In November 1999, UNESCO officially proclaimed the 21st of February of every year to be the International Mother Languages Day.  In subsequent years, the United Nations called on its member states...

I am going, to be honest. Being a teenager is not always easy. While we do not have to worry about things like taxes or how we are going to get our next meal we do have to worry about how we are doing...

In the midst of the pandemic, many companies became desperate for new people to hire. Many quit their jobs after everything about life universally changed: a pattern that resulted in me going to bed one...

“Rockets, be amazing,” Principal Brian Wunderlich delivers that lecture at the end of every video. If that statement needs to be said, is the high school not already amazing? Is there something that...

The year of our Lord, 2021, would be my final year on the high school’s swim team. On a usual day, I made my usual walk with my friend down to the orchestra room to fetch my cello, and then made my usual...

“Future” has always been my least favorite f-word, so the thought of growing up and living on my own has always frightened me. I turn 18-years-old in about a month’s time. Pretty soon I will be an...

Even though it is difficult to balance work and school life, having a part-time job as a teenager is vital because workers get funds that can be used for college, build discipline and gain work experience. I...

Comic books, graphic novels, cartoons and funny books go by many names, but hopefully by the end of this article readers will feel that “not ‘real’ books” is one of them. According to a study...

Sexual assault is an umbrella term used for any sexual contact without a person’s consent. This can happen to anyone at any age, gender or sexual orientation. Despite the fact that this can happen to...

As a student, while at NHS, Shattuck and Horace Mann, I have seen people dress coded for impracticable issues and ruthless rules later deemed pointless. Dress codes are rules that limit how a person may...

In less than a year, high school seniors will enter a new phase in their life where many will be responsible for taking on new tasks they may not be used to, like cooking. College students need a quick...

The Neenah Joint School District started implementing virtual Wednesdays Nov. 11. Virtual Wednesdays are a day where students have all of their classes virtually over Zoom. These Wednesdays are like a...