A dimly lit phone screen illuminates the face of Grishma Sajith ‘27, the clock on her bedside table displaying 1:00 AM in bright numbers as she scrolls through her Instagram feed. Despite the countless...

As Regan Carmichael, varsity girls’ basketball head coach, prepares her athletes for the upcoming game, she calls for the team to gather for a cherished tradition. Dubbed “Game Day Eve,” the team...

Isabelle Li ’25 comes home after a long day at school, her backpack thudding as she places it down and flops on the couch scrolling through college commitment posts. She knows she has homework and extracurricular...

As Ellen Meng ’26 opens TikTok after hours of Zoom classes, she scrolls through video after video of the trending opinion of the government’s incompetence in handling the pandemic. As her fingers continue...

Throwing his phone down with the ESPN Fantasy app open, Liam Zakrzewski ’27 leaps off of the sofa, narrowly escaping a weekly punishment—a milk mile—after beating his friend in the close matchup....

Ben Tosyali ’27 strolls onto the football field donning latex gloves and carrying first aid equipment. He kneels over an injured player along with the adult medical personnel, ready to assist as needed....

At the center of a Twin Groves Middle School cafeteria table, an eager crowd forms around Alina Qian ’25 as she puts the finishing touches on another Notability masterpiece. Known in her grade for accepting...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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....