The COVID-19 pandemic marked the most devastating experience of my life, characterized by my overwhelming sense of fear. Unknowingly getting my friends sick haunted me, along with the anxiety that high school might never resume in person. The first months of the pandemic put me in isolation; I was hesitant to risk any contact based […]
Everything You Need to Know About No Nut November and Destroy Dick December
To a large percentage of the population, “No Nut November” may be a strange and confusing holiday tradition. However, as we enter the titular month of November, I take it upon myself to bestow Millenial/Gen Z wisdom upon those so puzzled by this saying. So no, no one has suddenly developed nut-free diets, you can […]
Youth Climate Strike
On Friday, March 15, 2019, hundreds of thousands of students walked out of their classrooms for a global climate strike, in hopes of awakening the minds of politicians and tackling the escalating ecological crisis head on. Students in Europe sparked this movement and have inspired people globally to do the same. Although our town of […]
Dodgeball – The Ruthless Game
Believed to have started over 200 years ago in Africa, the game of dodgeball involved players throwing rocks at each other aiming to injure or kill. Now, dodgeball has been the staple sport of schools across the country for decades, pitting children against each other, armed to the brim with foam balls and a desire […]