Saudi Arabia from an American’s Perspective
Nour Goulmamine, Special Features Editor
January 9, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Spotlights
Over Winter Break, my family and I visited Saudi Arabia for ten days to perform umrah, a form of Islamic pilgrimage. Umrah is a non-mandatory pilgrimage Muslims perform from Medina to Mecca, the two holy cities in Islam. It is often confused with Hajj, a mandatory pilgrimage that Muslims can only perf...
Hannah Bridges the Gap to Kenya
Rachel Bybee, Arts Editor
January 9, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Special Features
Over Winter Break, the average student relaxed or enjoyed themselves at home. However, senior Hannah Bridges left for a mission trip on December 8, 2018, with her father to Kenya. During her trip, she met with inmates, families, and orphans. Bridges stayed in Nandi Hills, a rural settlement in the countr...
Winter Break Across the Sea
January 25, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Special Features
As students and staff celebrated Winter Break and rang in the holidays, junior Amanda Chok made her way to Asia to celebrate the holidays halfway across the world. Chok had the opportunity to fly to South Korea and tour major cities like Seoul and Busan, before heading back to Malaysia to visit friends and fa...
Motion of the Ocean
Dreya Fernandes and Hannah Walker
April 17, 2017
Filed under News from the Classroom
On April 5, 2017, ,during the first 15 minutes of first through third period classes, Mr. Donald Wade’s oceanography classes offered presentations in the library and invited other classes to come and view the projects. Their goal of the project was to find a tropical paradise people would want to vi...
