Life Beyond Earth: Venus
by Angela Tatsch, Reporter
October 1, 2020
Life beyond Earth. This is a topic we’ve all pondered at least once in our lives, and every day the answer seems to be moving closer to yes. On Sept. 14, 2020, evidence was published about possible life existing on our closest neighboring planet: Venus. Venus is the number one most accidentally ...
Shades of purple: Guide to understanding domestic abuse
by Makayla Herron, Copy and Online Editor
April 29, 2020
Walking out of my room, I found my mom watching TV on the couch. From the way she sat on the couch to the outfit she wore, I felt like I was looking into a mirror. Much of my taste in fashion, mannerisms and outlook on life can be attributed to her. Parents’ personal attitudes and behaviors influen...
How to establish healthy routines during self-isolation
by Fatima Malik, Reporter
April 27, 2020
In the reaction to the 1918 flu pandemic, St. Louis, Missouri started self-isolating early and suffered one-eighth of the flu fatalities that Philadelphia did, where self-isolation did not go into effect till later. Looking at this example, these precautions are evidently vital to not only personal safety, bu...
Shades of purple: Guide to understanding domestic abuse
by Makayla Herron, Copy and Online Editor
February 27, 2020
In addition to Heart Awareness Month and Black History Month, February also marks Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAPM) and is dedicated to bringing awareness to teen dating violence as well as educating students on how to stop abuse before it begins. Every year takes on a different...
Impostor syndrome explained
by Akie Kasai, Reporter
February 13, 2020
Accomplishing so much, yet she doubts every move. Unease about unproductivity and when she does create her artwork, she never feels it’s good enough. Senior Olivia Karr experiences these feelings on a regular basis, but she’s not alone in her experience. The phenomenon is called impostor syndrome and...
Cosmetics in color
by Fatima Malik, Reporter
January 28, 2020
As an avid skincare and makeup shopper, I love websites like Glossier that represent different skin types, companies like Fenty Beauty that sell products suiting a variety of skin tones, and stores like Sephora with scanners to analyze any customer’s skin and find the right shade for them. While there is no denyi...
Switching to slow fashion
by Myh Seyoum and Bree Johnson
January 22, 2020
In anticipation of a climate crisis, members of our generation worldwide are becoming increasingly concerned with the environmental impact of human living habits. Young people educate themselves on these issues and attempt to prevent their current implications by changing different aspects of their life...
Juliette’s Declassified School Survival Guide: January
by Juliette Roberts, Copy Editor
January 21, 2020
Recently I was talking to my mom about a sudden drought of motivation after a brief streak of productivity and she told me something that stuck with me: “Being a motivated person doesn’t mean being motivated all the time.” It’s true; nobody can work at 100 percent every day. With senioritis more c...
Deodorant damage
by Fatima Malik, Reporter
December 26, 2019
Deodorant has always been just another daily necessity for me; I didn’t think much about it. One day, I looked in the mirror and realized the skin by my shoulders had begun to darken. I figured it would go away on its own, but the darkening only became worse. I talked to my doctor and figured out my...
Juliette’s Declassified School Survival Guide: December
by Juliette Roberts, Copy Editor
December 20, 2019
With increasingly chilly days and post-finals exhaustion setting in like the recent overcast weather, motivation is slipping for many students. Since most don’t have a major project to complete over winter break, once school starts up again in the new year, it’s normally an uphill climb to get back int...
Shades of Purple: Guide to understanding domestic abuse
by Makayla Herron, Copy and Online Editor
December 19, 2019
There’s a quote by musician Kevin Michael McKeehan that goes: "A lack of boundaries often invites a lack of respect." This statement can apply to various areas of your life, but especially to relationships. If you expect to be treated with respect and regarded as your partner’s equal, then you a...
Great American Retreat
by Andrew Cox, Advertisement & PR Manager
December 18, 2019
A recording emerged of France’s Emmanuel Macron, Canada’s Justin Trudeau and the United Kingdom’s Boris Johnson mocking President Trump at a Buckingham Palace reception following a Dec. 4 NATO summit for having an unscheduled press conference outside the event, which caused delays. On the sur...
