Freshman Amir Azhykeev kneels at the start line, ears peeled in anticipation. As soon as the takeoff signal blasts through the air, he takes off, focusing on nothing but the rhythm of his breathing...
When sophomore Savya Churi wakes up in the morning, he doesn’t look at his social media. Instead, his first task of the day is checking the stock market, following his favorite companies through...
Under the faint glow of her bedroom lamp, sophomore Ingrid Mehus traces her Apple pencil across the sketched outlines of what she hopes is her biggest piece yet. Splashes of violet cloud a crying face...
Warm guitar strums and jazzy piano chords flow through the air as five students huddle in a small garage to practice for their upcoming performance. The all-junior student band Ugly Dumplings includes...
The start of senior Chelsea Guo’s writing journey can be defined by a collection of moments: being reprimanded by her elementary school teachers for reading too much, describing the scenery outside her...
Anshika:
Late at night, the glow of a laptop screen illuminates junior Anshika Gupta’s face as lines of code begin to take shape. What once began as simple Python exercises evolved into projects...
For many freshmen, the transition to high school is a whirlwind of new classrooms and confusing schedules. But for Aarna Agarwal, the real work begins right when the final bell rings and the drama...
Junior Benjamin Zhang uses a small knife to carefully shape the raw cane into a reed for his oboe — the mouthpiece of the instrument. He shapes, folds and ties the reed with string with precision...
The steady hum of a sewing machine fills the room. Senior Chancie Chou works, guiding fabric beneath the needle, hands steady while she adjusts the hem of her new babydoll top. What began as a do-it-yourself...
Shock, disgust and fear are common reactions when seeing a nest of roaches, but these creatures are a regular sight for junior Eileen Zhao. Zhao’s pet leopard gecko eats dubia roaches, but instead of...
Sriram:
A track dropped at Junior Prom, and the room went wild. Students flooded the dance floor, moving to music made in a bedroom studio by someone standing right there in the crowd. That night, junior...
Oscar Chung coasts through his commute on a skateboard
The rhythmic click-clack of wheels gliding over asphalt fills the air as sophomore Oscar Chung pushes off the pavement, his skateboard rolling...
