Pairs of red and green shoes are placed neatly along the shelves, waiting expectantly to be picked up by eager hands. Across them lie the glistening lanes that have been cleaned until the veneer is sparkling...
Natalie Hill, Lifestyle Editor
• December 12, 2023
The bell rings, signaling the end of third period. Students fill the halls, slowly making their way toward their next classes, some more reluctant than others. However, for some students, fourth hour is...
With bright lights and a huge crowd of family and friends stacked on top of each other, you are adorned in a royal blue gown, your cap resting on your head. The day between your past and future is the...
A gloomy overcast lingers over the school. Inside the atmosphere is frozen in time. The hallways are deserted. In classrooms students mechanically jot down notes, their attention spans slowly depleting....
You’re at the center of the U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings, staring at the beaming lights and cheering crowd. Only, it’s not a football game, but rather the atmosphere of the Youth...
Four years. Four years of time between the simplicity of middle school and the imminent reality of adulthood. These four years of high school are a time to learn about ourselves, our world, and skills...
Elias Pipinos, Front Page Editor
• September 25, 2023
On the sidelines of every football and basketball game are our perpetrators of pep - the cheerleaders. With a focus on the crowd’s enjoyment and entertainment, their chants and routines are practiced...
Students in room 1104 paint and draw furiously, their hands cramping and brows furrowing under the approaching deadline. The air in the room is packed with focus and creativity, propelling the artists...
You’ve had a bad day. It feels like everything possible has gone wrong. You forgot your laptop at home, woke up late, and your hair’s been frizzy all day. To make matters worse, your friends have been...
Pencils, notebooks, and laptops are scattered around tables as students are hard at work. Quiet chatter drifts throughout the cozy space. The library has always been a haven for students to study, conversate,...
Standing at the front of the room, the teacher is met with an army of slumped-over, dead-eyed seniors. As if in a hivemind, they all have the same question on their mind: why are we still here?
It’s...
Summer, the rare moment in a student’s life when they are able to relax, have fun and spend days as they please. Then all of a sudden, wham students nationwide are made to go through with the most demeaning,...