Dear 12-year-old me, You are still oblivious to all that is actually to come in your teenage years. Soon, you’re going to begin going through a lot of changes– as …
A Poem for Mom
You’ve held me through my darkest storms, And calmed my deepest fears, Your unconditional love so warm, Has guided me for years. Yet, we have our share of discord, And …
The Toxic Figurehead of Fashion: Brandy Melville
The controversy behind Brandy Melville has been gaining a significant amount of attention lately, particularly in regard to its toxic workplace environment. The brand which was founded in Italy in …
Women in Sports: Princess Cassell
The girls basketball program here at Orange Lutheran has become increasingly successful, winning several championships and being a source of some of the most upstanding young female athletes at our …
Sought and Found: Appalachia 2023
Two weeks ago, Orange Lutheran students – including myself – set out to Bear Branch, Kentucky for the Orange Lutheran Missions Program’s annual “Appa” mission trip. During our week-long trip …
The History Behind the Female Halloween Costume
As Cady Heron put it, “In Girl World, Halloween is the one day a year when a girl can dress up like a total sleaze and no other girls can …
3 Female Trailblazers in Politics Over the Centuries
Susanna Salter was born in Ohio in the ripe year of 1860. She later attended the Kansas State Agricultural College in 1872, where she met her husband Lewis Salter. Together, …






