This article was co-written by Deputy Editor-in-Chiefs Zack Longboy and Tyler Skow. Early in her high school career, Julia Leland (’16) was approached by former English Teacher and Varsity...

Nancy Albanese, an ASL mother and parent of three, knew her 8-year-old son would never go to college to play baseball, let alone play professionally. She knew he wasn’t very good, and he knew it too....

Jaden* stood away from his friends while they drank at a party. Jaden had never drank before, but watching his friends drink, and all of the pleasure that ensued, proved to be too much for him. “I would...

As the clock strikes 12:45 p.m., Marko Milovic (’16) and his friends know that it is time to head down to Abbey Road to meet their friend and proud owner of Bruno’s Deli, Bruno Nobrega. Milovic...

Her face full of concentration, Claudia Costa (’16) carefully reads through her online horoscope for the day, her face full of curiosity and anticipation. Costa believes in astrology and reads her horoscope...

*Names with an asterisk signify that the source chose to remain anonymous for privacy reasons.   Betty* checked her phone excitedly – she hadn’t talked to him in awhile. “I miss you”...

Night after night, Rory* settles down into his routine porn session. Laptop in hand, he precedes into another world, a world of fantasy and lust. Rory has been watching porn everyday since Grade 8, and...

It was my first day of biology class, not to mention my first day at ASL, so needless to say I was nervous. It didn’t help that the teacher kept asking me questions. “Can you name three elements?”...

All over again As the end of the year approaches, many students will be progressing grades as per usual, but this hasn’t always been the case for some students.  One such student, Brodie Craig...

The tension in the room is palpable as the votes are counted. Emily Gossett (’16) awaits the results with trepidation: Will this be the moment she has spent the last two years dreaming about or will...

There is a stigma in high school around “senioritis”, the idea that seniors detach – especially academically – throughout the year. For some, though, it’s an engrained part of high shool culture....

Programs such as School Year Abroad (SYA) and semester schools are learning experiences here students study for a single term. Grade 11 Dean Jennifer Craig saw the positive experiences many of the students...