By: Anya Kane, Freshman The breeze lifts her hair off her shoulders, the blonde bob twisting and turning in the summer air. The sweet smell of sunflowers and forget-me-nots fill my senses. She raises her arms to smell a towering sunflower. Sunflowers, adoration. Zinnias, everlasting love. She smiles, and not even the sun could match […]
Read More“Sometimes books are read for hundreds of years, but when we read it today, we see that maybe this isn’t what we thought it was,” says Mr. Moloney. “I really want students to become a part of this conversation and say, ‘Well does this book have something to give to us, to society?’”
Read MoreCOVID ripped away the chance of finishing your first year of high school like ripping off a Band-Aid, and now you feel stuck. How can you make sophomore year successful if you have spent most of it trying to get your WiFi to work right before you log onto your Zoom classes for the day?
Read MoreGrowing up, we’re taught that corsets are oppressive torture devices, and that aristocratic fashions were designed by men out of spite. In reality, extreme female fashions such as large skirts, protective hat pins, (please google this one) and elongated bonnets allowed women to reclaim physical space.
Read More“I have been lucky enough to not experience bullying in school due to my gender or sexuality, but now I know what being unheard feels like.”
Read MoreWe’ve all been guilty of procrastinating, and it’s not something we can get rid of in the snap of our fingers, but it is something we can all work on.
Read MoreAfter all of these issues become apparent, it is no surprise if someone begins wondering whether or not time travel is even worth it?
Read MoreEveryone deserves delicious banana bread—unless you are allergic to bananas!
Read MoreAnd yet, when I was eight years old and pressed my pencil too hard onto each page, was my writing worse than it is today? Sure, I have practiced advanced techniques and shared complex ideas, but has this pursuit only complicated my once simple understanding of what it means to write?
Read MoreWhat happens when we are not seeing anybody? Perhaps this is an opportunity to get dressed and look nice for ourselves. We deserve to feel special at any time, on any day, under any circumstance.
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