While the stigma and dangers surrounding the usage of AI is warranted, the consequences are emphasized to the point that they completely overshadow the benefits.  If employed properly, AI can not just...

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...

As a mix of red and black flooded the stadium, students held onto a resonating thought: “This is the year we could win.” Yet the final Friday Night Lights of the season ended with a disappointingly...

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...

Students gathered in the VST today to watch the annual Kinkaid video, filmed and edited by seniors Ally Rodriguez and Lucy Walker, as part of the 2024 Upper School Pep Rally. The 18 minute-long video highlights...

The annual Kinkaid Week is the highlight of the year for many Upper Schoolers. With decorations adorning campus, the typical homework and assessment horrors find respite in students’ minds. Like Kinkaid...

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...

With Halloween around the corner, the last minute scramble for creative group costumes inevitably occurs. Each fall, ideas flood the internet for rhyme-without-reason, a costume concept that includes two...

When a boy speaks up, he’s called a “leader.” But when a girl does the same, she is called “bossy.” I have been called bossy my entire life, and up until last summer, I saw the word as an...