Have you ever bought a book because the cover matches your aesthetic? Maybe you look at the many hues that make up the title and think that would make a great coffee-table book. Well, that was exactly...

Name: Vivian Wheland Class: 2024 1.What position are you running for? “I am running for class President.” 2.Why did you decide to run? “I wanted to be more of a figure in the school,...

Name: Hayden Bolter Class: 2024 1.What position are you running for? “I am running for one of the Trustee positions.” 2.Why did you decide to run? “I decided to run again because...

Name: Bella Grounin Class: 2024 1.What position are you running for? "I am running for class President." 2.Why did you decide to run? "I decided to run because I think that taking action...

Name: Ayla Ahmetovic Class: 2024 1.What position are you running for? “I am running for Vice President.” 2.Why did you decide to run? “I decided to run because I want to make the best...

Name: Saniya Mishra Class: 2024 1.What position are you running for?  "I'm running for sophomore class Treasurer for this upcoming year." 2.Why did you decide to run?  "I decided to run...

Name: Emalea Rooke Class: 2024 1.What position are you running for? “I am running for Secretary.” 2.Why did you decide to run? “I decided to run because I love being involved in Student...

Name: Letizia Cumbo-Nacheli Class: 2024 1. What position are you running for?  “President.” 2. Why did you decide to run?  “I love being involved in the school and overall being...

Name: Lucy Wu Class: 2024 1.What position are you running for? "I'm running for the position of class President." 2. Why did you decide to run? "I decided to run because I wanted to give...

With the voting opening at the end of the week, we decided to do Q&As with the current high schoolers running for office. We hope to provide students here at FHC with a deeper look into the candidates...

The photoshopped pages of a glossy magazine cover taunt onlookers with its unrealistic depiction of women in the media. Wondering what these women do to be so beautiful, pain sets in knowing it’s not...

I used to write many stories much like this one every time I was upset about something. It was never that I was consistently angry, sad, or overwhelmed, it was just that when I was feeling that way,...

Freshman Letizia Cumbo-Nacheli didn't know how to ask her first-grade teacher for art supplies in English.  Letizia grew up in a household where Spanish was her first language. At home, this didn't...

I have typed word after word and yet managed to press the delete button more times than the spacebar. This is not my first time running out of ideas, nor will it be my last, but when you have written over...

My future here is clear. Unlike my perspective on every other aspect of my life, at least here is still my home.  I doubted its ability to comfort me after a year away, but those fears slowly vanished...

Freshman Zack Race took something that he loves and turned it into something other people would benefit from.  After gathering a respectable amount of followers on YouTube and Twitch, Zack decided...

I want the late nights, and early sunrises, and the beautiful cotton candy pastels of the early morning sky to seep into whatever bedroom I stayed in the night prior. I want the cliche driving around with...

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results. I fear we are all going insane. Down the rabbit hole, I have fallen. Into wonderland, I wander desperately...

Senior Linus Kaechele has been told he bears the subtle scent of cucumbers, but, to him, that smell resembles happiness.  “I have a vivid memory of someone telling me, ‘Linus, I don’t even have...

The little things we will do in order to entertain our minds. Distracting myself from the impending days ahead, hiding what's to come from the innocent little girl that sits in the center of my psyche,...

Junior Vinod Rajakrishna found himself sitting alone on the upper field while the rest of his soccer team was practicing for thirty minutes all because of a social media mishap.  “I ended up being...

I am living life at 50%.   I ache to acknowledge my other half.    The girl who has the confidence to do all the things I can not.    She finishes the hundreds of half...

The significance of what I remember. There were times of darkness—like splotches of stars amongst the otherwise unilluminated sky and times of true triumph that reminded me of why I am who I am. But...

At the middle school band concert, sophomore Ian Mahoney tricked everyone into thinking he was playing his oboe; when, in reality, he was pretending the whole time despite knowing the songs extremely well.  “When...

Move with a purpose they say. Know where you want to go, who you want to be when you get there; don't give up until you arrive, but don't you dare lose yourself along the way.  Move with a purpose they...

