The beauty of diversifying your friend groups
Gaby Pereda, Staff Writer
December 22, 2019
As teenagers we all have to go through the journey of trying to find a group of people who make us feel at home, or a group of friends that seem to just click for us and allow us to be our true selves. For some, it may be easy; for others, not so much. The creation of friendships and strong bonds...
Star Wars: The Modern Myth
Jack Wolfe, PR manager
December 22, 2019
I have always loved Star Wars, ever since I was a little kid and I will probably still love it till the day I die. While I acknowledge that the franchise is anything but perfect, there is a certain charm to these films that just keeps you invested in every scene. With what is presumed to be the end of ...
Why I Love Thanksgiving
Lindsay Ruskin, Staff Writer
December 4, 2019
When it turns midnight on Nov. 1, most people start getting ready for the holiday season and skip Thanksgiving. They either forget about the holiday itself, or really just do not care for it—they are ready to get presents. Thanksgiving for my family does not start at dinnertime, b...
My first Model UN experience
Emma Chi, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
20 people all staring at you, all waiting for their chance to speak, your voice barely coming out as a squeak. As daunting as it seems, experiences like these are what make you better and build you up as a person. At first glance, Model United Nations (MUN) may just seem like any other ...
Surviving Mid Semester Slump
Aaditi Lele, Staff Writer
November 11, 2019
It is halfway through the semester and every school day seems to last 10 million hours (How is it still Monday?). Mid-term anxiety is yet to set in but you have finally adjusted to a new school year: What now? Have you found yourself less willing to get out of bed to do school work? Less motivated? We...
The story of an over involved student
Gaby Pereda, Staff Writer
November 11, 2019
Just like a rubber band snaps when it has too much tension, we humans also reach a “snapping” point when the pressure around us just seems like too much. I’m sure if you ask my classmates, friends, family, or teachers, they would all tell you that I am involved in many things, and some of them...
Accepting refugees
Emma Chi, Staff Writer
October 30, 2019
The acception of refugees has always been a controversial topic. There are countries like Germany, who has once taken in 890,000 refugees in one year; but also, countries like Japan, who only took in 12 refugees last year. There are a variety of reasons why countries make these decisions, but just...
Athlete reflects on season
Harsitha Kalaiarasan, Design Editor
October 30, 2019
Deep breath in, deep breath out. The serve hurtles towards my forehand; in a bid to end the point quickly, I slam the ball into the net person. The ball makes contact with her racquet and lands long. Game, Set, Match. My partner, Mayu Fukuda and I had qualified for the OHSAA State Tennis Championships. Las...
The power of youth
Aaditi Lele, Staff Writer
October 27, 2019
Published authors, gun control advocates, climate change activists, genius programmers, and community leaders. My peers for four days at the first meeting of the Youth Collaboratory, a civic youth leadership program launched by Citizen University, could not be described as anything short of invigorati...
From SJH to SHS
Lindsay Ruskin, Staff Writer
October 24, 2019
Imagine walking into high school on the first day of school, but then you realize it isn’t as bad as you thought: our district prepares us for change. In Sycamore Community Schools, junior high(SJH) is for seventh and eighth-graders, and after, they enter high school(SHS). These two ...
Advantages for Carpooling at Sycamore
Josh Moore, Accountant
September 27, 2019
A decline in parking-lot traffic If asked, SHS drivers would most likely recall numerous fender-benders or minor damages caused by about one-hundred students trying to get in school or get home as fast as their cars will allow them. While traffic issues still remain, car-pooling has definitely decreas...
Sustainability veers off course
Harsitha Kalaiarasan, Design Editor
September 17, 2019
The Earth is dying. It seems like this fact is projected at us from all angles, a suffocating and heavy truth. And, in response as the young people we are, we have begun a popular movement to try and reverse some of the damage. However, the more I am exposed to this movement through social media, I can not hel...