by Sarah Heavren ’21 The mask cannot hide my fear. Nor make emotions disappear. Its function is critical. Its protection is physical. Its weight can feel like concrete. It muffles my voice when I speak. It means so very much more Than a mandate to go outdoors. The problem is not the mask. Wearing it […]
Watch Paul Rudd movies Watch paint dry Create a background for your Zoom classes Finally start doing your freshman Civ reading Buy textbooks Start a YouTube vlog channel Write a one-man screenplay and act it out for your roommates Test out vaccines Write your memoir Binge-watch 10 hours of The Office reruns Unpack your clothes […]
by Jess Polanco ’21 If you face what they see, would you be able to see what they face? Edited. The lines, the colors. Take a closer look. Their feet carry all the weight. Pace yourself when you walk. Come on, walk at my pace. Can you see the pain behind the masks on their […]
by Grace O’Connor ’22 After the miles of travel the bustle of the city felt like a sip of cold water on a hot summer day The buildings scratch the sky above, as herds of people clog the sidewalks all around The smell of food lingers and suffocates her as a nauseating reminder of comfort […]
Books and Movies to Inspire a New Generation by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff The loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been felt throughout the entire country as we have lost one of the most influential women in American history. Nicknamed “the Notorious RBG,” Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a lifelong advocate for gender […]
by Ellie Forster ’24 Every day she woke up at seven to leave at seven thirty to get to school at eight. She always walked, no matter what. Since about halfway through the fourth grade, she walked alone. That was, until her mother shoved a six-year-old’s hand in hers, said something about new neighbors, new […]
by Anna Pomeroy ’23 Life is a piece of paper. A single sheet–– Lost in the endless motion of pages. It is fresh and crisp. Yet, its once desired appearance–– Becomes indistinguishable Over the years. We can choose to wear Our heart on our sleeves–– Sometimes, disguised in Illegible scribbles. Or We can erase what […]
by Mariela Flores ’23 Today my Spanish was more broken than my English. The words did not fit in my mouth. Between every attempt was the phrase cómo se dice. The two oceans inside me clashed, two lives being forced to merge into one coexisting life form. My palms were sweaty as the round vowels […]
by Lil Wit ’21 The only thing worse than getting picked last for the kickball team in your middle school gym class is being picked to be a blocked-off seat in classrooms during the pandemic. Accommodations for physical distancing have left many seats empty and purposely blocked off or removed. These chairs have only one […]
Cleaning your apartment or dorm Socially distanced three-legged race The Masked Singer Going up stairs in a mask People-dodging No-touch football Screen time olympics Best COVID-19 test swabber Guess who’s behind the mask Looking presentable from the waist up on Zoom Putting on jeans TikTok dances Adjusting your position during Zoom so your body doesn’t […]