By Brady Winkler Imagine a Wayland Middle School without clusters or the mural. Imagine a Wayland Middle School without a sixth grade wing. What about a Wayland Middle School where the cafeteria doubles as a theater? Or a Wayland Middle School with carpeted rooms that was called “Wayland Junior High”. Imagine a future Wayland Middle […]
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I, Too, Can Fly
By Anonymous A Tribute to Langston Hughes and Jason Reynolds. I, too, Have wings. I am young. And foolish. And ignorant. But I still have That urge That spark That fire To fly. I have that whisper inside That encourages me Advises me Insists that I take the leap Out of the nest Into the […]
The Refuge Beneath the Ground
By Keira Lu While this might sound like something straight out of a fantasy novel, it’s true. There once existed a city built entirely underground, with all the accommodations of a small town, and areas for food storage and livestock! This surreal-sounding city is Derinkuyu, in the Kapadokya region of present-day Türkiye. Derinkuyu started as […]
Towns Lost to Fire and Ash
By Penelope Fishburn In 79 AD a great tragedy occurred. Two towns, preserved through the ages, and conjoined in the very tragedy that destroyed them. Pompeii and Herculaneum. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD coated both cities in volcanic ash and rock, preserving them in a frozen moment. First, Herculaneum. Though less famous […]
Willow: Chapter 5
By Alexandra Nugent The silence inside the greenhouse was heavier than the air in Elesha’s library. I looked from the gold-crested card to the massive canvas of myself, my mind racing to connect the pieces. Sage, the ultimate rebel, wasn’t just hiding out on the edges of the elite world. She was the one pulling […]
Myles Garrett Traded To Rams
By Griffin Crowley On June 1, 2026, Pro Bowl edge rusher and two time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett got traded to the Rams for edge rusher Jared Verse, 2027 1st round pick, 2028 2nd round pick, and 2029 3rd round pick. Last year, Garrett set the sack record in the NFL […]
Willow (Chapter Two)
by Alexandra Nugent Chapter Two I walked home slowly, keeping my right hand clenched in a fist. I didn’t want the sweat from my palm to smudge Sage’s neon-green handwriting. It felt like a secret badge of honor, a bright contrast to the dull, heavy card sitting in my other pocket. When I stepped into […]
Lost Prehistoric Cities: The Golden Citadel of Crete and The City of the Cockerel
By Penelope Fishburn and Keira Lu Picture this: you are sitting in a grandly decorated room, a frescoed deity staring into your eyes. Depicted across a splash of softened plaster, a pair of griffins appear to lie in relaxation, eyes resting upon a large alabaster throne. A light wind blows a splash of dust through […]
Willow (Chapter One)
1 by Alexandra Nugent Chapter one “Willow, can you come here for a second?” I slowly stumble down the stairs with my book, the pages creasing beneath my fingers. I spotted my mother waiting for me in the kitchen. “Yes, mother? You called for me?” A heavy silence follows as she travels across the room, […]
March Madness Sweet 16 2026
1 by Griffin Crowley March Madness is the biggest college basketball tournament in the country. It is a 68 team bracketed tournament with the First Four, First Round, Second Round, Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final Four, and National Championship. The bracket structure is the same for both men and women. The Sweet 16 (when there […]