Living in an endless summer dream, I awake to the soft, angelic glow of the sun cascading in through my window and draping my muted white comforter with golden brilliance. My eyelashes flutter like a butterfly...

AP English Language teacher Lisa Penninga believes everyone has a mountain they want to climb. Her students recently completed a social justice project where they could pick any topic of their choice...

We are spiraling down the staircase of self depreciation, critiquing who we are because we don't know who we want to be. We are willing to do anything to stand out just enough to get noticed, all while...

I want to be looked at.  I want to be looked at like others look at the sunset.  Standing back breathless.  Admiring my colors.  The brown and strawberry blonde tinted hues of my hair.  The...

Senior Amelia Pointer hyperventilated because of a Bill Nye The Science Guy video in the second grade.  Ever since she was very little, Amelia's dad instilled a strong passion for films in her. This...

I once was a seed, Writing about how I grew up too fast before I was even fully grown. Grasping at the air, Aching for more water. Begging mother earth to let me live. All so I could feel...

She was trapped,  Trapped between the impending standards of the people around her, Stuck as if the cement had dried to mold the curves of her life,  Put on display like the statue she was told...

In this world where nothing is constant and everything could seemingly fall apart in a split second, why must we change something that we have used our entire school career? Students and teachers alike...

There's a window. I look through it. Pressing my nose on the glass. Staring through—as others stare through my soul—so intent that the other side is better.  The view is a little foggy, sure, but...

Scraping the bottom of the barrel. Trying to give you more of me.  Trying to find something unexplored, untouched, and ultimately innocent about me.  But I have a peculiar feeling that no matter...

Everyone has heard of the infamous senioritis—that feeling of dread when high school could not come to an end any sooner and school starts to feel a little pointless. Senior Molly Vonk says that the...

Without all the sparkles, or rather lack thereof, without all the tangible items that make me feel glamorous, would I still be beautiful?  A simple, overused, yet utterly priceless eight-letter...

Junior Ben Taylor knows better than anyone how drastically holiday plans have changed this year, and while COVID-19 has altered the holidays in different ways for everyone, Ben has had a whirlwind experience...

New year, new me. I have heard it over and over. Am I supposed to come out of this year reformed—a new me? Because I am not.  I am not a new me. I am changed, but I am not new. In fact, if anything...

For as long as I can remember, my family and I would go to Bronners Christmas store. We would walk in, and I would instantly know the holiday season was upon us. I was surrounded by lights, ornaments,...

I have been standing on this edge for so long, waiting for the sweet push of nature's winds to seal my fate; yet, I stand here, wobbling on the cliff of sanity, looking back on the memories of who I used...

It’s like all of me is being engulfed by your presence, truly immersed as if the nonexistent space between us speaks louder than the words we may or may not say.  The voices of 'maybe yes but maybe...

Freshman Olivia Oorbeck continues to work hard at what she loves, even though it feels like the Instagram algorithm is working against her. It's no secret that gaining followers is an important task...

How would my life be different? Would you still be here? If you could go back would you?  These are the questions that fill up the pages of my thoughts. I ask them profusely—to no one in particular—wondering...

Julia Beaumont—All I can say is please don't leave me. I know you have to, but I honestly don't know if I will be able to do life without you right across the hall. You are so good in your own life but...

If there is one thing that senior Ana Ahmed has learned from experience is that kids will say anything. Whether it be critical, complimentary, or simply conversational, children's filters are non-existent,...

My sadness is temporary. My pain irrelevant.  My existence small. And my problems even smaller.   So I will stand back. I will stand back and let the pieces of my life fall into...

Name: Gavin O'Meara Grade: 11 Role(s): Rapunzel's Dad (prince 1), Cinderella's Wicked stepmother 1.What are the advantages and disadvantages to having a smaller cast compared to other years? “The...

It's tempting I know.  To stay in bed. To do absolutely nothing with your life. To cry because each tear is justified.  Sadness drives a hard bargain.  “In exchange for your heartache,...

Sophomore Luke Brown has had the pleasure of being able to take his own passion and pass it on to others while still being dedicated to his own growth.  “I taught tennis to ages five through adults,”...

