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Pictured are several well-known books that have suffered book challenges across the nation.  Many of these foster meaningful discussions in the class settings.

When books are banned, students miss out

Lexi Mascera, Staff Writer October 10, 2025

2,304 books were banned during the 2024-2025 school year from school libraries around Florida – out of a nationwide total of 6,870. This list included well-known titles such as I Know Why the Caged Bird...

The Oxford English Dictionary has long been a standard-bearer, but that reputation dwindled with last year's "Word of the Year" choice: 'brain rot.'

An Open Letter to Oxford’s word-of-the-year selection committee

Lark Rippy, Staff Writer October 3, 2025

Dear Dictionary  You have sat in the corner of every library, ruling over the kingdom of letters from a pedestal. As time’s tides shift the sands of standards, your presence has been a consistent...

The Mint Majesty trend has devolved from honoring someone who was assassinated to filming and harassing local baristas for internet likes.

The tea on ordering the ‘Charlie Kirk’ drink

Grace Baxendale, Editor in Chief September 26, 2025

Click! The camera shutter sound goes off as I’m faced with two customers, one about fifty and the other twenty, snapping selfies of themselves holding their Mint Majesty tea at the checkout counter.  I’m...

The new policy extends the day by 15 minutes. If we can change the end time, why not push back the start time?

New late dismissal garners mixed reactions

Annika Elisha, Staff Writer September 19, 2025

Several new policies came into effect at the beginning of the '25-'26 school year, one of which is a new departure time at 3:10 p.m. This new policy marked a significant change for the Upper School,...

Pictured are the five top candidates for Pope.

Bo’s Picks: Conclave – 5 frontrunners to succeed Pope Francis

Bode LaBelle, Associate Editor April 30, 2025

Last Monday, the day after Easter, Pope Francis sadly passed at 88 from a stroke and heart failure. What follows is a process titled conclave, where 135 cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican...

What started as simply yelling "chicken jockey!" has turned into a trend of throwing popcorn, drinks, and even fighting inside the theater.

Bax’s Facts: The Minecraft Movie trend has gone too far

Grace Baxendale, Associate Editor April 18, 2025

You’ve seen it on TikTok– popcorn flying in the air, teenagers jumping out of their seats, practically everyone in the theater screaming “Chicken Jockey!” You may have even seen this trend in...

Ode to Invincible

Ode to Invincible

Carter Hasbrouck, Staff Writer April 8, 2025

Warning: Contains some spoilers* Thursday March 13 will now and forever be remembered as the day of the season finale of the best animated TV show ever created. Picture this: you’re alone in your...

Art by Al Lombardi

Let’s put an end to finals

Andrei Black, Co-Ed in Chief March 24, 2025

As the school year draws to a close, high school students across the country prepare for what's long been considered the ultimate assessment of their knowledge: final exams.  These high-stakes tests...

Why you should join Model Congress

Why you should join Model Congress

Sophia Azzopardi, Staff Writer March 14, 2025

As someone who got the chance to go on the Harvard Model congress trip this year, I would 100 percent recommend it to anyone who was considering trying it.  First off, it’s an incredible learning...

Though it may be tempting to joke in times of crisis, it's important to react with collective seriousness to prevent more chaos from spreading.

Editorial: This is not a drill

Editorial Board March 13, 2025

On Wednesday March 4, a threat was called into Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School at 10:35am, the first time a red alert had happened in five years. A Code Red, when not a drill, signifies an immediate...

Don’t Crumbl your health

Don’t Crumbl your health

Laila Yavalar, Editor in Chief February 14, 2025

Crumbl Cookies has gained a lot of attention for its deliciousness and weekly changing flavors, and it now has over a thousand stores located in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Trends in popular social...

Top 5 Memes of 2024

Top 5 Memes of 2024

Blake Lynch, Staff Writer February 3, 2025

Memes are often thought of as wonky text-and-images, combined for effect, to convey some form of message. But a meme can also be "an idea, behavior, or style" that spreads from person to person, often...

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