On Feb. 26, the United Methodist Church voted against a plan that would allow each church to decide on whether to host LGBTQ weddings and would relax restrictions on LGBTQ clergy. To...
One morning in Aug. 2016 I woke up unable to move. I was completely paralyzed. It almost didn’t surprise me. Over the past year, doctors had discussed diagnosing me with leukemia, lymphoma, neuroendocrine...
If you scroll through 19-year-old Swedish model and social media influencer Emma Hallberg’s Instagram page, you will see pictures of her with plump lips, medium complexion, and curly hair, but in real...
Cary Robbins, Editor of Feature Stories
• April 1, 2019
"When I see racism in the news and stuff, I think ‘oh, that’s terrible. It’s happening to so many people,’” junior Kennadee Carlton said. “I never really think about how in a few years, this...
Evan Dorian, Co-editor-in-chief
• January 15, 2019
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
Or is it?
What if the holiday season, generally perceived as being an epicenter of happiness, a hub for celebration and time with family, is actually what...
Emma Bennett, Co-editor-in-chief
• December 24, 2018
Let’s say you’re a Christmas tree, or rather, a Christmas tree seedling. You’re going to want to be planted alongside some sister seedlings in a place where you can soak up the sun, roughly seven...
“I joined the military because it felt like it was the right thing to do,” Middle School IPS teacher Mr. Mike Smothers said. “There wasn’t a war on. It wasn’t this heroic mission thing....
It should have been an ordinary Friday morning, but an email the night before informing students of a shortened academic schedule suggested otherwise. From morning to noon, freshmen, sophomores and...
"When my brother died, the moment that someone told me that he had been shot, I actually thought it was a dream,” senior Bryan Payne said. “I didn’t want to believe that it was true. Why did it have...
"I thought it was early Alzheimer’s,” upper school history teacher Dr. Marianne Leung said. “I could not remember. People were saying ‘We talked about that yesterday’ and I had no memory of that....
Since she was a little girl, junior Alexis Turner has always been reminded that she had darker skin than those around her.
“It’s always been kind of iffy stuff people have said. Moms would be like,...
When alumnus Adam Cruthirds was diagnosed with leukemia at age 16, his first response was one of bravery.
“I am not afraid,” he remembers saying.
His second response...
