Carissa Ackison is a junior at NASH. She is a banner carrier for the school’s marching band and carries it with pride. In her free time, she enjoys drawing, making comics, and listening to the band sing their pieces.
Sometime last year, I was invited to see a band I have never heard of with a friend; of course, I said yes, mainly so I could spend some more time with her before she moved away. The band she...
The Pittsburgh Musical Theater recently presented In The Heights, and they did an absolutely spectacular job. I got the chance to go to their second showing and decided, almost immediately, that a review...
When we were little, my sister cut her hair really, really short. It was awful, so she had to go a hair stylist to get it fixed. After that, she never cut her own hair again. As a kid, I never had the...
With the Marching Band over, Indoor Percussion season has begun, and the group is coming out strong with their explosive show, Hard Rock! The lavatastic show, which opens later this month, consists of...
It’s been a bit since breakup season ended, but just because it’s over doesn’t mean your relationship is immune.
“What’s breakup season?” you ask. Well, luckily for you, I’m going to...
RANTS
What’s up with the five-minute bathroom passes? I mean, I get it, class time is important. There’s also that vaping in the bathroom problem that literally every single teacher has gone over,...
If you've been to a Friday night football game this season, you know that the King of Pop lives on. The Marching Band's halftime performance consists entirely of Michael Jackson's hits, and the reviews...
Why did you want to become a teacher?
Well, I always wanted to be a teacher. I never wanted to be anything else, even when I was little. I have three younger sisters, and I used to play with them and...
