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When picking music to sing, Nims has countless options. “I have to use my professional judgment on music, which will be educational but also rewarding and fun,” Nims said. “I try to do a variety of styles from a variety of time periods. I want to pick music, which is worth spending a couple of months working on.”

Keep calm and sing on

Elena Brown, Managing Editor of Student Life
November 19, 2024
Last year, members of the Poetry Slam Team competed at the [insert comp name here].“Kevin and Rahifa, the current SENIOR and junior poet laureates, are both part of the Poetry Slam Team,” Jake Riordan said. “So they're not only writing poetry and sharing it in a written format, but they're reciting it, memorizing it and dramatically performing in front of a live audience all throughout the city.”

Voices of vulnerability

Marwa Khzir, Editor in Chief
November 18, 2024
Made by Grace Aber and Anushka Goel

Back to the roots

Anushka Goel and Grace Aber
November 15, 2024
Crowds gathered outside of Music Hall to watch the light show that was projected onto the building. This exhibit had four different projections, created by Chaske, Haverkos, Susan Kosti, Lightborne and AVextened.

Blink and it’s gone

Grace Aber, Fine Arts Writer
October 30, 2024
One challenge that Vikki Brown faced while filming Hear 2 Heal was finding extras, which she believes did not occur due to a lack of interest. “I think everyone is so busy,” Brown said. “It’s not that they're not interested, it's that they’re in sports or band or music and they have things already planned.”

Cinematic Support

Elena Brown, Managing Editor of Student Life
October 25, 2024
In preparation for their performance, members of the jazz ensemble run through their music, polishing every last detail. This group focuses more on perfecting the jazz style and less on learning how to play the instruments. “It is a higher-level band class at Walnut that specializes in playing jazz and other subcategories of jazz,” Milo Althoff, ‘27, said.

Jumpin’ for jazz

Anushka Goel, Section Editor of Fine Arts
October 22, 2024
Emmy Reising, ‘25, works on her mini room project, a miniature kitchen. She finds it easier to make the rooms given the fact that there weren’t many restrictions for what the students could make.

X Marks the Spot

Grace Aber, Fine Arts Writer
October 16, 2024
In this project students use their artistic abilities to create photoshop like projects with combining their own drawings with film pictures they took prior

Back to the basics

Addyson Warren, Sports Writer
October 16, 2024
Members of the color guard fine-tune their skills after school on Marx Field in preparation for their first competition of the year. “I am looking forward to really getting into the nitty gritty details and editing things to make it better,” rookie Alexa Beaver said.

Flying high

Anushka Goel, Section Editor of Fine Arts
October 14, 2024
I’ve worked with [these actors] before and I’m really happy to again have that closer connection,” Lauryn Shafer, the actor who plays Viola, said. She rehearses with Charles Burdsall (Orsino) and Roux Maynard (Curio), working on bringing the play to life through motion.

Lights, camera, action

Anushka Goel, Section Editor of Fine Arts
September 20, 2024
Lauryn Shafer, ‘26, takes photos of Aunna Phillips, ‘29, getting her hair done by Piper Hawkins, ‘29.

In the Shadows of the Twelfth Night

Grace Aber, Fine Arts Writer
September 20, 2024
This year’s senior high musical, Chicago, has been nominated for 28 Cappies awards ranging from “Best Musical” to “Best Critic Team.” The winners will be announced at the Aronoff Center on May 23.

Countdown ‘til Cappies

James Overton, Managing Editor of Gold Team of Broadcast | News and Features Writer
May 17, 2024
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