First comes ‘love’...then comes the twitter fight, hashtags and all...then comes the the facebook official breakup. True love and high school are two words that simply contradict each other. For...

It’s inevitable. If you’re a Netflix watcher, surely you’ll understand. There's always that gap; you know, when you finish binge-watching a series and then suddenly that show that took up an hour...

As my senior year comes to an end, an air of nostalgia and deep sadness has seemed to suddenly pass over me. Like a tidal wave... rushing over me all too fast and suddenly sucking all of the oxygen out...

At 7 pm, I made my way to Barnes and Noble to pick up a book for AP Lit. When I handed the little red-bound book to the curly haired clerk, she looked at the title before looking up to examine my face....

Walking down the winding corridor, your eyes feast on the five figures dancing on the walls. A rich array of pinks and blues fill the inner outline of the characters, metamorphosing the once dull grey...

One foggy night under a cloud of darkness and mysteria, 5 booksellers disappeared. And while the preceding sentence may seem like the opening to a Nancy Drew Novel, this sadly proves to be the reality...

The Help: a safe film about a controversial topic. It tells the tale of our haunting past, one full of hatred and revulsion. It is able to tell an ugly story in a beautifully moving way. The story...

Play-doh resembles a young child. Both dynamic and vibrant with their loud oranges and vivid reds; yet, so fragile in the sense that when you stretch it too far, it tends to break, as the once whole string...

All you need is love. The Global Leaders Initiative Club works to teach people to be accepting, to simply love one another and appreciate the beautiful uniqueness that resides in each one of us. To bring...

Human beings have existed for 250 thousand years. During that time, 90 billion individuals have lived and died. You’re one of 7 billion people now on the planet, and 99.9 percent of your genes are the...

Grand Rapids resembles that of a painting canvas - one streaked with vibrant blues and yellows. Walking through the city, your eyes observe the 100 foot tile mural of a woman, her skin a glowing orange...

Pat Hartsoe was a water baby. She spent the entirety of her childhood in the water; everything around her remained still and all that could be heard was the the muffled chatter that reverberated throughout...

“It’s worth it,” Joey Hartert stated. According to Hartert, sacrificing an extra thirty minutes of sleep and trading the warmth of his duvet for the army-green wrestling mats every Tuesday and...

When I tell people that I only applied to one college, their face usually pales and their eyes become as big as saucers. “Why Michigan State?” They ask me, to which I respond, “ Michigan State feels...

Watching The Blind Side is an experience that parallels standing along the sidelines and viewing a game of football. You can’t help but cheer when things go well, cry and curse when they don't, and be...

“When I was five, I carried around my safety kit and loved putting band-aids on everyone and everything,” says junior Kiana Bauss. She chuckles as she reminisces on her earlier days; the ones when...

One sticky July afternoon, my family took a trip to the zoo. The sweltering heat from that day lingers in the back of my mind; the muggy air had a heavy presence and seemed rather suffocating. I remember...

With the crisp autumn air and the familiar sound of shuffling students through the hallways comes the premise for a new grading system. "Out with the old and in the with the new" is the mantra that FHC...

We are all familiar with that one restaurant. The one we tend to overlook, and despite how many times we make a promise to try, always end up venturing into the restaurant on the other side. I would make...

In the 21st century, it is becoming more and more apparent that our world revolves around the concept of the dollar bill. Our society has become engulfed in an incessant cycle that depends solely on money....

Can a bad ending ruin a whole series? The correct answer is no. One ending that seems to leave the viewers with a bitter taste in the back of their throats is not enough to taint the image of a television...

Average high school student in the morning, lab assistant in the afternoon. For senior Hannah Ploof, her final year at FHC will consist of her playing a role similar to Superman. From 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.,...

The sound of muffled cries and victorious sobs filled Gainey Athletic Complex on Wednesday, September 23rd. The Forest Hills Central girls cross country team placed first out of the six teams competing...

"It's not really an outlet. It's just another mall." These words slipped out of the mouth of a middle aged woman, one bearing a disappointed expression as she hurriedly walked past all the stores, her...

The twentieth century. A place of technological feats and revolutionary triumphs. A world that revolves around the power of a keyboard and the click of a button. The inexorable parade of new advances is...

True love and high school are two words that contradict each other. For some reason each of these words said in the same sentence leaves a vile and bitter aftertaste at the tip of your tongue. Adults fall...

In The Time of The Butterflies is deemed an immortal novel. A book that defies the constraints of time and lives on, despite being written in the 1960’s. Julia Alvarez manifested a timeless novel,...

  Students spend four years of their life trying to make themselves appear perfect. They routinely sprint through jam-packed daily schedules, tackling big servings of academic work plus giant heaps...