September 21, 2023 The day started out frigid with a dense fog hovering from the nearby Thornapple River. Sitting on the bus, I felt motivated; something about the hazy air made me feel like I was a...

1.) What subject do you teach? English 9, Creative Writing, Senior Lit - I'm also directing the fall play & spring musical! 2.) Is this your first year teaching Nope! I used to teach at a...

I began listening to Olivia Rodrigo’s 2nd album, GUTS, with somewhat low expectations. Don’t get me wrong, I adored her first album, but I was unsure of what to expect and didn’t know if she could...

Every morning, my friend sends me a picture of her outfit for the day, and every time—regardless of the season—she has the most adorable outfit. They always vary from each other and each one is...

Our world will always be full of constant reminders of time, coming in the form of changes of growth and movements. I always feel the seasons are the most consequential of them all.  Summer is undoubtedly...

The population is constantly changing. Every eight seconds someone is born, every eleven seconds, someone dies. From the time those people are born until the time they die, billions of things will change...

When most kids wanted to grow up, I was the kid that never wanted to. I wanted to live in Neverland and stay young with my childhood–and still do.  Many of my fondest childhood memories are the ones...

Christmas on Mistletoe Farm was unenjoyable except for a single hilarious character. Without them, I would have stopped watching.  The movie is a new Netflix original movie. Netflix tends to be hit...

According to Zippa, the average person sees between 4,000 and 10,000 ads each day. Although this seems exaggerated, it makes sense when you think about all the places you see ads in day-to-day life. There...

To my dog- You are my favorite animal on the planet. I would choose you over anything. You are my therapy dog for all the times that I get anxious or upset or worried and I wish I could bring you everywhere....

Sometimes, I feel like I’m having an exceptional day, and I’m in a marvelous mood, and then, a minuscule thing happens and my day is turned into the worst of my life.  Situations like this happen...

History vs. Hollywood teacher Kyle Carhart’s class is usually taken by upperclassmen as a relaxing class to watch movies and do very little work. So, when faced with a project, he has to make sure it...

During the COVID-19 shutdown, I was constantly bored. I would do just about everything and anything possible to keep me busy. One thing I did a lot of was listen to music. I would scroll through my phone,...

It was a dark and stormy night—one of the classic starts to a horror story. Practically an omen of fear and darkness, yet it is one of the things that comforts me the most.  I consider myself somewhat...