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Time Capsules: Poems

"Fate was absentminded that day."

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Time Capsules: Poems

"Fate was absentminded that day."

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Time Capsules: Poems

"Fate was absentminded that day."

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The series is part of an ongoing project that began in early 2025, where I intend to photograph my younger sibling incrementally throughout their adolescence.

Drum and Bass Dance Playlist

A 10-track journey through the best Drum and Bass has to offer.

Letter from the Editor

If I can inspire just one person to want to become editor themself, every single unread reminder email will have been worth it.

Born to Run

Just trying to get that summer feeling.

Strength Through Ephemera

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Where It’s At: What Beck’s Music Reveals About ‘90s Alternative Rock

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Life, Interrupted: Rosalind Fell

Music has been a savior in these times.

Time Capsules: Poems

"Fate was absentminded that day."

Photo Story: The Waste Land

The series is part of an ongoing project that began in early 2025, where I intend to photograph my younger sibling incrementally throughout their adolescence.

Drum and Bass Dance Playlist

A 10-track journey through the best Drum and Bass has to offer.

Letter from the Editor

If I can inspire just one person to want to become editor themself, every single unread reminder email will have been worth it.

Twenty-One Years in the Weir View Mirror: A Teacher Makes An Impact on NWA

Sharon Weir, the Middle School Dean of Studies and middle school social studies teacher, has taught at Northwest Academy for 21 years, making her one of the longest-serving staff members.

Tucker Maxon: A Diverse School for Diverse Learners

Tucker Maxon School is a non-profit preschool to fifth grade elementary school for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Commentary: Cuts to NOAA Endanger Us All

NOAA’s educational grant programs fund student organized research, providing educational opportunities to scientifically passionate scholars. 

The Road Warrior: George Miller’s Passion for Action

The Road Warrior feels like the quintessential Mad Max film.

Spain Stood Up to the United States. The Rest of the World Should Follow Suit

The Iran war and the genocide in Gaza are morally wrong and internationally unpopular; the rest of the world should take a page out of Spain’s book and stand up.

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Echoes from the Past: Junior Finds Family Legacy on Cassette

My great–grandfather, at least by the time of my mom’s interview, was blunt when talking about hard things, with a biting sense of humor.

Interview: Anjali Sachdeva

"I think living in the Information Age, where you (students) have spent your entire lives has had an interesting effect on this, because it counters the very idea of the unknown."

Commentary: Mount Everest: Playground for the Rich

It is not a mountaineer’s mountain anymore. It is a luxury product.

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Photo Story: The Waste Land

The series is part of an ongoing project that began in early 2025, where I intend to photograph my younger sibling incrementally throughout their adolescence.

Drum and Bass Dance Playlist

A 10-track journey through the best Drum and Bass has to offer.

Julian’s Superheroes

I started drawing superheroes to practice my human anatomy and grow my knowledge of human musculature. It has since grown into a hobby.

Photo Story: Ireland

This summer my family took a trip to Ireland.

Creative Writing

Death Poems

I will keep you on my wall And watch you burn Until hell freezes over.

HS Theatre Syllabus 2020 (A Satire)

"This is my syllabus so I get to do what I want."

Those I Stand Upon and Other Poems

"I would that solitude seek which/ Lies where none else may seek to find"

A Collection of Folk Tales

For an artistic response prompt, students were asked to write mock-ups of modernized short stories inspired by classic folk tales such as “The Stubborn Child” by The Brothers Grimm.

Creator And Other Poems

"Leaves who breathe before the morning’s rise"

Time Capsules: Poems

"Fate was absentminded that day."

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