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Information overload can come from a variety of places. And that can be good and bad. So bad, in fact, that Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” their 2024 Word of the Year.
Oxford Dictionary declares “brain rot” the Word of the Year
Liam Bradley, Features Editor, News Editor • December 20, 2024
To paraphrase, the Oxford Dictionary defines “brain rot” as “the subsequent negative impact consuming low-quality content on social media and the internet is perceived to have, individually or societally.”
Shortly after returning from Thanksgiving break, each member of the Class of ‘25 received a gift bag marking the halfway point of their final year of high school. Parents and volunteers prepared each bag with love and care. What happens after that just added to the sweet memories.
The Class of ‘25 officially snacks for the first time
Callie Hobbs, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Visual Media Manager • December 5, 2024

The Community School of Davidson (CSD) has a tradition of having a senior snack at some point near the halfway mark of the academic calendar. Although this tradition has been happening...

The Community School of Davidson (CSD) Spartans football team begins every game the same way. Before the game, they go out on the field while holding the American flag to show pride for their country and their team. (Photo used courtesy of Mack Sidden ‘25).
A Spartan football season to remember
Conner Shelton and Dylan Sherman December 20, 2024

At the beginning of the season, the Community School of Davidson’s (CSD) varsity football team often wondered what could possibly happen next. As if losing a lightning shortened game wasn’t enough, a hurricane just a few weeks...

Dylan Foltz (‘25) drives to the hoop in an early season varsity game. The excitement is high for both the boys and girls basketball teams as well as for the fans who return to Griffin gym for the upcoming winter sports season. (Photo used courtesy of Mack Sidden ‘25.)
Tis the season for winter sports
Brandon Amaya, Conner Shelton, and Dylan Sherman December 16, 2024

CSD’s winter Spartan athletes are back to bring life to Griffin Gym and the school during the cold winter months of the school year. With more than 100 athletes competing across multiple sports at both the varsity and junior...

The Parham Park trail, which runs along Lake Norman for approximately half a mile starting at Lake Park Drive, is a beautiful trail with many places to stop and see some of the natural beauty of Davidson.
Opinion – Heading into the Davidson woods can lead to self-discovery
Evan Mulligan, News Editor, Staff Writer • December 1, 2024

Davidson, North Carolina, never particularly struck me as a place with many opportunities for hiking and being out in nature. When most people think about Davidson, they think...

Standing at my voting station, I vote for the first time. I knew the voting process would be private but was surprised at the simple design. The booths were set up simply on white folding tables in a U shape around the perimeter of the room. Each station was screened by a cardboard trifold to give voters privacy and to keep their votes confidential.
Opinion – My first time voting matters
Ben Gallagher, Editor-in-Chief • November 22, 2024

Voting is one of the biggest freedoms we have as citizens of the United States and this past election I was able to vote for the first time. Previously, I had avoided most talks...

The last time Charlotte, NC, received measurable snowfall was roughly the four inches that covered the city in January 2022 (left). January 2024, by contrast, was windy and snowless (right). As temperatures are climbing year-round, CSD students and Charlotte residents are becoming skeptical about the next time they will see a winter with measurable amounts of snow.
Snow Miser vs. Heat Miser: how climate change has altered perception of the holiday season
Kate Saussele, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Features Editor • December 19, 2024

For many kids, nothing beats the surprise of opening their curtains on a chilly winter morning to see a bright blanket of snow covering streets,...

Rudolph and Hermey, two misfits, plot their escape in front of a Christmas tree with Santa watching. In many famous holiday movies, life lessons reveal themselves in characters and storylines.
Life lessons from holiday movies
Ben Gallagher and Dylan Sherman December 16, 2024
Christmas movies are a delight to watch around the holiday season, but most viewers do not look deep enough to recognize the important lessons inside of them.
Superhero parody shows turn the genre conventions of superhero shows on their head and challenge viewers to laugh at (or, in the case of “The Maxx” (1995), seriously contemplate) the media they consume. Three superhero parody shows, “The Tick” (1994), “The Maxx” (1995) and “One Punch Man” (2015) do this especially well. 
(Graphic created by Liam Bradley).
Three underrated superhero parody shows to explore
Liam Bradley, Features Editor, News Editor • December 1, 2024

When people think of superhero shows, they think of simple, sympathetic heroes with whom they can easily identify, and conventionally bad villains...

Writer, Mia Kirsch, has built a record collection that includes artists like Taylor Swift, Lorde and Lana Del Rey. Her Collection is as much about the music as it is the beauty of the vinyl. She started collecting records in 2021.
Opinion – Record collecting rocks
Mia Kirsch, A & E Editor, Podcast Editor • November 25, 2024

On my 17th birthday, I received a Fiona Apple ‘Extraordinary Machine’ record from my grandparents. I remember opening it and seeing its beautiful...

Three of the 150 ceramic pumpkins await delivery to their new neighborhood homes. Through making the pumpkins and learning to give them away with a positive attitude, CSD’s Visual Arts and Ceramics students learn the value of how giving, communicating and connecting can build a community.
A (ceramic) pumpkin’s purpose
Kate Saussele, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Features Editor • October 16, 2024

As summer transitions to fall and the giving season approaches, Visual Arts and Ceramics students at the Community School of Davidson (CSD) put...

Akhilan Kumaran (‘26) shows sophomore JT Peterson (‘27) an AACA shirt and tells him about the club. The idea for this new club came after three classmates bonded in AP Government class and decided other students might benefit, too.
Club culture adds to student learning
Elena Cunningham and Macy Balmat October 7, 2024
“We just started out helping each other outside of class, in class, and then we wanted to spread that across the school,” Akhilan Kumaran said.
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