By Michael Pyo ’22, Staff Writer Mason Kung ‘22, was surprised that he was considered “interview worthy.” But, after all, he is an amazing cellist, who plays in the High School Orchestra this year. I told him that I had seven questions for him, and his response was: “Thank Goodness! I thought this was gonna…

By Lucan Franzblau ’20, Staff Writer  “The Martian,” a film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon, drops you into the center of an expedition to research Mars gone wrong. It is not made clear whether this is one of the first manned Mars missions; then we are shown there is an unexpectedly large…

By Jack Levene ’20, Staff Writer I was going to write a normal book review but instead I decided to “Science the sh!t out of this” (Andy Weir).   Mark Watney, a sarcastic, satirical, and just plain funny botanist who somehow ended up on Ares III (a manned mission to Mars) guides you through his…

By: Aashna Parameshwar ’20, Claire Ellis ’20, Tyler Barron ’20, and Asha Varma ’20, Staff Writers Whether you have to call home, or borrow the stapler from the middle school office, Mrs. Johnson will always be there for you. Everyone knows and loves her. But have you ever wondered how she holds the middle school together?…

By Kennedy McNeilly-Anta ’20, Staff Writer You might have already realized it, but if you haven’t…our phones are taking over. They have ruined our face-to-face connections with our friends and families. A young man, Tyler Tamburino, realized this trend and watched it pass right in front of him. He decided to put his thoughts out…