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Student vs faculty basketball

Alexa Sterner, Staff Writer June 12, 2025

The student versus staff basketball game has been held at a pep rally for the last three years, with the teachers winning each one–until this year. During this fourth annual basketball game, the students...

Seniors Chloe Ortiz, Brooke Young, and Kai Rothwell stop for a break during their time volunteering at our school library. The students help to organize books, including retrieving and sorting the study hall reading crates, which need to be stored during the summer HVAC work.

Outreach

Aspen DeWan, Business Manager June 12, 2025

This year, seniors continued the tradition of spending their last weeks to give back to the community via their outreach projects. Seniors in good standing were invited to find a volunteer opportunity...

‘Third Mascot’ greets students while awaiting hatching eggs

Aspen DeWan, Business Manager June 12, 2025

The newest addition to the school lives right near the outdoor track, squawking when students walk by to protect her nest of four eggs.   “It is a killdeer,” said bird photographer Karen...

Summer college tours are underway

Cat Pizzarello, guest writer June 12, 2025

As summer rounds the corner, the joys of warm weather and no school are likely all that are on most students' minds. For rising seniors, the pressure of college and choosing where to apply can often be...

Bellen Woodard displays her new book, More than Peach, and her traditionally-colored rainbow and skin color crayons. Her book is set to release next month.

With newest book release, Bellen Woodard continues to inspire change

Aspen DeWan, Business Manager April 10, 2025

Imagine being given the opportunity to interview a historical figure that you have been learning about since elementary school. Freshman Bellen Woodard doesn't have to. In November, Woodard talked with...

Sophomore Eimile Abbott and senior Sofia Habibzai work together to create Valentine’s Day cards to send to the Spring Arbor retirement home. Women in Entrepreneurship hopes to create an environment for innovation, collaboration, and growth through crafts and other activities.

Club Spotlight

Karan Singh and Taylor Helfer March 26, 2025

As AP exam season looms and classwork becomes harder to manage, having a community to go to to de-stress is more than essential. This month’s featured clubs, FCCLA, Educators Rising, and Women in Entrepreneurship,...

FBLA & Interact

FBLA & Interact

Nur Mustafa, Staff Writer March 25, 2025

This hot chocolate from Goosecup, has not only a pretty exterior, but a hint of cinnamon and a creamy composition, making this a rich, chocolate-y beverage for a cold day. Goosecup has been open since 2021 and serves a variety of hot and cold beverages, and is open well after school ends to make it a perfect study spot.

Search for the perfect hot chocolate for a cold day

Taylor Helfer, Editor-in-chief February 11, 2025

As the winter months approach and the weather gets colder, cozying up with a warm hot chocolate feels like the perfect remedy. Three locally-owned cafes offer hot chocolate for purchase, but which is the...

(Left to Right) Junior Nathaniel White, retired Latin teacher Lynn Krepich, senior Caroline VanEpps, freshman Linden Rosati, senior Pierson Lee, junior Emma Hawkins, junior Nik Scuric, junior Mark Giardina, and junior Taylor Helfer stand in front of the Latin club car at the Trunk or Treat event on October 29. Under the sponsorship of Spanish teacher Matthew Landers, the Latin club has been able to keep the Roman culture alive through arts and crafts, events, such as Trunk or Treat, and mythology.

Club feature: UNICEF, Latin, Math Captains

Taylor Helfer and Karan Singh January 17, 2025

As classes get more difficult and more demanding throughout the year, finding a place to engage in fellowship, potentially for a greater purpose, is important to maintaining a healthy school-life balance....

Teachers provide insight on new school cell phone policy

October 28, 2024

As of the 2024-2025 school year, the School Board has begun implementing a policy prohibiting high school students from using cell phones during class, and limits use to during lunch and between classes....

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