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Senior Zoe Boxill writes an argumentative essay for a Mosaic project. (Photo by Elliot Goldman)

Alternative education options enrich students’ learning

December 10, 2020

It’s 12:50. You have two minutes before lunch is over, and you have to be back in the classroom watching lectures, taking notes and trying not to fall behind. It’s tedious, but mastering memorization...

Senior Tyler Owens-Terwilliger (right) and his mother (left) stand in front of Otterbein University's stadium. (Photo by Harley Carroll)

Seniors face challenges navigating college visits amidst COVID-19

November 10, 2020

Senior Arianna Martin prepared for her college tour of The New School in New York, her dream school, by grabbing her computer, sitting on her bed, and clicking the play button of the virtual tour video.  Last...

Freshmen undergo difficult transition into high school

November 10, 2020

The hours leading up to your first day of high school can be scary but electrifying in any year. Now, imagine after years of anticipation being told that your first year of high school would be online...

Middle school students put on the virtual production of 'Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon.' (Photo by Margaret Zirwas)

Show must go on as theatre department remains undeterred by pandemic

November 10, 2020

By this time of year, theatre arts teacher and director Rebecca Rhinehart usually would have put on at least two stage productions and be in the works for a third.  This year, there have been none.  Instead,...

Michael Brenner (left), Carter Brenner (middle) and Blake Brenner (right) stand in front of the sign at the University of Miami, Florida. (Photo courtesy of Michael Brenner)

Students navigate siblings’ college situations amid COVID-19

October 9, 2020

She’s used to spending time with her family at home. Over the many winters, they’ve always spent holidays together. This is how it’s been for junior Tess Madison her whole life, as the youngest...

The tie-dye set made by senior Lucy Rosen shows the attention to detail in her work. (Photo courtesy Lucy Rosen)

Quarantine gives students free time for new hobbies, purchases

October 9, 2020

Students were surprised on March 7 as Gov. Mike DeWine announced schools K-12 would close for three weeks due to the spread of the coronavirus. They ran home, looking forward to the extra long spring...

Distance learning creates unfamiliar experiences for students, teachers

Distance learning creates unfamiliar experiences for students, teachers

October 9, 2020

At the start of last school year, freshman Samara Kahan woke up for the first day of school to see her friends and attend her regular classes. This year, as her freshman year of high school began, Kahan...

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