Listening to girl in red reminds me of the wholesomeness of the summer of 2019. The air that summer seemed crisper and more pristine, even though it’s the air we breathe every day. I heard the birds...

This school year, junior Israell King was a proud cast member of the musical, High School Musical Jr. Even though this year’s musical took the form of a movie rather than a live, on-stage performance,...

As time continues to progress, we have this frozen moment to cherish. No matter how much time passes, this picture in our little corner will forever stay the same.

A typical night in the springtime, for me, doesn’t involve friends. I’m not the type to spend every waking hour with people or venture down new paths. That doesn’t suit me. We don’t suit each other....

Film title: Perception Genre: Suspense Interviewee: Ian Stewart Group members: Adam Hop, Alex Hurt, Ian Stewart, and Kyle James-Heer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOuT2VP8rnk   Can...

Film Title: Showtime  Genre: Suspense/drama Interviewee: Bella Beckering Group Members: Brooklyn Conner Can you give a five-minute elevator pitch for your film? "Showtime is about a teenage...

Check out the Q&As below with the participants of the 2021 Film Fest. We interviewed a member of each team to learn more about their movie. Along with interviewing a member from each of the teams,...

Film title: Breakthrough Genre: Coming of age Interviewee: Daci Funaro-Richards Group members: Anna Moody, Sam Schwarze, and Desiree Tuohy Can you give a five-minute elevator pitch for your...

Film Title: A Helping Hand Genre: Adventure Interviewee: Allie Mairn Group members: Ashley Bowen, Isabella Debano, and Katie Hurbanis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOqeqgMYjlo   Can...

I still imagine Demi Lovato playing Mitchie Torres on Camp Rock. For a while, Camp Rock was my all-time favorite movie. I loved how fun the music was and imagined that I would, one day, go to a summer...

When junior Brooklyn Conner was in middle school, she decided to join FHC's girl's volleyball team, not expecting anything major to come of it. But when a Michigan Volleyball Academy (MVA) coach noticed...

We did it. I did it. It’s over for now, at least.  “The Grudge” has faded. It’s venomous bite left a mark too big to fully recover from and the sting has subdued. Previously, I wrote about...

I am the epitome of “super fangirl” when any Taylor Swift song happens to be playing. At one point, I owned CDs of all her albums and would play them religiously. When Taylor announced plans to release...

Take me where the water is the loudest voice in the town.  I long to feel each grain of sand get lost in the lines and crevices of my hand. I long to feel Lake Huron’s glacial pierce against my ankles...

Coming from the same band who blessed the public with the banger “Tongue Tied” comes a new emotional rollercoaster titled This Is This.  This Is This was released exactly one year after their 2020...

Sophomore Allison Kelly has described her newfound hobby, gymnastics, as simple as the definition can get: an activity that one loves to do.  Just like a lot of girls when they were little, young Allison...

It’s our last week together before our bonds fade to gray. The end of a season might just be the “end of the season” for some, but my attachment settles in quickly. When we lose our sanity this...

I’ve never walked into a restaurant and thought it was magical until a few weeks ago.  Located next to Tractor Supply Co. in Lowell, Michigan, the little restaurant at the end of the strip mall holds...

Some babies acquired a blanket when they were born. As those babies grew, they and the blanket were inseparable; although the blanket became merely shreds of fabric. For me, it was a little pink poodle,...

The time, the days, and the months ran away from me. It slipped out of my grasp months ago, and I can’t seem to catch up. Its head-start created an unfair advantage over me–my short legs can only carry...

My music taste is very versatile. I am always in the mood to branch out and listen to lesser-known artists or crazy songs that only a small percentage of people enjoy.  I’ve been following the singer...

It seemed to have started as a joke but has progressed into a social media trend that cannot be ended.  Cancel culture: a modern internet phenomenon where a person is ejected from influence or fame...

The angelic tones and vocals that emanate from WIDOWSPEAK’s newest EP are something I’ve been longing for but were executed so poorly.   WIDOWSPEAK is an alternative rock duo based in New York...

For as long as she could remember, junior Bella Long has always wanted a dog. She could not coerce her mom into buying one, so they made a compromise that Bella doesn’t regret three years later.  “When...

I’ve been here before.  The cold weather is stabbing my face violently. Little dainty snowflakes lay across my long caramel hair while my eyes start to water. My hair’s dampened waves are stuck...

When it comes down to my music preference, it is all over the place. From the nostalgic early 2000s, to Britney Spears, to Frank Sinatra, to modern-day rap, there is at least one song that falls under...

Ambitiously, freshman Ammon “Mickey” Mehney has found a way to block out the monstrosities in the world around him and focus purely on making progress in skiing.  “I want to be the best,” Mickey...

As a kid, I never had a favorite Disney princess. If anybody asked, I would reply with Tinkerbell the fairy.  Tinkerbell, to me, was the most “magical” compared to the princesses. She was surrounded...

Junior Kevin McPoland is one for competition.  “Me and [a teammate] were really close with how fast we are with rowing,” Kevin said. “[I like to think] I’m better than everybody including him,...

Both the performance and the memories were the epitome of the word blur.  Clear vision or not, nothing was going to stop FHMS (Forest Hills Middle School) from getting last. The end of the season was...

My heart was beating faster than it had for any film I’ve seen in a while.  As somebody who gets easily bored during tv shows and films, I did not expect Escape from Pretoria to be this suspenseful....

Hannah Thompson, a teacher aide for the Health class, looks back fondly upon the fun times she had in the fourth-grade. These memories fuel her interest in creating similar memories for other students.  Instead...

Zackary Race - for simply being Zack The past fourteen years have been wild solely because of you. And for that, I’m eternally grateful. Even though I’ll be forever bitter about you killing my Minecraft...

Strength and perseverance are qualities junior Brian Travis continues to embrace as times get harder--specifically with his involvement in Science Olympiad. A member of the team since middle school, now...

You are my sunshine. What is it about the sign that rests above my closet frame?  It’s hideous, truly. It’s fake, multi-colored gems and ugly, cobalt blue clashes with my loud teal walls. The...

Fear, rebellion, and all the feels in between, Pale Honey’s newest album made me feel nothing far from just that.  Pale Honey is an indie-rock trio from Sweden. Their newest album, Some Time, Alone,...