By: Tiana Dovetko Loneliness is far more common than people want to admit. Many people sit in crowded rooms feeling invisible, and that was me freshman year. Everyone else seemed …
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A Climb, a Chronicle, and a Plot Chart Part 2
Chapter 4: The Domino Effect After the first step, after getting over the initial climbing jitters, you move quicker up the wall. More fluid. You slip up some of the …
4 Months Away From College
In December of 2023, singer Aimee Carty released “2 Days Into College,” and this relatable anthem quickly blew up on social media platforms—the song now has more than 32 million …
Summer Days: The Cure to End-of-Year Burnout
Schools are almost out but testing season is in and we all know what that means: burnout. With only 2 months of school left, summer break seems so close yet …
What Lies Ahead: Colleges, Careers, and Senior Year
The year is 2024. I can’t believe my eyes, because in a few months, I’ll be transitioning from a junior in high school to a senior. I don’t know if …
Father Figure Absence
In kindergarten, I had this special and personal bond with my first friend. For the sake of this story, let’s refer to her as Amy. I met Amy on my …
Gotta Collect Em All: The Joys of Collect-A-Con
In a world where popular culture has become constantly defined by many fandoms of people who enjoy comic books and video games, there have always been many enjoyable conventions that …
Paving the Future
By Madeline Jenkins Any Gilmore Girls fan will remember Rory’s first article for her school’s paper, The Franklin. After her editor tried to undermine her by assigning the boring subject …
Cirque de Soleil: Circus of the Sun
“Viva Las Vegas”: that’s what every kid wants to hear when they’re a baby, right? Ever since I was two and a half years old, my parents and I have …
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 …