Are you proud of me? All that I have accomplished. Am I all you hoped I’d be? Checking off our bucket list one by one. You were so young then; now I have aged with time and matured with time.  Attempting...

We all just want to be special.  We want to be known and remembered for something great, but the truth is, none of us are really special. We are all just simply average people—sometimes we’re a...

Adaptability, persistence, and talent. These are some of the words that describe the astonishing, hardworking students and staff that partake in our school’s theater program.  Numerous clubs,...

1. What was your reaction when you heard your name called?  “I was just really excited to know that my classmates thought to elect me. It means a lot, and I am just really excited to be part of it...

The pressure, the feeling in your chest when you know you're about to cry, the terrible things in the world that are out of your control.  It’s enough to make a person snap, but in all honesty, that...

A maybe. A never supposed to happen. A far-fetched possibility. Like the whispers that dwindle in the air waiting to be heard.  A nightmare? A day dream? Dancing the fine line in my subconscious. Somewhere...

Zoe Lipke Grade: 11 1. As a representative for your class, how are you voicing their opinions and what are those opinions exactly? "It is really nice because at every one of our meetings we are...

Letizia Cumbo Grade: 9 1. As a representative for your class, how are you voicing their opinions and what are those opinions exactly? "Usually, if it's a topic that my class can recommend ideas...

Koyuki Buckhold: Grade: 12 1. As a representative for your class, how are you voicing their opinions and what are those opinions exactly? "Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to hold a homecoming...

Benjamin Zorn Grade: 11 1. As a representative for your class, how are you voicing their opinions and what are those opinions exactly? "As a representative of the class of 2022, I'm trying to...

Gabby Hendricks Grade: 10 1. As a representative for your class, how are you voicing their opinions, and what are those opinions exactly? “Personally, as one of the class student council representatives,...

Junior Hannah Alm is the youngest of seven children. Growing up she had to learn how to be mature for her age to fit in because most of her siblings were adults before she was even ten years old.  Hannah...

They say, Be perfect, but have substance. Be happy. Don't be annoying. Dress nicer. Stop trying so hard. Voice your opinion. Shut up. Be experienced. Be innocent. Don't be shallow. Stop...

I am the shattered computer screen—the broken pencil tip. As the ink in my brain runs dry,  I desperately scramble to find more thoughts that will thrust my pen into writing mode, but as my hand dwindles...

Senior Paityn Reens feels there are many expectations one must accomplish in order to succeed in life. She feels it is as though there is an unspoken template students are all supposed to follow in order...

Name: Desiree Tuohy Grade: 11th 1. How did you get into improv? Why did you decide to try out?  “I got into improv because I really enjoy doing theatre, and I thought why not try another branch...

I have watched many people, myself included, struggle to figure out the difference between being a child and being a young adult. The comparisons and arguments are endless for this topic, and yet, that's...

When do we stop being children? Is it when we get to high school? Maybe when we start to experience tragedy? Or maybe it's not a specific moment, but rather a lead up of moments preparing us for adulthood....

We all have that one thing that calms us down, clears our minds, and allows for more positive thoughts. For some, it might be a hot bath, and for others it might be a nap. These are all relatively soothing...

The new Netflix movie Love, Guaranteed poses a frequently asked question that no one can ever seem to answer: is love guaranteed? The movie starts with a young pair of main characters/love interests....

Honestly, I have been brainstorming ideas for this article all week. The truth is no story or jumble of words I write will ever be good enough to explain how I feel.  In many ways, I am happy that...

Growing up, I feel like we all had that one singer that we listened to profusely. The one that we had playing as we danced around the living room or that was on in the background at our birthday parties....

The warm, salty tears drip down my cold face--I am crying, and I cry for selfish reasons. I cry because although the seniors are the ones that got everything stolen from them, I am only thinking about...

During quarantine, I have gained so much respect for my neighbors and gotten to know them so much better, and I am so thankful for that opportunity. Watching the tiny little kids play around the neighborhood,...

