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Thousands march at Daley Plaza, in Chicago.

Hands Off Protests Gain Momentum as Support Builds

Iyla Hernden ’26, Arts and Culture Editor April 21, 2025

On April 5th and 19th, 2025, millions of demonstrators flooded the streets chanting “Hands Off Our Democracy!” in cities across the United States, with London, Paris, and Berlin joining in solidarity. 50501,...

Reflections on My Year at Academy

Reflections on My Year at Academy

Vilte Vitkauskaite ’26, Writer April 20, 2025

I first stepped foot on Academy ground on August 11th, the new students’ orientation day. At first, I was a little bit nervous, scared even, of the campus size and how everything felt so far apart. I...

"Laguna de Quilotoa"

Food, Fun, and Travel on the 2025 Ecuador Exchange Trip

Audrey Finkelstein ’27, School and Local Editor April 8, 2025

As the bus left for Quito, we quietly waved goodbye to our host families through the bus windows, people we had known for just twelve days and yet felt so connected to that when the day came to say goodbye,...

Learn about the 2024 Nobel Prize Winners

Learn about the 2024 Nobel Prize Winners

Audrey Finkelstein ’27, School and Local Editor March 14, 2025

Do We Need RULER?

Do We Need RULER?

Darin Eberhardt ’25, Opinion, News, and Features Editor March 13, 2025

RULER sucks and we all hate it, but… we might actually need it. It is an unpopular program among students and even some teachers. Its lessons sometimes feel patronizing and aimed towards a younger audience....

LA sunset with smoke from the fires.

The City Is on Fire: A Diary of the LA Wildfires

Lillie Rosen ’29, Writer February 25, 2025

“I’d be safe and warm, if I was in LA.” “California Dreamin” The Mamas & the Papas It was January 7th and I was on a plane flying to the sunny city of Los Angeles. To say I was California...

Freiburg Weihnachtsmarkt, a classic Christmas Market that happens in each city

The World as a Classroom: Study Abroad Programs at Academy

Anna Hastings ’26, Writer January 13, 2025

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to study abroad? Are you considering it? At the Academy, you can apply on your own to various study abroad options, or you can work with Mr. Gehres to go...

The Party of Donald Trump

The Party of Donald Trump

Matthew Rundle ’27, Writer December 18, 2024

Domestic Recently, Donald Trump was elected as president of the United States along with a Republican majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives. All of this combined with the Supreme Court’s...

Finding the Middle Ground: Is the Cell Phone Policy too Extreme?

Finding the Middle Ground: Is the Cell Phone Policy too Extreme?

Kay Rai ’28, Writer December 18, 2024

If you asked any student on campus about any major changes in our community since the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, there’s no doubt they’d point out the recent cell phone ban and how it’s...

Moooo-ve Over Grass, Seaweed Is the New Feed!

Moooo-ve Over Grass, Seaweed Is the New Feed!

Audrey Finkelstein ’27, School and Local Editor December 2, 2024

Guess what? Cows have picked up on our fad dieting habits. They think that by eating more seaweed, they will be able to reduce their disgusting burping habits, which is what all the cow influencers are...

Where is the progressive, people's populist?

Where is the progressive, people’s populist?

Darin Eberhardt ’25, Opinion, News, and Features Editor November 18, 2024

The day after the 2024 election, Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders put out a scathing rebuke of the Democratic Party, saying, among other things, that it had “abandoned working class people,”...

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