As springtime arrives, the freshmen in Integrated Wellness begin their training for the Freshman 5k. This long-standing Summit tradition takes place at the end of the year, alongside students collecting...
For seniors, March marks the month of college decisions. Most of the institutions across the nation that use Regular Decision (RD) plans notify applicants by April 1, making the preceding month a flurry...
When walking down a hallway at Summit I came across a pink sign pinned to a board on the wall, crooked and peeling off as if it was an afterthought. The sign read “Women's History Month,” and below...
This morning as I perused my breakfast options I realized there was just too much to choose from. Cereal, toast, yogurt, oats, eggs or a granola bar? I picked the two best options (toast and cereal), and...
On a sunny day in Athens, 262 BC, Zeno of Citium–the accredited founder of stoicism–walked out of the school of philosophies, tripped and broke his toe. Then, feeling that the gods were calling him,...
Stop being precious.
I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve been stopped and told my jeans swallowed the back half of my shoe and dragged on the ground, that there was a stain on the back of...
Back in the summer of ‘23, the fusion between “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” was all over every social media page. Barbie and Ken in a pink car with World War II explosions in the back was not a...
The 2024 election is just around the corner, and although primaries haven’t yielded conclusive results yet, it’s looking to be no different from 2020: another showdown between Trump and Biden.
On...
The 2024 “Mean Girls” reboot has ignited drama among onlookers, leading to debates regarding adaptations staying true to their stage counterparts. Is it fetch, or is it sketch?
Movie musical...
My parents may not be heavily religious or belong to a cult, but the podcast “Kill Tony” has an occult following mostly consisting of my father. A very opinionated man, highly experienced in dark humor...
A smiling face, hands reaching out, brushing through smooth fur. A short reprieve from the stress of high school life.
This is the scene observed time and time again when a therapy dog walks through...
The clock strikes midnight and marks the moment our lives are supposed to change. Whether it’s bettering ourselves, bettering others or bettering our planet, lots of people set resolutions for themselves...
