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The Rise of “Booktok” and What Kinds of Literature it’s Promoting

Saffi Pedersen March 6, 2025

Imagine you are the parent of a middle school girl, and you are shopping for her birthday gifts and also her next read. You open a book with a cute cover and realize that the context is incredibly adult...

What Books High Schoolers Should Actually Expose Themselves To 

What Books High Schoolers Should Actually Expose Themselves To 

Saffi Pedersen March 6, 2025

 While teens can expose themselves to whatever kind of literature they like, when it comes to “Booktok” books, there are more negatives than positives and it is encouraged to stay away from these...

Sing and Play Along

Sing and Play Along

Tobias Burkey March 6, 2025

Solo and Ensemble. Senior RJ School and juniors Cameron Dumke, Noah Logan and Robert Murphy all work on their prepared song “The Pasture.” The Solo and Ensemble contest takes place on March 8th at...

He shoots, he scrores. Junior Owen Sanders slams an opposing player from Sycamore to the ground to make a layup.

February Athlete of the Month: Owen Sanders

Tobias Burkey March 6, 2025

When the towering 6’7” blonde giant stands up as number 23, the other team is surely scared. Owen Sanders is a proud member of the basketball team. He has been playing for 12 years and is very happy...

Say cheese. The students attending ILMEA All-State take a pause from the frantic festivities to snap a picture.

Music is In the Air

Mia Misener March 6, 2025

  Choir and band students sent in their ILMEA auditions early this year and eight were handpicked for the higher ceremony, All-State, by those scores. This makes them the highest-ranking students...

5 Ways to Get a Girl to Like You

Tobias Burkey March 6, 2025

I’d like to say I know how to do this. Yes, I have experience. I’ve had a couple of relationships. The thing is, I don’t know how I did it. Luckily for you, readers, I can look back and try to figure...

Danced to the Top

Danced to the Top

Saffi Pedersen March 6, 2025

The Pirate Poms has won big at the 2025 IDTA State Championship; with the AAA Lyrical being second and AAA Open Pom being third. “I was really proud in the moment but also feeling bittersweet that it...

Valentine's Day Reading

Valentine’s Day Reading

Mia Misener March 3, 2025

From "Red, White, and Royal Blue" to "All the Boys I've Loved Before," the romance selections in the library are vast, offering something for everyone.  Librarian Kelley Getzelman knows the best choices...

Beyonce is pictured with her 3 Grammys after the award show

Is Passion Enough For an Award?

Mia Misener February 28, 2025

Discourse surrounding the Grammy award winner for "Album of the Year" has surfaced across all social media platforms. After Beyonce won the Grammy, fans were left questioning the legitimacy of her win. Album...

"Little Women" Movie Review

“Little Women” Movie Review

Emma Brasfield December 17, 2024

“Little Women” is over a century old and still influential as ever. The story has been adapted into multiple movies over the years, and each is better than the last. The story of the March sisters...

Merry CADmas

Merry CADmas

Emma Brasfield December 17, 2024

The “CAD I Design Project: From Screen to Scene" asked students to be creative and design a personalized item. The students used AutoCAD to draw a digital image that would be engraved onto either wood...

Come on in. In case you don't frequent the library often, you can access its entrance on the 300 floor.

Resources for You in the School Library

Emma Brasfield December 12, 2024

Book it down to the library. The school's library is full of resources for everyone in the building. The library is open during all school hours at 7:45am before school and until 3:30pm after school. Students...

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