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“Reasons”

“Reasons”

(Personal Poetry) By Isabelle Adams (‘26)
Elena Cunningham, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Creative Content Manager
April 30, 2026

Reasons For what must be the hundredth time, I see you standing there, framed in gold by the sunlight that kisses your shoulders. The wind that gives life to your hair and blush to your cheeks does...

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Inside My Mind

Inside My Mind

(Visual Art - Clay and Glaze) Bailey Lowman (‘27)
Elena Cunningham, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Creative Content Manager
January 22, 2026

Artist Statement —- “Inside My Mind” shows the natural system of the human brain. The brain is a system of knowledge and emotions. The effects of the brain’s systems can cause chaos. The emotions...

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Carolina

Carolina

(Personal Poetry) Elena Cunningham (‘27)
Elena Cunningham, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Creative Content Manager
November 13, 2025

When I leave I want to carry the Carolina clay on my clothes. I want to come back in the summer when city heat is stifling and feel wind whipping curls back into my hair. I want barely...

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“In Between”

“In Between”

(Personal Poetry) Susan Ban (English Teacher)
Elena Cunningham, Student Life Editor, Creative Content Manager
May 15, 2025

I rest and wrestle within the wide line I’ve scrolled in the sand this sacred space the reminder to every purpose under heaven there is a season.   While in the between of...

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“Under the Influence”

“Under the Influence”

(Visual Art) Emma Nowak (‘26)
Elena Cunningham, Student Life Editor, Creative Content Manager
May 7, 2025

This piece is a self-portrait and a tribute to everything that makes the artist who she is. The image of Nowak is surrounded by pictures, notes, stickers, and other mementos that represent important people...

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“Through the Years”

“Through the Years”

(Visual Art) Austin Parrish (‘27)
Elena Cunningham, Student Life Manager, Creative Content Manager
May 7, 2025

This piece features pieces of different photographs of the artist at different points in his life, arranged to make one abstract picture with a red-and-blue background. The art “shows the different fragments...

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Ceramic house hanging

Ceramic house hanging

(Ceramics) - Mia Kirsch (‘25)
Elena Cunningham and Mia Kirsch
May 3, 2025

This ceramic wall hanging depicts a house scene with a table and chairs, a window and a bookshelf. There are plants on the bookshelf and table, which also holds two coffee cups. There is a cat sitting...

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“Beneath the Afterlife”

“Beneath the Afterlife”

(Digital Art) Jaelyn Nguyen (‘25)

The digital art piece shows a river filled with fragments and orbs from different worlds and timelines. It is inspired by manhua (Chinese comics). Nguyen has been “mesmerized by Chinese traditional art...

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“Brainstorm”

“Brainstorm”

(Visual Art) Holt Grier (‘25)
Holt Grier and Brandon Amaya
May 3, 2025

Holt Grier (‘25) uses his artistic ability to show an express version of himself in a colorful way, drawing himself in an expressive art style and showcasing his love for music. “I experimented a lot...

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“Awaited Love”

(Personal Poetry) Jaelyn Nguyen ‘25
Jaelyn Nguyen, A & E Editor, Staff Writer
February 19, 2025

Looking neath, the white petals of blossom Spring has bloomed I see your face One promise To see each other when time is right Sunday leaves I have yet to see your presence again Time only...

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Haiku Collection #2

(Personal Poetry) Jaelyn Nguyen ‘25
Jaelyn Nguyen, A & E Editor, Staff Writer
February 19, 2025

Person and surface:   Under and over The surface of white reveals The truth before all   Paint your portrait with The colors of life, to piece Yourself together   The...

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Haiku Collection #1

(Personal Poetry) Jaelyn Nguyen ‘25
Jaelyn Nguyen, A & E Editor, Staff Writer
February 19, 2025

Nature-related haikus: Aquamarine sky Pearly white buoyancy streaks A golden sunrise Waves crash upon shore Tides rise to the moon at night Setting at sunrise A soaring bird calls To silence...

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