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 Cathy Shan (‘23) As Valentine’s Day approaches, love starts to fill the air as people frantically run around, trying to remember what their significant other’s idea of a perfect Valentine’s Day is. However, unlike those around me, I found myself asking the same question, one that seemed incredibly simple yet so difficult to answer: What is love? It’s a term that we hear throughout … Continue reading What is Love?
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 Yeon Woo Lee (’21) As the US enters its ninth month of facing restrictions due to COVID-19 that has changed many lifestyles, it is impossible to say that I am enjoying time away from normal life completely. There are many things and people that I terribly miss. The longer I stay in lockdown, the more I think about what is to come in the … Continue reading Life After COVID-19
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 Isabelle Aquilina (‘23) Around 5% of adults experience mental health issues in their lifetime. This number is increasingly higher in younger populations, with around 20% suffering from mental illness. Even now in this new isolated environment, depression and anxiety rates are much higher than previously seen. Mental health affects each individual person in a different way, however racial or LGBTQ minorities tend to be … Continue reading Mental Health Disparities in Marginalized Groups
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?
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
By Giulia Pincetti (’24) “Happiness is an inside job. Don’t assign anyone else that much power over your life.” – Mandy Hale All those times that I depended on someone else for happiness was a mistake. Every time that I felt unhappy because someone didn’t come to my house, or because my friend ate the last cookie, my happiness blew away faster than the wind on … Continue reading Who has control?
The Overachiever 