Junior Paulina Diesen reading in her grandma's library when she was younger

For the past several years, students, faculty, and families who walked into the main office were greeted by a friendly face known by all: Marleen Boersen. Now, after an illustrious career as the attendance...

Recently, I’ve found myself bored with the plethora of shows available on Netflix. Shows I previously enjoyed watching now fill me with boredom and can’t hold my attention for more than five minutes.  Because...

I’m a writer.  I’m telling you this as you’re on a website that perfectly documents my thoughts and the little events in my life.  Writers are action-takers; they step into the world, and...

Junior Katherine Hartman would describe her friends as the outdoorsy type.  They love being under the blue sky and the fresh air; their best memories have been made under the sun or moon.  “I...

TikTok has taken over my life, as I watch videos for fashion inspiration, yummy recipes, and even new music. Many start-up artists release snippets of their music on TikTok or even share the process...

I’m a giver.  I give and give and give, and I don’t expect anything in return.  It doesn’t matter what it is that is being asked of me, I always push my own feelings and needs aside to fulfill...

Freshman Ava Bacon despises being stuck indoors.  She’s only content when she is under the blue sky enjoying the fresh air and cool breeze. Luckily, with golf and snowboarding taking up a large part...

Sleeping is an extremely important task for me.  I sleep after school and during school; I take pre-bedtime naps and post-bedtime naps. Napping is my favorite hobby.  So it’s extremely important...

I have never been a morning person. It has never been exciting or thrilling to wake up. My family always awoke with a smile and with hope for the day, I awoke hours later with a scowl and a dour need for...

If you were a part of the audience for the Random Acts of Talent show, you are sure to have heard the name of senior Luke Matelic.  Luke taught himself to play piano at the early age of seven, and...

My childhood dreams of being a detective have been crushed over the past two days.  With most of the books I read having been made up of iconic detectives likes Nancy Drew, the Mysterious Benedict...

Our bodies are amazing creations.  They have the ability to breathe, create energy, and grow all on their own. Our bodies expand, create more muscles and stronger bones, and change the complete chemical...

Junior Connor DeFouw has to take extra time to plan which family members his allotted tickets will go to for each of his hockey games.  While deciding the distribution of tickets is a fairly simple...

I have been active in sports my whole life. Every season has been filled with practices, games, tournaments, and competitions. So, it came as a surprise to my parents when I decided to drop out of Crew—an...

My insecurities are the one part of my life I can depend on to always be there.  Every second of my life is spent comparing myself to others, wistfully looking back at the perfect body of the man or...

Assistant wrestling coach Rasoul Solati knows what it feels like to lose everything you once took for granted while on the run. Solati had to very quickly and abruptly leave his wife and family behind...

I have only been able to experience life for sixteen of the ninety years I will most likely live. Yet, I am expected to act like an adult: to be responsible, to never get upset, to act mature, and to...

A princess, an elf, and a demon walk into a bar.  This sounds like the start of a comedic joke, but in reality, this is the plot of Disenchantment, a newly released cartoon on Netflix.  This cinematic...

Sophomore Kam Hawkins doesn’t own a phone. In this current day and age, this seems like a strange idea—how could someone ever function without a phone? “My parents want me to buy everything,”...

I have never been one to procrastinate too much about my future or what it could bring, but with college planning, SATs, ACTs, and AP classes starting to be a prominent aspect in my life, I have found...

With COVID-19 forcing everyone to stay inside, people are looking for any way to release the pent-up energy they have.  One of these ways is TikTok, which allows teens all over the world to witness...

I’ve fallen into a deep spiral of pulling up the same tab every hour, looking, hoping, for a change.  I never used to be attached to this bookmarked page, but as the pressure of high school, college,...

Junior Marella Yan has always understood the scientific importance of vaccinations like many of her fellow students. But, with the COVID-19 vaccine causing many to be hesitant with what types of vaccines...

Growing up, I developed a love for the Winx series, a cartoon based on a group of fairies that attended a secret school, so I was understandably excited when I heard about the release of a live-action...

It’s hard finding something to look forward to when my days seem to repeat in an endless loop. I’ve never had a large problem with boredom or being able to find an activity to do; in fact, usually,...

Senior Alaina Briggs takes any chance she can to be active and outdoors.  Through competitive horseback riding, hiking, and other activities, Alaina has found an outlet for her need to stay in nature. Alaina...

My family is addicted to buying board games. The closet attached to my rec room is filled with stacks upon stacks of games of all types: card games, word games, and timer games. Any type of game a person...

Junior Jacob Beels knows he is far too lazy to create a New Year’s Resolution. He finds them unnecessary and knows he wouldn’t be able to complete them.  While New Year's Eve is commonly viewed...

It has taken me years to find out a very important trait about me: I can’t keep a plant alive for the life of me. I’ve tried dozens of times, each time hoping for a different result, and each time...

On certain days, like this current one, I start to have a craving for a large sugar-packed shake. The flavor doesn’t really matter to me as long as the cup is filled with the sweet flavor I desire.  Unfortunately,...

Junior Emily Smith believes the clothes she wears are a crucial part of showing her individuality and expressing herself.  With social media, store catalogs, internet ads, and shop windows being overfilled...

On days like today, this rainy, gray, and silent day, I find myself excited for the aftermath. Just as, long ago, farmers prayed for rain to grow harvestable crops, I long for rainy days and the cleansing...

I had planned on listening to the new Love, Peach album as I finished up some extra homework, but I soon found that it would be impossible to try and take my mind off the short but incredible songs.  At...

Junior Lexi Losey-Freyling got to have two Thanksgiving feasts this year.  She celebrated her first Thanksgiving feast with her parents and brother on Thanksgiving day, filling each other in on everything...

With a single snip, my whole face changed. My oval face was now framed with jaggedly cut pieces of hair.  This wasn’t my first time cutting my own bangs, and it most likely won’t be my last. After...

For freshman Penny O’Meara, it has become a new normal to warn her friends before they enter her home. Sneakily for those unprepared, her ferrets might surprise them when they first enter the house.  “I...

Sophie Kovachevich: for always being up for a fun time I can hardly think of a fun memory that doesn’t involve you. You will always be like a sister to me. You’re always there to make me smile and...

When I first started watching Rebecca, I assumed it would be a basic thriller. Even the brief description provided on Netflix for this film made me prepare for a boring night, but this film proceeded to...

Depression is crossing the street without looking both ways. When I told my friend this, she told me it was amazing and that I should write poetry for The Central Trend. What she didn’t know is that...

I’m one of those people who gives up very easily.  So the fact that I went through the pain of finding the directions to Sunny Boba, taking over fifteen minutes to park, and traversing a five-minute...