By Alexandra Nugent The rose garden was beautiful, but it felt like a trap. The scent of the blooms was so thick that it was almost rotting, a sweet, heavy mask for the “lemon bleach” smell I knew was waiting inside. I crept toward the servant’s entrance-a small, unassuming green door tucked behind a wall […]
Willow: Chapter 3
By Alexandra Nugent The air outside felt lighter, even if it was thick with the scent of damp earth and blooming roses. I slipped through the heavy library doors and hurried toward the side gate, my sneakers finally silent on the grass. The weight of Elesha’s cold, sterile house seemed to lift with every step […]
Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship with a Possibility of Spreading
1 By Rayan Jawahar and Griffin Crowley _______________________________________________________________________ As of May 11, 2026, a cruise ship carrying a potentially fatal virus called Hantavirus docked in Port of Granadilla, in an island off the east coast of Africa, called Tenerife, which is owned by Spain. After that, a medical flight landed in America carrying 18 passengers. […]
Willow (Chapter Two)
by Alexandra Nugent Chapter Two I walked home slowly, keeping my right hand clenched in a fist. I didn’t want the sweat from my palm to smudge Sage’s neon-green handwriting. It felt like a secret badge of honor, a bright contrast to the dull, heavy card sitting in my other pocket. When I stepped into […]
Lost Prehistoric Cities: The Golden Citadel of Crete and The City of the Cockerel
By Penelope Fishburn and Keira Lu Picture this: you are sitting in a grandly decorated room, a frescoed deity staring into your eyes. Depicted across a splash of softened plaster, a pair of griffins appear to lie in relaxation, eyes resting upon a large alabaster throne. A light wind blows a splash of dust through […]
Roblox is Getting A Lot Of Controversy
6 Rayan Jawahar ____________________________________________________________________________ As of September, 2025, Roblox issued a mandatory update in which all players must either take an AI powered face scan, or must show Roblox their ID, in order to verify their age, and after that, you would only be able with players of your age group and you would not […]
Willow (Chapter One)
by Alexandra Nugent Chapter one “Willow, can you come here for a second?” I slowly stumble down the stairs with my book, the pages creasing beneath my fingers. I spotted my mother waiting for me in the kitchen. “Yes, mother? You called for me?” A heavy silence follows as she travels across the room, her […]
March Madness Sweet 16 2026
1 by Griffin Crowley March Madness is the biggest college basketball tournament in the country. It is a 68 team bracketed tournament with the First Four, First Round, Second Round, Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final Four, and National Championship. The bracket structure is the same for both men and women. The Sweet 16 (when there […]
Opinions on rap music: the pros and cons
By Noah Abramson Edited by Brady Winkler Imagine a nice and chill Saturday morning, where you are at home listening to rap music. You are feeling very happy and getting a nice rush like you could get up from your bed and go run a race. To me and some other people, rap music is […]
Moltbook: The AI – only social media platform, where humans are not allowed, has just launched
4 Written by Rayan Jawahar, 2/2/2026 As of February 2, 2026, a brand new social media platform, named Moltbook, has just been released to the public, and this platform has a very unusual array of users – they are all AI. This is an AI – powered platform, where Artificial Intelligence bots can communicate with […]