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Statesman

Controversial Theatre: The Prom

Controversial Theatre: The Prom

Jill Wang and Lillian Zhou | December 19, 2024

Breathe in. Breathe out. Before the curtains were pulled back, Lily Levitt ’26, assistant director of The Prom and ensemble member, was trying to calm her nerves. Between vocal exercises and words of...

Unethical Stevenson: Cheating Culture

Unethical Stevenson: Cheating Culture

Tej Kosaraju, Jenny Liang, and Sreeja Muthukannan | December 18, 2024

It’s test day. Mahmud Jayanta* ’26 has been preparing for days, reviewing notes, retaking formatives, and watching AP Classroom videos. But for him, the real preparation begins the day of the test,...

Photo illustration of Nisha Musunuri '25 signature overlayed on image of Musunuri running out before a game.

Athlete Feature: Nisha Musunuri

Fiona Jin and Leila Markicic | December 16, 2024

In the middle of an empty YMCA gym, third-grade Nisha Musunuri ’25 stands with an orange ball in her hand, ready to take her first shot. With her dad by her side, she shoots… and misses. Instead of...

How does being an athlete shape identity?

How does being an athlete shape identity?

Adi Jaiswal, Managing Editor of Web | December 10, 2024

Writing out ‘basketball practice’ for every day of the week on her calendar, varsity basketball player Nisha Musunuri ’25 finds herself running out of space. Her calendar is filled with reminders...

Anthony Vega speaks with the LGBTQ+ club about his experience and journey. Students and even adults were able to learn more about people’s journey coming out.

The Journey of Coming Out

Samarth Donapati, Samantha Gingiss, and Priya Thakkar | November 22, 2024

The smell of chicken, beans, and warm tortillas filled the air as Daxter Bytsko '26 opened the door into Stevenson’s Sexual and Gender Alliance Club’s (SAGA) celebration for National Coming Out Day....

Effect of evolving beauty standards

Effect of evolving beauty standards

Hannah Diab, Sanvi Gupta, and Kashvi Nagpal | November 21, 2024

Alia Rhodes ’27 lays on her bed, scrolling through Instagram, liking post after post containing altered and airbrushed images. Despite knowing each post is perfectly curated to portray only the best...

Lack of Recognition for Cultural Holidays

Lack of Recognition for Cultural Holidays

Timothy Bui and Rajan Sukhatme | November 20, 2024

Max Kolinski ’27 walks into school early in the morning, heading to the Foods Lab for Polish Club Live Cooking, a Polish Heritage Month event. As he meets his other Polish peers, he prepares materials...

Impact of Social Media and Screen Time

Impact of Social Media and Screen Time

Veronica Jia, Justin Kim, and Hamilton King | October 25, 2024

Anna Li ’25, Mind Your Mind outreach director, studies her AP Statistics review packet in preparation for her assessment. Suddenly, a notification pops up on her phone, and after a few seconds she finds...

Transfer Students Adjust to Stevenson Community

Transfer Students Adjust to Stevenson Community

Jonah Cooper and Netra Wuppalapati | October 23, 2024

Ruudrakshi Ganguly ’25 enters a South Asian Student Association (SASA) meeting, not knowing what to expect. To her delight, Ganguly feels at home as the aroma of home-cooked Indian sweets hits her nose,...

Running back Sarah Bende ’26 cuts the field, gaining more yards on the play. Bende has proven to be one of the most powerful forces on Stevensons offense, averaging 4 carries per game.

Flag Football Climbs to the Top

Justin Ferstein and Aisha Fatima | September 26, 2024

Catching the football close to her side, Sammie Meliker ‘24 charges across the field in a determined attempt to reach the endzone. Gaining yards with each stride, which would bring her closer to a triumphant...

On a typical day of swim practice, the girls do multiple laps in the pool practicing each swim stroke for warm up. The swim team follows a routine based on each day of the week.

A dive into the experience of the girls’ swim team

Grace Bui and Kashvi Nagpal | September 24, 2024

Tightly tucking hair strands into her cap, Kate Motl ’25 steps out from the locker room and walks across the tiles as she readies herself for the upcoming moment. Fastening her goggles around her head,...

Students gather in the Sports Center for the 2023 Winterfest assembly. Organized annually by Student Council, the assembly works to hype up students for the upcoming dance.

The Purpose of Student Government

Hannah Diab and Rajan Sukhatme | September 17, 2024

As Jenny Johnson ’25, Senior Class Board (SCB) president, concludes her weekly SCB meeting, she takes in the sight with great pride as the members whom she has worked closely with for the past three...

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