“Woos” bounce off the hot concrete underneath the beaming sun as the marching band runs back onto the field to continue rehearsing their show, “Persistence of Memory.” With sweat dripping down...

Behind every Xavier production is a web of movement, rhythm and storytelling. From theater productions to dance concerts, choreography plays an important role in Xavier’s artistic community. Bringing...

In the Heights being announced as the Upper School’s musical for this fall was everything but expected. There had been rumors about what the 2026-2027 season would hold, as there always were, but none...

Just three houses and a church stand amid the open countryside in what’s left of Medora, Iowa, today. Abandoned settlements are a far from uncommon sight across Iowa’s rolling farmlands. Driving through...

Recently, MCPS reveals a new AI policy that cracks down on AI usage in school. Alongside the new policy, students were presented with a first day hype video using an AI generated song. The slogan of the...

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To everyday visitors walking by, the vacant windows along Main Street may feel like a sign of trouble. However, behind the empty storefronts lies a more complex mix of rigid rules, costly building updates,...

On Sunday, Sept. 27, Marquette’s Mustangs for Mental Health took part in the Out of the Darkness Walk, hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The St. Louis community gathers together...

Danielle Salcedo and Jacob Boggs are the custodial maintenance repair technician duo who make sure K-State students have a clean and safe environment before they show up to class. Custodians typically...

When Bellwood Coffee opened its Grant Park location, a mural honoring late Atlanta broadcast journalist Jovita Moore was painted over and replaced with Bellwood branding. The decision sparked backlash...

Hosted by: Neev Chickermane Edited by: Rachel Chio At Valley Ranch Elementary School, physical education teacher Maribel Urey makes each day a new adventure for her students. With activities ranging from...

Seniors applying to colleges this year will likely find themselves with one more admissions option than usual: Early Decision (ED). The two colleges in Florida that receive the most applications, the...

When people step into family-owned Chinese restaurant Hong’s Gourmet in Saratoga downtown, they are met by friendly staff and the smell of freshly cooked fried rice. Music echoes throughout the spacious...

British hairstylist Joshua Coombes walked the streets of London with a backpack, a pair of hair clippers and the intention to help. Yet, during one of his first haircuts with a man named Darak, Coombes...

The Lake Oswego School District has recently authorized a powerful legal tool known as eminent domain to potentially take over a local church’s new property. Eminent domain is a process in which government...

On September 28, at a tense meeting of the Townsend Harris School Leadership Team, a faculty survey revealed strong opposition to the school’s transition to a new grading platform. “There’s a difference...

At 7 p.m. on Aug. 23, Mauro Massini was ready for CHOICE to meet its first customers. The 17-year-old checked his inventory, tested the ordering process on his website, and made sure customers would receive...

“The Swastika”- launched in 1907 – was the moniker of New Mexico State University’s student yearbook. In a modern context, this is a shocking revelation, but at the time of its inception, the...

Across college campuses in America, a lingering conflict resides for female students as they continue to navigate their daunting reality: the possibility of sexual violence and the persistent lack of...

In a vibrant yellow dress that swept gracefully across the stage, its pleats resembling sunflower petals gleaming under sunlight, fourth-year Gianna Romero beamed under the white stage lights, glowing...

“The neighborhood is deteriorating and has become a blighted area prone to crime. It’s blocked off by unknown tarps that create blind spots for juvenile delinquents and the homeless squat there,”...

The aromatic fragrance of pastries wafts into central downtown streets, drawing in local passersby. The seemingly lone standing brick building holds delectable goodies, from croissants to coffee cake;...

Eight is a small number. Only eight football teams. Eight basketball teams. Eight volleyball teams. Beginning this season, those eight will be separated from the rest of Florida’s high school sports...

Shh. Come closer—do you hear that? That’s the sound of silence. And that’s what New Trier High School senior Thomas Franklin wants for every student during school hours. The problem arose when Franklin...

