (’23) A prominent issue in today’s world is global warming. Global warming is an increase in the Earth’s overall temperature due to a rise in greenhouse gases emissions. A specific greenhouse gas that plays a major role in the increasing temperatures is methane. One prime event that creates methane, seen in our school, is the food thrown away during lunch. This waste produces … Continue reading Working as a School to Put an End to Global Warming
By Yeonwoo Lee (’21) Catching flies are no easy task. Have you ever wondered why it is almost impossible to catch a fly on the loose? It’s not that humans are slow. It is that we are slow to them. According to the BBC, for every one second we move, the fly sees us move for seven seconds. This phenomenon is due to the concept … Continue reading Time Perception
By Ava Casab (’23) Every October 31st in the U.S., children from across the nation dress up in various costumes, grab their jack-o-lantern shaped buckets, and make their way from house to house collecting a prize greater than any other: candy. What many people don’t know, however, is that Halloween has been around for thousands of years, just in a bit of a different form … Continue reading The Haunted History of Halloween
By Morgan Cook (’22) Around five months ago, Dennis Bonifan attempted to commit suicide. However, he has recently found a source of release and aid: graffiti. Graffiti is a unique, new kind of therapy that has greatly impacted the life of Bonifan, who is no longer in danger of death. In fact, he is thriving. However, he is not the one that spray paints the … Continue reading A Moment of Inspiration: The Man Who Overcame
The Overachiever 