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Junior Liliana Tannous gives her cousin a fresh new set of nails. After each set, she posts on her Instagram the finishing products

Future in nails

Tanner Marks, Staff Writer
March 21, 2025
Senior Christian Sinishtaj and his group “Sound of the Çifteli” after their performance on Nov. 28, for Albanian Independence Day. The group traveled and performed together throughout Michigan, often in front of hundreds or even thousands of people. “It’s a great feeling, being able to perform with my friends and share our culture,” Sinishtaj said.

Traditional tunes

Drew Baker, Staff Writer
March 20, 2025
Many students struggle finding books that align with their interests, making reading a chore instead of a hobby. It is important to not give up the search for the right book. “I think the key to getting reluctant readers to read is to get to know what interests them and help them find a good book,” B.Ed. and master's in social work Pamela Demmon said. “There is nothing like the feeling of getting lost in a story you love but sometimes it takes a few tries to find the right fit.”

Revive reading relevance

Katherine Farmer, Staff Writer
March 13, 2025
Watching the puck, senior Wyatt Saunders focuses on not making mistakes. “In a game like that you’re going out there with a lot of determination because we’re going to be seeing these guys all summer,” said Saunders. The score was 2-0.

Rolling into success

Bridget Knoflach, Staff Writer
March 13, 2025
In the auto shop, senior Blaise Serate works on his truck. Despite only being a teenager, Serate does all modifications and fixes himself with the occasional help from his teacher Jeffrey Kment. “I’ve always really liked cars and trucks so as I got older that interest stuck and here we are now,” Serate said.

Rollin’ up

Shelby Grove, Staff Writer
February 28, 2025
Down the rabbit hole

Down the rabbit hole

Samantha Erwin, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 4, 2025
As a result from the amount of pressure placed on them, students experience a toxic shift in their "grind" mindset. “We’re all teenagers, we don’t really have habits yet. I mean I think we’re all messes deep down but then also there is just so much work that's being expected of us,” senior Helen Kangus said. All the pressures students experience impacts their mental health.

Productivity pressures

Elizabeth Sadecki, Copy Editor
January 10, 2025
Taylor Swift sings “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” on night three of the Paris shows, her third time after debuting “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT” two nights prior. She levitates down stage on the rover, which is driven by a crew member from inside.

End of the eras

Katherine Farmer, Staff Writer
January 8, 2025
LEGO offers a large collection of Star Wars themed sets. This year is the 25th anniversary of LEGO Star Wars, according to lego.com.

LEGO’s lasting legacy

Ava Nightingale, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 4, 2024
As girls in gen alpha follow trends popular with adults and teenagers, girls in gen z follow more nostalgic trends. “I feel like so many girly aesthetics have become popular again because social media is so widely used now and when girls see other girls online having a certain aesthetic, they’ll tend to want to do the same,” senior Merna Jazrawy said. The difference in the opposing trends that became popular between both generations suggested how social media negatively and positively affected trend cycles.

Sign of the times

Elizabeth Sadecki, Copy Editor
December 2, 2024
Club leaders senior Angelina Garmo and sophmore Alyssa Kasmikha, special guest Father Simon, and club advisor Jennifer Solomon meet for the Jesus loves you club. The club meets in the ECC or Solomon's room every other Friday after school

Love from above

Laura Ndoci, Staff Writer
November 21, 2024
Senior Sophia Matheson runs her own business while she balances school and sports. So Super Sweet was founded in 2020.

Oh so sweet

Samantha Erwin, Co-editor-in-chief
November 20, 2024
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