It was roughly two years ago when I heard about the blue moon. I was having dinner at a restaurant with some friends while our parents were having their own dinner two tables away. We ate and talked as...

The sky is bright blue with the sun shining warm in the middle. This may seem an irrelevant detail, if it weren’t that the part of the world where I was is known for its highly variable climate, jumping...

Winter is coming to an end, and the signs of spring are popping up in every corner. While most trees stay resting in their dormant state, the cherry blossom trees are pioneers of their kind, one of the...

The thing about theater is that most of the time, it’s a group effort. It isn’t led by one person or made possible by just one singular effort. It’s the collection of people and wills that makes...

You scroll through an endless tunnel of stimulation, getting high off dopamine hits and mindlessly consuming content. Your thumb caresses a slab of glass over and over again, perhaps hitting cracks you’ve...

Dear Reader, Do you long to go farther than your home country? To board a plane and fly for hours over the seas that keep us from the rest of the earth? Do you dream of setting foot in another world,...

“Tis now the very witching time of year, when colleges yawn and admission committees themselves breath out decisions to the high school world.” Unfortunately, this is not my doing, but merely a distortion...

On December the 12th, 2024, Italian journalist and writer Viola Ardone reported the result of a study conducted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, showing terrifying results....

One notable drawback to online school is that socialization, which is essential for social-emotional development, is far rarer. Thankfully, LSS has been able to address this by creating a lively online...

I was into Irish folktales when the lights went out. One instant, my parents were conversing under the light of the electric chandelier, which bathed the round wooden table in a soft and warm glow, even...

The sun was likely hitting the ground with the force of a hammer that dawn, pouring its light into the desert. Probably, there were pearls of sweat in Muhammed edh-Dhib and his companions Jum’a Muhammed...

Balancing academics with other activities while remaining focused and productive in each endeavor can be a challenge, but many students have found effective strategies to answer this challenge. From competitive...