The bell rings to dismiss students to their next class; the once lethargic students slumped over in their seats jolt up and quickly shuffle out of class. The teacher watches them leave, not a single person...

I sat in my fifth grade class. We were in an island of desks. All of us were using our free time to take silly photos of each other on Snapchat. I scrolled through every silly filter available in the hopes...

I whipped my phone out to grab a quick picture of this priceless moment. My family, on our annual lake trip, had continued the tradition of me and my cousins washing our hair in the lake. I thought a picture...

 In a world where social media reigns supreme, there isn’t one day that someone won't get a notification or scrolls aimlessly through a plethora of mind numbing posts. The constant presence of social...

Walking into room 117 my senior year, brought me right back to the August afternoon in which I’d first crossed paths with Ms. Lisa Niswonger. I recalled the pit in my stomach that day, the sporadic rhythm...

A tense feeling makes its way up my neck, my palms begin to sweat profusely, and my eyes squint as I attempt to hold back tears. I quietly enter my first period as I slowly unzip my bag, and take out...

Blasting “I’m Full” by Wallows, driving on 94 with the windows down and my sunroof open with a warm breeze flowing through my car, I’m on my way to my boyfriend's house. It’s a good day. I couldn’t...

A calamitous downpour, a raging storm, a swirling cloud of dust. These phrases describe the thoughts swimming through my mind after my worst knee injury on the morning of June 29, 2022; I felt destroyed....

   I sat at a filled lunch table full of my friends, biting into my sandwich as I listened to them talk about their everyday stories that are shared with each individual. However, I immediately stop...

Call me a junior with senior-level privileges. From my seventh-grade year, I knew that I wanted to get out of school as fast as I went in. I’d constantly visualize myself in the shoes of the seniors,...

My brother, born April 15, 2008, just five months before my third birthday, has remained one of the few constants in my life. From his constant annoyance to his constant support, he is always present,...

After a long day of social interactions, school, work and everything in between, I go on to my phone to relax and take a step back from the stress of the world, but as soon as I click onto any platform,...