When I was in 7th grade, I didn’t do much besides schoolwork and sit in my room doing nothing productive, being too busy commiting to band. After I dropped the class my freshman year in hopes of improving my grades, I realized that there was now a massive gap of time for me to fill with...

The Freshman Red and Blue football teams crushed the competition with both finishing as district champions. Red “had a really good season,” according to their coach, Janson Head. “[The team] finished seven wins, zero losses, one tie,” Coach Head said. The Blue team did even better...

Monday morning, 4:35 a.m.: the dreaded ding of the alarm clock.   5:00 a.m.: arrive at the neighborhood gym. Lift. 6:00 a.m.: get back home, proceed to complete motherly duties and get self ready for work. 8:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m.: work, work, work. 8:30 p.m.: cardio time (40 minute treadmill...

The day is Oct. 31. I look out your window and see crowds dressed in colorful costumes parading down the street. A euphoric smell overcomes my senses with that of pan de muertos, calaveras de azucar, and tamales.

Bushels of dainty flowers hide within the glass doors of a darkened case, their precious petals chilled to perfection as they lay in waiting: will they be put next to the friendly rose? Will they be tucked happily beside a bloom of snowy baby’s breath? The fate of these plants is entirely for the...