Features

  • Five things

    Marc Lion, English teacher   He plays the electric bass guitar and is a part of a band. If Lion could go anywhere in the world, he would go to Italy with his wife. Lion’s favorite pun is: “To be honest, I’m always Lion.” Before Lion was a teacher he made a living writing,…

  • Panther Pals form friendships with special education students

    Every Tuesday at lunch, 25 Panther Pal club members congregate at the lunch tables near the E building with special education students by their side. The Panther Pals eat lunch and spend quality time with these students. “I personally think it is important because otherwise these kids would be secluded at our school, so…

  • Student vs Teacher

    Noah Varav, senior, VS Tiffani Coull, history teacher   What is the deepest part of the ocean? Varav: They dropped Megatron in it at the end of the first Transformers movie, it’s a trench… Coull: Hold on… Continental Basin? Answer: Mariana Trench Transformers can’t help you now, Varav. 0-0   Which city won the…

  • Mindfulness: a way to help anxiety and depression

    Located in room B21, Robin Lilly, English and philosophy teacher, can be found doing daily mindfulness, or wellness, activities with her students. It started last school year, when Lilly noticed a rise of anxiety and depression in her students. “Because I, myself, experience anxiety and depression, these were tools that I had been taught…

  • The effect of the ideal body

    What it makes students feel Across the nation, people look in the mirror, and what they see is not what they want. Instead of an ideal body, demonstrated through advertisements, magazines and models, they see a different reflection. Even when they have healthy bodies, these media outlets influence young teenagers’ perceptions of what their…

  • Vaping: seeing through the fog

    Juuls, suorins and e-cigarettes: These vaporization devices, or “vapes” are making daily appearances in the lunchroom, quad and bathrooms alike. Although these devices were originally created as a safer alternative to smoking, vapes are becoming more common among high school students for recreational use. Vapes contain a concoction of vegetable glycerin, propylene glycol, nicotine…

  • Teaching special needs is her specialty

      Music can be heard coming out of E-5, as students in the classroom dance around to songs like “Cha Cha Slide.” Jillian Ackerman, a student teacher for Anne Alvarez’s special day class, smiles and laughs as she watches from the sidelines. Soon, she gets pulled into the dancing, and spins around with her…

  • Students debut original clothing designs on campus

    Cutting fabric and creating magic. Sketching designs and sewing hemlines. Marketing clothes and monitoring shows. From the first inspiration to the final product, some students have dedicated themselves to the oftentimes tedious process of making clothing. Designers discover their interest in fashion in many different forms. When he returned to his childhood home in…

  • History has never been so sweet

    AP European History and sugar cookies do not seem be related, yet among the interests of Tiffani Coull, they live in harmony. By school day, she is an AP European and CP US History teacher; after 2:05 pm she is the baker extraordinaire of her own business. “It’s (called) Sweet Jane. My daughter came…

  • Student vs Teacher

    Jennifer Lockwood, Science teacher, vs Sarah Babij, Senior   Name the largest freshwater lake in the world. Lockwood: Lake Michigan Babij: Lake Superior Lake Superior Looks like Lockwood needs to freshen up on her freshwater lake history. 0-1   What is the diameter of Earth? Lockwood: Huge Babij: I have no idea. 8,000 miles Well, Lockwood…