Overcoming Nerves To Face The Needle
Megan Percy, Web Editor-In-Chief
January 8, 2020
“Will it hurt a lot?” “Will I feel weird after?” “How long will it take?” I sat in AP Lit, asking these same panicked questions repeatedly, as my peers effortlessly entered their names into a spreadsheet for a time slot to give blood. My friends and teacher answered my questi...
Power Off
Kayla Reyes, Print Editor-in-Chief
January 5, 2020
Each morning, after turning off the alarm that so horrendously blares and startles me into consciousness, I unlock my phone and browse various apps, not quite ready to fully awaken and prepare myself for the day ahead. When I do finally exit the comfort of my bed, I play some music and continue to look...
Finishing the Race Together
Ty Nedungadi, Staff Reporter
January 1, 2020
As I approached the block ready to swim the 100 back, multiple feelings were coursing through my veins. This was the very last race that I would swim, ever, in high school. This was the last GAC’s that I would swim in, and the first time I was seeded 6th place in a race. There was a lot of pressure...
Take Me Back to the Little House
Rachel Vrazel, Social Media Editor
December 26, 2019
When I was very young, I remember my mother reading me the “Little House on the Prairie” books as a bedtime story, a series detailing the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder, a young pioneer girl who lived in the 1800s. Every night as she tucked me and my sister into bed, she would sit by the do...
Suffering In The Shadows
Sarah Percy, Staff Reporter
December 13, 2019
You watch from outside the ring as the once-innocent creature staring back at you stretches his lungs to take one more breath before they cave in like paper exposed to heat. The gash slashed across his fur continues bleeding across the dark, paved concrete, his fur matted with the syrupy liquid seeping ...
Gumball Machines and Growing Seeds
Kierigan McEvoy, Web Assignments Editor
December 6, 2019
He was seven. The just learning cursive, starting chapter books, still-into-Power-Rangers-and-wearing-mismatched-socks kind of seven. The second grade, still a kid who thought it was cool to climb to the top of the dome at recess, kind of seven. But something changed. No longer was he the little kid...
More than just books
Sam Chen, Staff Reporter
November 21, 2019
Visiting the library is always a fun experience for me. Whenever I walk in, I’m greeted by a friendly librarian. I return the greeting, and go to find the book I’m looking for, and maybe grab another that seems appealing. It’s convenient, and the entire process of finding a book and checking it...
Point Made
Robyn Ziegemeier, Staff Reporter
November 21, 2019
You’re in math class, rapidly writing down notes with your favorite pen, the tip gliding effortlessly on the paper. You’re on a roll, but when you finish, you realize you did the problem incorrectly and need to start over. Instead of being able to erase it, you restart off to the side. It seems small...
The Attitude of Gratitude
Kierigan McEvoy, Web Assignments Editor
November 19, 2019
Every fall when the leaves begin to change, the air grows a little crisper, and people a little jollier, my heart begins to lift a little. Now, I know that Christmas is right around the corner and that is truly what most people are looking forward to, but I for one enjoy the simplicity of the present. ...
A Blind Eye
Emma Clasen, Staff Reporter
November 6, 2019
I sit and listen to my mother. She is lecturing me again, telling me how I'm fine, that I'm like the rest of my generation; I just want a label. I try to fight back and explain no one wants a label like this. No one wants to struggle mentally. I want to explain every day is a struggle, and I don’t mean ge...
More Tricks Than Treats
Essy Ingram, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2019
In an age where purchasing pumpkin-spiced dog treats is normalized, it is necessary to ask the question: Why? It’s understandable that a certain medley of fall-themed spices may be to your liking, but your dog couldn’t care less. In fact, chances are he or she will be inconvenienced by the excess...
Artists Unblock
Craig Eddy, Podcast Editor
October 25, 2019
After a long monotonous seven hours of school, sitting down for a nice relaxing break from the everyday struggle. Picking up the pen and tablet, pencil and paper, or any combination of the two, and resting with a nice drawing or painting… until the mind goes blank and the inspiration is lost. Yep, y...
Craig Eddy, Podcast Editor
January 10, 2020
Normally, the average drink choice is soda or even water, but no one can expect some of the more outlandish choices. Some people just have their own favorites!
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Social Media Editor
Rachel Vrazel is a sophomore and is in her first year of publications and is the social media editor. She loves writing and is excited to share her passion through journalism! She is also very involved...