Twirling around in our backyard while an electric blue whale shaped sprinkler softly rains on our heads, my sister and I’s laughter rings out like the chimes of a dozen bells. The memory is etched into...

The Abidi/Imam/Zaidi family (don't ask why we have different last names; I don't know why either), sit at our favorite local Thai restaurant and order our signature meals on a sunny Saturday afternoon....

One can argue that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, however it can be commonly agreed upon that there are certain traits that are deemed as attractive. Long eyelashes, good facial structure and clear...

The year is 2016. I return home from a strenuous day of third grade at Richard J. Lee Elementary School, exhausted from cutting construction paper all day. My mom asks me how my day went. I respond, “Not...

When I’m having a bad day and am on the verge of tears, there is one person I look for. No person has had more of an impact on my life than her. My mom, Kendra Dwyer, is my best friend and the only person...

You know when you’re around 5 or 6 years old? Just tall enough to see over the kitchen counter and the dinner your parents are preparing. The helter-skelter shuffle of mail scattered around, your toys...

There it is again - that funny feeling.  The months dwindled into weeks that became days In anticipation of Gracie Abram’s latest project “Good Riddance.” It is all but hours away from being...

You two are so close. What are you going to do without her? In the months before my older sister Samhita Bondada left for college, these words were always guaranteed to be uttered by relatives, family...

Running late to school, I bound down the stairs. As I go to grab an energy bar, a plate of idlis with peanut chutney and a filled Hydro Flask waits for me on the counter. My family has lived in...

As my sweaty palms press against the cool rusted metal of the bar, I feel my joints audibly groan. I take a deep breath, straightening my back and deadlifting my personal record.  With my red face...

Dear CHS, The typical high schooler is inundated with massive amounts of work, especially if they are taking high level courses, and the result is often an abundance of stress and burnout. Burnout...

With the recent release of “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania,” people have returned to the common debate of Marvel vs. DC. In this video The Sidekick social media manager Meghna Kulkarni asks CHS...