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Natalie McMannus (11) playing Eurydice and Teddy Dodd (10), whose love story comes to life in "Hadestown"
Theater students prepare to put on ‘Hadestown’
Alfie Koll-Williams, Staff Reporter • April 3, 2025
Students getting their hearts checked from the local firemen.
School hosts record-breaking heart screening event
Marley Helfer, Co-Editor-in-Chief • February 14, 2025
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The four band members (pictured above) brought their love of music together to form their all-female band Electric Kitty
Finding their sound
Marley Helfer, Editor-in-Chief • April 11, 2025
Since Time Immemorial
Since Time Immemorial
Coco Otto, Staff reporter • March 6, 2025
While dopamine release isn’t the only factor to instigate an addiction, it plays a large role in the habits formed around activities that quickly reward the brain: scrolling on one's phone or partaking in substances like drugs and alcohol.
Reels, rewards and resolutions
Madeleine Clark, A&E Editor • February 14, 2025
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A&E
“Gaman” is a Japanese word that roughly translates to the Zen Buddhist concept of staying strong despite the obstacles that cross one’s path.
Star 99 is finally getting their flowers and ‘Pushing Daisies’
Max Bykowski, Sports Editor • April 2, 2025
One of the greatest accomplishments of “Mufasa” is that it brings back interest towards the magnificent universe of the pridelands
‘Long live the king’ in this live-action prequel
Elouan Thomas, Advertising Manager • February 14, 2025
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“All In” is a phrase we often say to each other. It’s on the back of one of our practice shirts, and it is something we leave practice saying every single time. Those two words have made a huge impact on my life and my approach to nearly everything. (Courtesy of Varsity Spirit)
‘All In’ for Cheer winning Nationals
Sophia Gerl, Staff Reporter • April 8, 2025
Already trying to make sense
of our place in school, in society,
in adulthood, how are we possibly
supposed to make sense of our place
on Earth, in the Milky Way, in the
universe? The problem is that we
aren’t; the existential ennui of being
a highschooler is normalized to the
point of disinterest.
Fearing the unknown
Xander Howarth, Opinions Editor • April 2, 2025
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