Comfort is something we are all in need of right now whether it is comfort food, comfort from your family, or finding comfort in a really good tv show. Life is insane, and no matter who you are, I am sure...

My positivity and my optimism are part of who I am; I always try to look on the bright side of things. I am always looking to find the silver lining of a poor situation. I put on a smile in the bleakest...

A world of magical witches and blood thirsty vampires—a world where werewolves are normal and monsters are a regular occurence. This place might be fictional, but the allure of a mystical world is one...

Laying there on the soft cotton sheets of my bed. A bed that was molded perfectly to my frail body. I was surrounded by the trusting faces of my plush stuffed animals. It was some lazy Sunday afternoon;...

Name: Aspen Strauss Grade: 12 Role: Soccer player 1. How long have you been playing soccer for? "I’ve been playing soccer for about 12+ years now. My parents started me in AYSO as soon as...

Sunshine yellow, flamingo pink, ocean blue.  Colors are magical. They surround us and everything we are. They fill our walls with vibrant painting and our gardens with pastel flowers. Maybe, you're...

Somehow, Riverdale, a tv show dreaded by many for its awkward and cringy script as well as an overall bad plot, managed to get their act together for the last couple episodes of season four. The finale...

People impact us every day. They smile at us in the hallway or pick us as partners in class. They give you letters of encouragement, or strategically write texts saying they never liked you at all.  Friends...

Junior Enya Burrow thinks that balance between social life and school life is possible but that the idea of what balance really means differs from person to person.  She knows that, depending on the...

From the soothing sound of her voice to her immaculate style, YouTuber Freddy Cousin-Brown has impacted my entertainment standard for the better.  Freddy is a style blogger and YouTuber. Her channel...

Taunted by the glossy pages of magazine covers, the silky look of the vibrant television screen, the easy access we all have allows us to alter our imperfections.  Our skin is a maze. It has bumps,...

They were seeds: young, impressionable, but full of possibilities. Plated in soil, full of good intentions. Their future was just that — not daunting or scary, just there. And just like seeds, They had...

Freshman Tyler Poth is an athlete, but it's what's behind the athlete that makes a person who they are. Tyler has been playing soccer for ten years. This in itself is an admirable accomplishment, but...

Rosy cheeks, plump lips, and eyelashes dark like the midnight sky. As a little girl that aspired to be mature for her age, makeup always had a certain appeal to me. I would watch the women in my life apply...

When I was young, I didn’t really know who I was. A lot of the time I would feel lost in all the things I hoped to be, but didn’t know how to accomplish them.  So to cope with my loss of identity,...

Breathe in and breathe out. It's as simple as smelling a flower and blowing out a candle. The basic consistencies of breath. The only thing that makes sense in a world of madness. Its involuntary and beautiful.  Breathing...

Sophomore Lily Klaasen grew up learning that it’s okay to be different. “I was adopted from YueYang China when I was eleven-months-old,” Lily said. “Being adopted affected me growing up because...

Netflix brings us yet another original series with a plot that drags out with no real luster to keep it entertaining—or so I thought.  Spinning Out is a Netflix original series that came out January...

In a year and a half, freshman Crandall Quinn went from a few friends in Traverse city to a whole team of people who have his back.  “I moved from Traverse City West Middle School,” Crandall...

Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed embark upon another vampire adventure, but this time they are trying to escape the infectious disease before their time runs out.  The first season of the Netflix television...

The way the snow sparkles. It sprinkles against the thickening black sky. Like stardust, it twinkles, daring me to make a wish. Like a beautiful heartache, the snow can bury you, but it can also form...

The Random Acts of Talent tryouts are tonight; if you can sing, do stand up, or just about anything in between you better be there.  Random Acts of Talent is an FHC tradition that first took place...

Another spin on the classic fairy tale, Cinderella, but this time it has a Christmas twist.  A Cinderella Story: A Christmas Wish has me conflicted. I’m conflicted on whether its flamboyant, childish...

What defines a great student? Work ethic, time management, or having a solid grip on the roller coaster of life? Maybe all three.  Junior Sukhpreet Singh is the textbook definition of a good student...