The final bell rings, and after a long day of having your nose to the grindstone, you decide to treat yourself to a sweet snack from the famous Crumbl Cookies. You start your descent down James Madison...
Natalie Hosage, Print Managing Editor
• October 24, 2025
“I believe people make these unpassionate passion projects because of competition and pressure,” Delaney Pfleghardt (’26) said. “There is a lot of need to stand out on college applications and...
Twenty three. That is the number of AP courses offered by Madison. Varying in content and structure, AP classes are a popular course option for many seniors, juniors, sophomores and occasionally – freshmen....
From a young age, children are forced into a metaphorical never-ending game of tug of war. The battle between humanities and STEM is one ingrained into the forefront of society. It’s not uncommon for...
College application season. A time for tears–both happy and sad–and stress that could rival the weight of an elephant. Said stress is accompanied by the thick veil of judgement that covers Vienna every...
You’ve probably been here before in one way or another. It’s the early hours of the morning, you’re tired, rushed and frustrated; you go through the motions of the dance. 1: Take your laptop out...
When game day rolls around, on top of uniforms, backpacks and equipment, you’ll often find a small bag in my hand: a buddy gift.
Buddy gifts have been a tradition for years now, implemented with the...
Portrait of a Graduate (POG) is a growing national program that originated with the nonprofit from Ohio called Battelle for Kids. POG emphasizes the growth of five specific skills over strict memorization...
According to Albert Einstein, “failure is success in progress.” While I’m not bold enough to disagree with Einstein, I think he missed the mark here. His quote is a reflection of our American attitude...
Fall was application season, and students were sick with honor society-itis. Seemingly everyone had Google forms littering their tabs for various honor society applications. As I combed through my own...
The average public high school class is over 500 students. Imagine having a higher GPA than all 500, and yet, you receive no recognition. This is an unfortunate reality for students every year who dedicate...
Social media is increasing mental illness within adolescents, but we already knew this. The correlation between social media and suicide rates has been researched, explained, analyzed and echoed in response...
