Nia Shetty, Online Section Editor
• November 17, 2024
On Nov. 15, 72,300 fans gathered at AT&T stadium to watch Youtuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul face off against professional boxer Mike Tyson, who's known for his powerful knockouts. It was the kind of...
Former St. John’s English teacher Michel Patrick Cullinan, renowned for his enthusiastic teaching and comma rules, died on Oct. 10, 2024, surrounded by his friends and family. He was 90.
Former students...
Spray can in hand, senior Kai Gomez did not expect to find herself painting a life-sized version of Smurfette on a Wednesday night atop senior Talulah Monthy’s shoulders.
The two cheerleaders...
When Alice Fogler (‘10) was a freshman at the Upper School, St. John’s held its first Homecoming—a formal dance similar to Homecomings in most other high schools. Two years later, Homecoming suddenly...
When AJ Alagarsamy first heard about the Native American Affinity Group, the sophomore was excited about the prospect of learning more about his culture. He joined the email list right away.
The School’s...
Leaping over the Quadrangle grass, freshman Zaidan Gbadamosi made the mistake of cutting corners on his way to biology class. Unbeknownst to Gbadamosi, he would receive his fair punishment and ridicule...
Upon entering the orchestra room this year, students found the formerly dreary classroom adorned with LED signs, music-themed posters and candies placed in colorful jars.
The decorations are the handiwork...
After a morning workout on the second day of school, cross-country coach Haley Barrett attempted to switch on the fluorescent locker room lights. Yet nothing happened. When she returned 15 minutes later,...
On April 2, the University of Texas at Austin laid off at least 60 staff members who worked in diversity, equity and inclusion-related offices. This decision received immediate backlash from the student...
Junior Talia Musher traveled to Wimberly, Texas to experience complete totality. A few years ago, Musher’s mother, who Talia says has a “weird obsession” with eclipses, had organized a retreat...
When senior Virginia Carolyn Crawford walked into her biology class ten minutes late, her teacher asked why she was tardy. When Crawford replied that she had been hanging out with the puppies on the Plaza...
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?
