For Students, By Students
Once, a long time ago, Mr. Anthony began senior school assemblies reading from the Book of Awesome. It was a book about the simple and the brilliant. Amidst the sometimes frenzied busy days, it was relieving to hear small pockets of joyful appreciation of tiny things. It was like he was saying, “Slow down, breathe,…
By Ann Wang ’26 *spoilers… many spoilers ahead* Plot twists are notoriously difficult to execute well. Broadly, they tend to fall into three categories: first, the twist is too obvious and fails to shock; second, it is so implausible that it undermines the integrity of the story; or third—the rarest and most effective—the twist reorients…
By Annie Wagner ‘27 In the United States alone, over 41,000 people battle a debilitating and incurable disease that costs them their ability to perform everyday tasks, live on their own, and eventually their lives. This condition, known as Huntington’s disease, is tied to the HTT gene, which produces the protein huntingtin. Entirely genetic, children…
By Alexander Marcus ’30 Valentine’s Day is coming up, so chocolate will surely follow. Chocolate has many benefits: beyond basic nutrition, it has many chemical health benefits. Chocolates contain many antioxidants. What are antioxidants? Antioxidants are compounds. To understand their use, you need to know what free radicals are. Free radicals are dangerous molecules that…
By Karlos Tse ‘27 When it comes to the end of the year, we often look at our Spotify Wrapped and other recaps summarizing our lives of the past 365 days. When we look at 2025, we also see some harsh topics that plague the news reminding us that this world we live in is…
By Mira Hurwitz ’26 Drone photos of Whistler
By Joah Boland-Landa ’28 Vancouver is known for rain. Fog? Not so much. So when the city disappeared into a low, eerie haze last week, it felt… unusual. From January 18th through the 21st and again on February 5th, 2026, Vancouver experienced fog for the first time in 3 years. Residents were awakened by the…
By Luke Wagner ‘27 Cube satellites are tiny (10x10x10cm), powerful satellites that allow hands-on building of space hardware. Due to being very cheap, they are the perfect way to foster innovation and help address Canadian challenges such as monitoring climate change far up north where there are few people. These tiny satellites are already making…
By Ethan Kapour ’27 Shannon McCollum is an Atlanta-based photographer and creative who’s been deeply embedded in the city’s hip-hop and cultural scene since the 1990s, photographing many famous rappers (Ludacris, T.I, OutKast, & Future). Raised by a newspaper photojournalist, he developed an early love for documentary photography and went on to capture moments around…
Usually held at a nearby eatery or right here on campus, alumni gatherings can be fraught with apprehensive anticipation coupled with genuine shared joy and connection. I marvel at the obvious changes in identity shaped by occupation and family. This person is a mother or father now, or that person is an engineer or librarian….