Hot off the press:

Commentary: Four-Day Schedules Cause Confusion and Inconsistency

The class duration and order inconsistencies are illogical and stray from the normal schedule so much that they cause stress and confusion for some students and staff on where they are supposed to be at any given time. 

Commentary: Teachers! Effort Over Excellence, Please

"Engagement and effort are an underused way to evaluate students."

Commentary: Keep Commerce Out of Art

Capitalism warps the incentive of producing art from something pure into making money.

Commentary: Four-Day Schedules Cause Confusion and Inconsistency

The class duration and order inconsistencies are illogical and stray from the normal schedule so much that they cause stress and confusion for some students and staff on where they are supposed to be at any given time. 

Interview: Sindya Bhanoo

My goal with every story is to explore some aspect of the human experience.

Oregon Decides 2022: A Guide

Here’s a quick overview of everything you may have missed this election cycle and what it means for the future of our city and state.

Interview: Kathleen Rooney

"I think that all humans everywhere would be in a much better position in terms of sustainability, the environment and respect for all life if they took animals and other non-human beings more seriously."

Latest

Commentary: Four-Day Schedules Cause Confusion and Inconsistency

The class duration and order inconsistencies are illogical and stray from the normal schedule so much that they cause stress and confusion for some students and staff on where they are supposed to be at any given time. 

Commentary: Teachers! Effort Over Excellence, Please

"Engagement and effort are an underused way to evaluate students."

Commentary: Keep Commerce Out of Art

Capitalism warps the incentive of producing art from something pure into making money.

Commentary: Heavy Metal Gatekeepers Can Take a Hike

Gatekeepers want to preserve the authenticity and exclusivity of a community by keeping people out who they think might pollute it or make it mainstream.

Why is a Mouse When It’s Spinning?: A Critical Analysis

This is not just a matter of sifting through obscure theories, but rather of answering the question of existence.

Commentary: Cryptocurrency Is Not the Future of Money

Almost all of cryptocurrency's value is propped up by speculation because it has no underlying utility.

COMMENTARY: Chess Cheating Scandal Degrades The Sport

Cheating in competitive chess degrades the sport.

Life, Interrupted: Adam Fortmann

Together we feel like the overarching feeling of restlessness and cabin fever

Commentary: Four-Day Schedules Cause Confusion and Inconsistency

The class duration and order inconsistencies are illogical and stray from the normal schedule so much that they cause stress and confusion for some students and staff on where they are supposed to be at any given time. 

Commentary: Teachers! Effort Over Excellence, Please

"Engagement and effort are an underused way to evaluate students."

Commentary: Keep Commerce Out of Art

Capitalism warps the incentive of producing art from something pure into making money.

Commentary: Heavy Metal Gatekeepers Can Take a Hike

Gatekeepers want to preserve the authenticity and exclusivity of a community by keeping people out who they think might pollute it or make it mainstream.

Commentary: Unleashing American Energy, Unleashing Chaos

By favoring the fossil fuel industry at the expense of the environment, public health and long-term economic growth, this order represents everything wrong with our current approach to energy policy. 

Track by Track Analysis: Killers: Hot Fuss

Hot Fuss is pure manic, dance-worthy tracks.

You’ve Seen the Billboards – But What Is Shen Yun?

Shen Yun is a dance and acrobatics performance, which purports to showcase traditional Chinese dance and culture.

NWA Looking to Provide Outdoor Space for Students

Interim Head of School Brock Dunn wants to create a safe outdoor environment behind Tower and Plaza.

The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Trending:

Writing

Accreditation Team Visits NWA

This week, the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS) is on campus to assess Northwest Academy.

Pensive Palavering with Mazie Drummond

"My super power would be the ability to summon tiny pocket-sized unicorns to do my bidding at will."

Livin’ Large with Liam Thrailkill

Four years is a lot when you’re a teenager.

Art

The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Void Of Course

“Void of Course” draws its name from an astrological term that describes a period when the Moon is not making any major aspects before it transitions into the next sign.

Summer Smoke Trailer

"The project of Summer Smoke was put into motion by my filmmaking class."

Citizen Kane: A Recreation

"Where Citizen Kane is abundant in conversation, I felt a modern version could very easily have less speaking, and more visual storytelling."

Creative Writing

The Fish

"I loved everything about the coast. The beach, the ocean breeze, the salted air that I’d gotten so accustomed to that when I went inland the air smelled bland."

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.

Sci-Fi Ads

Students of Kyle Wiggins’ science fiction course were given the better part of a class period to create an advertisement for a potential future product that might exist in a distant dystopian/utopian world.

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"

Death Poems

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

Recent stories

Stay in touch:

1,300FansLike
1,203FollowersFollow

Don't miss

A Portrait of the Teacher as a Bad Man: Why People Get Whiplash All Wrong

Chazelle intended this as a cautionary tale, but there is a greater harm in blending obsession with inspiration. Cinema is a powerful tool, and it’s dangerous when misinterpreted.

Seven Deadly Sins Collage

For the recent E/H 4 final project, students were tasked with creating an artistic response that explored the main themes presented in the class thus far, including family, home and patriarchs.

Music in Classrooms: Is It Okay for Students to Listen During Class?

Studies show that there are certain genres that are more effective for studying.

Reaction: The Supremes – Where Did Our Love Go

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about The Supremes' breakthrough album, Where Did Our Love Go (1964). Here are their reactions.

Superficial Love: Examining Elizabeth, Victor’s Favorite Lamp

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the character of Elizabeth is said to be Victor’s cousin, sister and bride. But is she anything more than an object to serve Victor’s needs and desires? Or is she simply a “shrine-dedicated lamp," existing solely as a decoration to furnish Victor’s love life?