Two weeks after Hurricane Beryl, the Tantuco family was still without power.
Amazingly, it was the first time their Afton Oaks home had gone without electricity, including May’s derecho and the...
In the far-right bleachers facing Liu Court, a swarm of Maverick students fill the space with vibrant house colors, pirate hats and cowboy gear.
Seniors Emily Young, Adair Patterson and Tristan Faillace,...
Jumping on a stick of bamboo, Sammie Gross and Jaya Lal found themselves amid a ramen-making experience. Using the stick to knead dough, the two sophomores crafted ramen noodles, one of the many unique...
Eshna Das, Online Editor-in-Chief
• September 10, 2024
In the 1940s, an experiment known as the “Doll” test produced footage of white children and Black children, who were asked to choose which doll they preferred – the white one or the Black one. That...
Bad Bad Hats is, like the band’s members, equal parts silly and affecting. The self-titled album, also called “The Flower Album,” is the first release the band has self-produced since their first...
Have you ever realized how April Fools' Day is the best way to get payback on your classmates? This is the perfect guide to finally give your friends a taste of their own medicine.
1. Locking...
When Thea Popovic started her freshman year, she anticipated a steady stream of House activities after the retreat at Stony Creek Ranch. To her surprise, she, like many of her peers, has not attended a...
A little over 76% of SJS Upper School students live 15 minutes from campus. For the rest of us who live outside the beltway, driving to campus can be a major stressor.
Senior Cora West has driven...
The last thing students expected to hear when Online Technical Editor senior Arjun Maitra stepped on the stage to perform his tabla solo for the annual SAAG assembly was “Sicko Mode” by Travis Scott...
Calling in from the apartment in Bushwick, New York, where she wrote most of her upcoming album Blue Raspberry, Katy Kirby, a Texan, sounded right at home. She’s thoughtful, and the way she speaks—much...
A few weeks ago, I had a chat with Stefan Blair, one half of the Aussie rock duo Good Morning. It was an absolute blast. I was finishing up homework here in Houston while he had just put some coffee on...
Sisyphus is rolling a boulder towards the Grand Hilbert Hotel. The hotel has an infinite number of rooms, but they are all full, so they may not be able to accommodate him or his boulder. If you choose to divert him, his boulder will destroy the Ship of Theseus. But the ship has had all of its constituent parts replaced, so it may not actually be the same ship. Is Sisyphus happy?
