The outbreak of a new dangerous coronavirus--this year’s dubbed COVID-19--has received tremendous media coverage, especially since its recent upgrade to a global threat.   A quick Google search of the disease yields billions of results in...

Arguably the largest and most influential change to Lakota West in recent years is the introduction of chromebooks, part of the district’s 1:1 initiative attempting to grant students greater access to technology. The chromebooks faced mixed reviews...

It’s late; I should be sleeping. I have six classes’ worth of homework to do before school, one-hundred point projects to work on, and study for AP exams. After all, these grades affect how my family perceives me--the one with the most letter As on...

A huge part of the high school experience is participation in a variety of clubs, sports, and other extracurriculars. Students take part in these activities either to make new friends over shared interests, to learn more about a certain topic or subject,...

So my journey begins in seventh grade. I had just moved from Ohio to Arizona, so being the new kid--in middle school--was rough already. One day, I saw an eighth grade couple kissing in the hallway. The thing is, they were both female. I remember thinking,...

Lakota West’s golf team relies on focus, confidence, and mental attitude to score the lowest amount of strokes as they can, and with their end season match record of eleven wins and only five losses, their mentality has paid off. West’s fall sports...

Roxane Gay is a professor and acclaimed author of the essay collection Bad Feminist, and the short story collections Difficult Women and Ayiti. Her literary achievements have landed her a firm standing among similar writers. Gay’s career is exemplified...