How to forget about Coronavirus
Deeya Prakash, Content Managing Editor
April 4, 2020
*This article is purely satirical. Read at your own risk. Please, do not do ANYTHING listed in this article—it is purely included for comedic purposes. I recognize that this is a difficult period for all of us, and I hope this article makes you chuckle just a little bit. We could use some humor :)...
Crossing the Aisle in a Crisis
Serene Tarabishi , Staff Writer
March 31, 2020
United we stand, divided we fall. We all know the mantra. However, its message has taken a more active role these days as the nation tests its ability to withstand a crisis together. Neighbors helping neighbors, people helping each other have been the models of our society during this strenuous t...
Conquering online school
Charlotte Weiss, Feature Chief
March 29, 2020
AMIDST THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK, Governor Mike DeWine decided to close all Ohio schools for three weeks. Although we are still scheduled to return to school on April 6, that time may be extended considering the state of Ohio is currently sheltered in place. After one week of Spring Break, Sycamore...
Positives of the pandemic
Ria Parikh, Staff Writer
March 27, 2020
Coronavirus. This word has been said so much in these past few weeks that not one person can go about their day without hearing about this tragic situation and what is coming out of it. With all this negative news swarming around us, it can be incredibly hard to maintain a positive mindset. While we sh...
Time Management
Josh Moore, Accountant
March 13, 2020
Every once and a while you get the perfect storm of homework. Three sheets of math, pages 237 to 245 in history, and a project for biology, all due on the same morning. While there has been help like the Synnovation lab or Aves Bell, that feeling of stress and anxiety seems to always c...
A New Interest For Scary Movies
Lindsay Ruskin, Staff Writer
March 11, 2020
Trying something new can be scary at first, especially if it is a horror movie. About three weeks ago, I was hanging out with my friends, and we were not sure what to do. We all sat down and decided to watch a scary movie, and I was a little shaken up. The following weekend came, and w...
Learning to love the most difficult person: yourself
Bhaavya Jha, Broadcast Editor
March 9, 2020
It has been exactly 178 days since I began on this journey, and now I want you to join me. It costs zero money, almost no time, and results in a much happier life. It is loving yourself. “Like most people, I've made many and plenty mistakes in my life. I have many faults, and I have many mo...
The Implication of Meaning on Earth
Josh Moore, Accountant
March 3, 2020
A critical philosophical motif that has been scoured throughout the onstage of human existence is life and the implication of its meaning. Though it holds no bearing on the ability or capacity to walk through our existence, the question has thoroughly perplexed the philosophical wits of humans fo...
Junior Year Reflections
Gaby Pereda, Staff Writer
February 20, 2020
High School is a period of significant personal growth. As we get older, we start to discover more about ourselves. We start maturing, and we start thinking of things in different ways. We grow in certain areas and we fall short in other areas. But most importantly, overtime we learn. I am not talking abou...
When does competition become toxic?
Josh Moore, Accountant
February 11, 2020
With the high flying banners, bombastic school fight songs, and representative colors, it's easy to get mixed up with emotion every time your team jumps onto the field. But at what point does that heat of the moment turn into something more toxic than prideful. Obviously there are situations where y...
Valentine’s Day thoughts from freshman
Lindsay Ruskin, Staff Writer
February 10, 2020
Valentine’s Day is a day to give chocolates, flowers, and other fun little gifts to the people you love most. According to Good Housekeeping, “About 55% of Americans celebrate Valentine's Day and spend an estimated $19.6 billion a year, including more than $1.8 billion on candy alone,” and...
The horror of viruses
Bhaavya Jha, Broadcast Editor
February 6, 2020
Healthcare workers with masks, treating infected patients who are coughing and spreading that contagious disease to more people as time goes on, gruesome deaths filled with crying family members on the other side of quarantined regions, and the smell of popcorn. That was just the description of a movie sce...