How Proactive Companies Thrived During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Varun Talluri (‘23) The picture symbolizes how Google was prepared for and able to overcome COVID-19. Image courtesy of Forbes. Ordering items from Amazon, attending classes via Zoom, binge-watching your favorite TV shows, and staying at home. Due to the recent pandemic, this is a reality all too familiar for us. As soon as we thought that things were starting to get back to … Continue reading How Proactive Companies Thrived During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A Moment of Inspiration: Trading Kindness
By Morgan Cook (’22) Among the many aspects of poverty that COVID-19 has worsened these past nine months lies food insecurity. As the pandemic continues to take its toll on the country, many are finding it more difficult to access the right amounts of nutritious food from local grocery stores, or enough food in general. However, the Linda Tutt High School in Sanger, Texas has … Continue reading A Moment of Inspiration: Trading Kindness
Who Misunderstood Motherhood?
By Giulia Pincetti (’24) What is a good mother? Does a good mother provide a roof over a child’s head when the sky cries rain? Does this type of mother read stories about princesses and princes until all you see are sheep in hay jumping up and away? Does your mother slow the beat of your heart when homework makes you mad, or does she … Continue reading Who Misunderstood Motherhood?
A Perfectly Mismatched World
By Siya Chhabra (’24) “The biggest challenge of life is to be yourself in a world that is trying to make you like everyone else.” In his Ted Talk, “We Are All Different, and THAT’S AWESOME!,” Cole Blakeway, an idiosyncratic ten-year-old makes intelligible the importance of embracing differences. Blakeway speaks with truth, in the most unsullied yet innovative way possible, to portray his experience with … Continue reading A Perfectly Mismatched World
With the World on Either Side
By Marina Campoy-Lavasco (’23) I walked on the very edge of the clouds. Where it rains on one side and it shines on the other. I walked that fine line between the blue raindrops and yellow sunshine. I guess that would make where I walked green. I greeted the people pelted by rain and the people burnt by the sun. Sometimes, when I needed a … Continue reading With the World on Either Side
Oceans
By Cathy Shan (‘23) Note from the Editors-in-Chief: This article talks about suicide and other themes that may be distressing to some readers. If you are currently in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at +1 (800) 273-8255 or 911 during an emergency. We are all sailing in rowboats, drifting in the vast and endless ocean. On some days, the sea is serene, … Continue reading Oceans
Vaccines 2.0: The Science Behind the Pfizer Vaccine
By Diya Ramesh (’23) Just when you thought you were ready to understand the turbulent, dynamic world of vaccines, a bombshell hits (a good one though). You just got home and are about to turn on Netflix, when a wave of deja vu washes over you, and you flip to the news instead. Lo and behold, the news is talking about vaccines. The original may … Continue reading Vaccines 2.0: The Science Behind the Pfizer Vaccine
A Moment of Inspiration: Small Town, Big Hearts
By Morgan Cook (’22) In the face of everything that has been happening regarding COVID-19, it can safely be said that there is not a single person that has not been affected by this virus in some fashion. Across the country, schools are shut down, shops are closed, and hospitals fill up as cases rise once again. However, despite the suffering that so many are … Continue reading A Moment of Inspiration: Small Town, Big Hearts
Mira’s Music Review: Ariana Grande’s Positions
Review: Listeners of Ariana Grande’s Positions, a flirty and pop album, strongly admire it for its cadence, old-timey feel and romantic messages By Mira Sripada Ariana Grande is a singer/songwriter and actress born in Boca Raton, Florida. Before transitioning full time into the music business, Grande notably began her career as an actress on Nickelodeon. Now in 2020, having become a true household name and … Continue reading Mira’s Music Review: Ariana Grande’s Positions
Full, or Empty? You Choose.
Is it half-full or half-empty? Well, it depends. Image courtesy of The Independent By Siya Chhabra (’24) Most likely, one has stumbled upon the question of “Is the glass half-full or half-empty?” Being one of the most perplexing questions and axiomatic phrases of our time, it can be difficult to answer in certain situations. As a mindset determinant, this question is the definition of the … Continue reading Full, or Empty? You Choose.
The Overachiever 