Since 1993, local artist Marian Steen has unfolded the same white tent on Forsyth Boulevard every September, hung her paintings and waited for the first stranger to ask, “Did you make that?” This...

The hairs on the back of your neck stand up, and suddenly your daily commute seems to be anything but ordinary. While stopped at the intersection you feel uneasy. Almost as if someone were watching you....

In Anton Chekov’s play “The Seagull,” the character of Arkadina falls apart. She looks across the stage at her husband and pleads. She screams. She questions. She manipulates. She entraps.  And...

California is considering an emergency “kill switch” for some of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models as the state expands its oversight of rapidly developing AI technology....

For generations, Dolly Parton was recognized by her signature voice, rhinestone-covered outfits and songs that became staples of American country music. But following her death on Aug. 25 at the age of...

Guillermo Delgado leans into the microphone and the on-air sign flickers to life as the clock strikes noon. “Welcome to Saturday Matinee,” Delgado says, just as he has every week for the past seven...

Several times a month, Tyrone Area High School senior Cliff Wilson and juniors Jackson Conrad and Evan Laird trade their textbooks for a keyboard, drum kit, and bass, and take their musical talent beyond...

With the cue “Three, two, one…standby!” CBS reporter Chloe Carlson walked confidently through a human tunnel of 150 Brea Olinda High School athletes, dancers and musicians, CTE Pathway members,...

In May 2016, Emmanuel College Professor Jabari Asim gave a lecture in the Wayland High School (WHS) auditorium focused on how white storytellers largely control history. William Paik, WHS Class of 2016...

Jane Doe is 22 years old. By now, she would have been a senior or graduate of her dream school, Cornell University. But instead, she has dropped out of college, and, in September, filed a civil lawsuit...

When new Spanish teacher Andrea Muñoz was a second grader in 2004, she wrote on a note card that when she grew up, she would be a teacher. However, as she matured, Muñoz said she lost the certainty...

There are over 19,000 high school girls water polo players in the United States, and Ryann Renfroe is one of 15 to play her sport internationally. She has played water polo in three countries for the...

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As cars roll and buses stop to transport students, National Walk & Bike to School Day is approaching on Oct 7. Setting up the students for success, the Iowa City Community School District has implemented...

We often take for granted the ability to say what we think. We participate in classroom discussions, debate with our friends, post online, and write essays. We rarely stop to consider that the ability...

Every time a driver passes a Flock camera in Palatine, a record can be created of where that vehicle was, when it passed and what it looked like. To police, that searchable data can help locate stolen...

For most golfers, a day on the course means 18 holes, a couple of good shots and time spent with family or friends. For Gretna resident Emily Koesters, who has Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia, or SIOD,...

With heat temperatures rising and the school year starting, UIL (University Interscholastic League) has made what was once an optional heat guide for all outdoor sports and activities to follow, now a...

As technology and AI advance, their real-world applications in classrooms have become increasingly common. While last year’s bell-to-bell cellphone ban made efforts to connect students more, could the...

Along a small stretch of the Chesapeake Bay’s western coast, waves crash against towering cliffs. Foamy swirls of water drain sand and small pebbles away, revealing a segment of a whale’s spine lodged...

In the chorus room, senior Carlos “CJ” Cortez plays his unreleased single, “Obsession,” on the piano – a song he has spent months refining. During his internship at Kchn Studios, he worked with...

At approximately 9:25 a.m. today, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School went into lockdown for about an hour due to two incidents at nearby schools. “(Birmingham Community Charter High School) received a...

Small sneakers pitter patter against the pavement, quickening eagerly at the future prospect of whimsy and joy. Footsteps skipping on excitedly, a colorful cove resides under a sign reading “Geppetto’s.”...

On Aug. 24, 2026, the first flame that would become a wildfire over 90,000 acres sparked. Starting along Highway 180 in Palo Pinto County, the containment process for the raging Ross fire became a slow,...

Fordham University students have a new resource for questions and support this semester, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot introduced as “Remy.” Remy reaches out to students via text message...