In recent months, retail clothing store sales have been rapidly declining. Well-known brands such as Kohl’s and Old Navy have been particularly struggling; in the first quarter, Kohl’s sales dropped by 5.2%, while Old Navy’s sales dropped by 13%. Supply chain issues and the rapidly growing inflation are not doingContinue Reading

Summer is always defined by how good the music was. People are constantly looking for the song that made the summer. This year the most popular song was Beyonce’s “Break my Soul.” 2021’s song of the summer was Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 You.” However, because of Tik Tok, songs canContinue Reading

You have two minutes to read this article. That’s right. I said article. You also only have two minutes to snap the momentary, but legendary daily BeReal. Does the newly found social media site crash every time when that notification rages across phones around the globe? Absolutely. So what exactlyContinue Reading

    Crafting the perfect fry is a challenging and lucrative endeavor. From the potato to the cut style to the seasoning on top, a 10-out-of-10 fry seeks the perfect balance. Such a task cannot be taken lightly, and out of all the fries in the world, one must reign supreme.Continue Reading

For many soccer fans, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will shine a little less brightly, due to the abuse of the employed workers. In order to host the teams and fans, Qatar needed to construct a new airport, seven new stadiums and new hotels. This rich but small countryContinue Reading

On Aug. 24, during an assembly not soon to be forgotten, the 2022-2023 school year dress code was revealed. The new Dean of Students Erica Barbakow gave her presentation about the rules for the school, and much of it was the same as years prior. However, the one big changeContinue Reading

Discussions regarding mental health have heavily populated the news as of late, especially among young people. Celebrities prove no exception. In the last decade, more attention has been cast on mental health issues, partly due to the growing prevalence of social media and its tendency to promote negative messages. However,Continue Reading

Upper School English teacher LESLIE DEPIETRO knew she wanted to be a teacher since she was a teenager. Beginning as a camp counselor in high school, Mrs. Depietro has always found working with kids to be her passion. Her favorite part of working with high schoolers is the entertaining interactionsContinue Reading

Every September, tens of thousands of music listeners attend Atlanta’s Music Midtown Festival in Piedmont Park. Last year, the festival had 50,000 people show up to the two-day event. Fans were anticipating the festival’s headliners including Future, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance and Jack White until Music Midtown producersContinue Reading

This summer, many notable movies were released such as “Top Gun,” “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” “Elvis,” “Thor: Love and Thunder” and many more. Some of these movies were major hits such as “Top Gun” and “Elvis”.  “Top Gun” followed the story of Tom Cruise (Maverick) as he makes hisContinue Reading

 Monkeypox was found in the United Kingdom. Since then, over 50,000 cases have been reported globally, about 18,500 of them being in the United States. This viral disease, a part of the variola virus family, provides communities around the globe with yet another dangerous outbreak.   However, Monkeypox was originallyContinue Reading

Last semester, junior Emma Lowry attended the Outdoor Academy, a semester school for sophomores and juniors in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. The Outdoor Academy is a unique, semester-long program where about 30 students from all over the country come together to live as a community, attend hands-on classes in theContinue Reading