By Marina Campoy-LoVasco (‘23) The Earth spans a surface area of 196.9 million mi². Its highest point of elevation is 29,029 ft above sea level at the tip of Mount Everest. Over 4000 people have reached this point successfully, while around 295 people lost their lives in the process. The deepest known point on Earth’s surface is the Challenger Deep somewhere near 35,814 feet below … Continue reading Mentally on Mars
By Giulia Pincetti (‘23) Love. You can’t really love someone unless they love you back. You can adore something that doesn’t love you back, like a celebrity, but you can’t love them. Why do I say this? If we keep telling ourselves that we love people or objects just to express this emotion, then we lose its powerful meaning. Love is not a one way … Continue reading Love is a Tricky Thing
By Marina Campoy-LoVasco (‘23) When something disappears, how long does it take you to notice? I mean, it depends, right? If you have no food in your cupboards, you’re bound to realize at some point. But what if the smudge on the wall in the corner of your room vanishes? Did you realize it was gone? Did you get up every day and look at … Continue reading Smudges on the Wall
By Ava Casab (‘23) I’m not a vocal person: when given the chance to speak, I much prefer to stay silent. It makes it much easier to watch what’s happening around you, to notice all the tiny details of everyday life. Like, for example, the fact that there are exactly 34 steps on the north staircase of the school building. Or the knowledge that there … Continue reading Watermelon Pink
By Marina Campoy-LoVasco 2023 They always say that there is someone, somewhere, doing something in the world. When I was little, I would say that someone, somewhere, was talking to a mermaid. When I was little, I thought mermaids were real. Now I am not so sure, but really, who is to say they are not? I mean, aliens surely exist somewhere out there in … Continue reading There is Someone, Somewhere, Doing Something
By Ava Casab (‘23) Sunset on Lake Michigan, October 6, 2020. Image courtesy of Ron Baker. It’s late July, the heat of the day fading away slowly but surely as the sun sets over the water, painting the sky and lake in vibrant shades of red, orange, and purple. Slowly sinking its way down the horizon, it soon disappears from view under the soft, rolling … Continue reading Summer Sunsets
By Marina Campoy-LoVasco (’23) The sun beats down on the Earth with its bright rays. The dirt between her toes and beneath her feet is warm. A wind whistles through the trees and plays with the girl’s loose strands of hair. Small choruses of chirps and barks erupt from the brush and sing a sweet melody. Her ears perk at the song and she wanders … Continue reading A Somewhat Logical Fairytale
The Overachiever 