Nova is entering their second year on The Central Trend. They developed a love for writing in middle school and have been ever since. Nova is excited to continue this pursuit as they continue to develop their writing. The majority of their time is spent practicing color guard or cozying up with a classic book, while the rest of their time is spent with family and friends or driving around in their car, Dorothy. Nova looks forward to wrapping up their time at FHC and celebrating the next chapter of their life.
At the end of band camp, there is a dance. Although dance is a strong word for it, several dozen sweaty kids pile into the school gym as music blasts from a disco speaker. It always begins with classic...
Amidst rapidly cycling trends, a high demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI), and a general increase in overconsumption, the environment is suffering. These shortened trend cycles lead to high production...
I always find the beginning of the second semester to create the most academic burnout as Advanced Placement (AP) courses ramp up, and the end of the school year taunts from only a few months away. For...
The doomsday clock was created by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in 1947, only two years after the end of World War II (WWII). Many of the founding members of the Bulletin worked on the Manhattan...
I have always prided myself on staying politically informed, but I have found it hard to find neutral information as the polarization between parties becomes more stark day after day. Through this struggle,...
The snow glistens outside the drive-thru window as it makes the slow descent from dark clouds to powder the earth. An untouched, ephemeral sheet of white will soon cover the branches, roads, and roofs...
On my way out of work one night, I took a different route than usual. Although it only took a few seconds longer, I was annoyed at myself because I knew I wouldn’t make the green light. I arrived at...
A year from now, I will no longer live in my childhood bedroom. The offensively purple walls will no longer watch me dress each morning, adorning my fingers with half a dozen rings and my backpack with...
I am thankful for more things than I can ever express without writing an entire novel. I am grateful for every breath that I take, for the leaves turning to beautiful shades of crimson and amber each autumn,...
Today, I am horrified. I am horrified by the state of my country and by the polarization of its people. There is a cavern that has grown between neighbors on the Left and Right while America hangs in the...
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Music has followed humanity alongside every leap and bound, and it will continue trailing behind it for the rest of time. All music, from folk songs, pop hits, or classics, tells the story of us. Music...
The trees outside the window of my childhood bedroom flutter in the summer breeze. The final summer in this room, in my childhood. This is the end of my innocence, my naivety. Waking up to weekend breakfasts...
Walking around the building, students are privy to the bang of a hammer or the whirr of a drill as FHC undergoes a major, two-and-a-half-year renovation. The entire school, apart from the recently updated...
As winter storms rage, summers reach global temperature highs, plants and animals die; the time to act on climate change is ticking away. According to the Climate Clock, we have less than four-and-a-half...
On Feb. 18, the White House X (formerly known as Twitter) account posted an autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) video of deportation. The video depicted illegal immigrants, who President Donald...
The sun and the moon are perfect mirrors of each other: reflections. They embody day and night—contemplation and action. They are perfect opposites. Despite forever being a pair, they can never rise...
Until this year, senior Aiden Platt had no knowledge of astronomy. But now, through Science Olympiad, he is competing against students around the state in written tests on the subject. During the club's...
When I was little, I believed my life would begin the day I turned 16. I thought I would have everything figured out. Watching coming-of-age movies, I saw an example of what my life would soon become....
Last summer, my friend drove me home on an unsuspecting, sticky summer evening. She slowed the car down, handing me her phone; she asked me to take a picture of the sunset, so I took a dozen to make sure...
When late winter rolls around each year, everyone is brimming with excitement as they look forward to the Grammy Awards. The Grammys are awards presented by the Recording Academy to music artists across...
On July 1, 2017, President Trump left the Paris Climate Agreement for the first time which resulted in the United States' position in international climate negotiations. Although former President Biden...
As Americans look to the future of the incoming Trump Administration, former President Joe Biden’s farewell address left many with a feeling of uncertainty.
Biden’s farewell address had a melancholy...
I live in adoration of what will be: the future apartments and careers, experiences and successes.
I spend my life planning the next step—the next big moment. I am always looking to the future as...
My bedroom mirror, obscured with the vines and butterflies applied in childhood, has seen more of my tears than any peer or parent.
Surrounded by a collage of papyrus-colored papers, it holds every...
To Mom,
I cannot express how thankful I am for you. In the past two years, we have gotten so much closer, and I am beyond thankful that I can come to you when I don’t know what to do or if I need...
Junior Lili Townes grew up with an obsession of sharks. Since the winter of eighth grade, she has carried a plush shark keychain with her. She got the keychain during an eighth-grade field trip with her...
During his freshman year, junior Henry McNamara won the State Championship with his lacrosse team, and it remains one of his favorite high school memories—even years later.
“Winning the State Championship...
As President-Elect Donald J. Trump prepares for his second term in the Oval Office, he is choosing the members of his new cabinet.
The presidential cabinet is not voted on by the American people but...
Whenever the road by my house goes silent, it feels like the world has stopped.
The noise of cars and planes passing my childhood home was compulsory in games of tag and time spent on the trampoline....
Nova Wilson, Junior Staff Writer
• October 31, 2024
When I was ten years old I saw the trailer for the Slender Man movie.
I had nightmares for a month.
I decided then and there that I would never watch a horror movie as long as I lived.
Unfortunately...
In recent years, overconsumption has plagued social media platforms in the form of new “must-have” clothing, accessories, and makeup emerging every week. Many people run to the store to purchase what...
