As a typical high school student, my day-to-day routine consists of school, followed by an event like work or a club meeting, and then about three consecutive hours of homework. As one can imagine, I spend...
“In my neighborhood, there is a fierce competition between the residents to see who can put up the most Christmas lights. What can I do to step up my game?” ~hollydayz4life
During the holiday...
Amidst all of the uncertainty and doubt, something truly beautiful has emerged. Fear held me back from going all-in for long enough. I was reluctant to launch a Christian outreach in a school as diverse...
Michael Taffe, Technical Director
• December 11, 2019
I walked into school on the first day of freshman year with about five multi-subject notebooks, three huge binders, a laptop, and a plethora of other supplies. Now in my senior year, my backpack consists...
Under certain circumstances, the holiday season can be joyous and beautiful. The snow falls silently on quiet streets lined with houses decorated in festive lighting. Fires heat the hearths of homes and...
Betul Tuncer, Assignments Editor
• December 10, 2019
“Merry Christmas!”
“I don't celebrate Christmas.”
“Oh... happy holidays?”
“Um...thanks, you too!”
This awkward conversation is one with which I’m well acquainted. When you...
As an American-born-Chinese kid, you could say that I grew up with the need to learn another language other than English: Mandarin. From the ages of seven to fourteen, I attended Pittsburgh Chinese School...
In every classroom, coffee mugs and coffee cups litter desks and backpack pockets. Whether it’s homemade, Starbucks, Dunkin', or some other variation, kids are drinking it. There are also energy drinks...
Katie Golden, Co-Editor-In-Chief
• December 9, 2019
As of writing this right now, I’ve applied to exactly one college. I did not apply because I found the college particularly interesting; I applied because some of my friends are. I had never even heard...
Kendel Barber, Co-Editor-in-Chief
• December 6, 2019
Despite the wild popularity of rap music, the genre seems to still be under-appreciated for its artistic elements. Yet, like all forms of music, rap is art. It contains elements that deserve the literary...
Entitled. Overly sensitive. Simple-minded zombies glued to our phones.
There are so many stereotypes about Generation Z that you'd think you would know who we are without ever talking to us.
Let’s...
If you don’t know who Lilly Singh is, chances are you haven’t been on Youtube in the past ten years. With 14 million subscribers and over 3 billion views, she’s better known as her YouTube persona...