Letter From the Editor: Reflecting upon experiences before decade ends
Anthony Cesario, Editor-in-Chief
December 13, 2019
My parents finally sold our piano last month. I can’t pretend I’m all that upset it’s gone. I started off loving the instrument, but the practice requirements, lessons every Saturday morning and the competitions I begrudgingly participated in eventually caused me to resent it. So, after eight yea...
Dear “Real Man”:
Yash Ravula, Staff Writer
December 4, 2019
“You don’t look like your age at all!” is one of the most awkward comments when you are short. Standing at about five feet, four and a half inches and very skinny with a prepubescent-looking face, it has been a part of all the family get-together conversations since I can remember. This is t...
Unseen, but deeply felt
Emma Meehan, Staff Writer
October 10, 2019
My heart pounded as my vision blurred, knees shaking as my body weakened and blood rushed to my feet. I remember thinking I had a concussion, but not being able to explain the actions of my heart or blood. I was used to my daily run presenting me with some difficulty, but I had never experienced such struggl...
My pain is invisible, not imaginary
Angela Yuan, Staff Writer
October 3, 2019
The biggest thing I remember about being undiagnosed is thinking I was perfectly fine when my symptoms were staring me right in the face. Over the summer, I alternated between 12 hours of sleep and 12 hours of sluggishness for days on end, and I saw no problem. Thankfully, my mother did; she ...
Letter From the Editor: Appreciating hometown during final year in Coppell
Anthony Cesario, Editor-in-Chief
October 1, 2019
According to my parents, I am very predictable. I groan about the unbearable Texas heat each time I burn my hand on the car seat belt buckle. I sigh dramatically every Sunday evening because “I don’t want to go to school tomorrow.” I stress every day about what will happen to me if I don’t end up at o...
Facing identity crises as a student who moves, reaching out to those who relate
Emma Meehan, Staff Writer
August 30, 2019
Coming back to the United States after spending several years out of the country made me feel like a foreigner at home. The daughter of diplomats, I frequently moved in and out of the country, struggling with adapting to my own culture and what it really meant to be an American. I lived in Washi...
A scorching experience
Shravya Mahesh, Entertainment Editor
August 26, 2019
Vacation. I have always related the word with paradise, such as a sunny summer getaway to the Bahamas or the shining sands of Cancun. However, this summer brought me a starkly different definition of the word. Truthfully, I was excited to go to India. I would finally see my cousins and relati...
How the beauty of my culture helped me embrace it
Pramika Kadari, Executive News Editor
May 18, 2019
Nine years ago, my 7-year-old self excitedly climbed onto a school bus for the first time and sat next to a friendly-looking boy. While introducing ourselves to each other, he made a face and said, “your name is really weird”; being the dramatic child I was, I cried to my mother upon returning home that day. I have been embarrassed about my name ever si...
Becoming myself again
Umama Suriya, Staff Writer
May 17, 2019
Quiet. She sits there on a desk surrounded by her classmates, silent and looking at her laptop. Trying to work, can’t focus, constantly nodding her head yes to every person who asked her if she was OK. I was born in Pakistan in 2002 and moved to California in 2004, when I was only about 18 months old. Fr...
Saying “I love you” should be embraced, not discouraged
Sally Parampottil, Co-Student Life Editor
May 14, 2019
I love saying “I love you.” I say it to my friends and family, my classmates and peers and they always give me, at the very least, a bright smile. It makes them happy to hear. When I hear someone say they love me back, a similar feeling ensues. Yet somehow, people find an issue with the phrase....
Winging it
Nicholas Pranske, Executive Sports Editor
May 7, 2019
It was not the turbulence, it was not a weird guy sitting next to me. It was not airport security, it was not even having to wake up at 4 a.m. The strangest thing about my recent flight to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Cailf. was the looks on people’s faces when I told them I am 17 and had nev...
Celebrating teachers as literal superheroes
Claire Clements, Editorial Page Editor
May 6, 2019
First things first. Teachers deserve the pay of doctors. Of course, I have to disclose something that just might affect this viewpoint: I have two grandparents, three aunts, three cousins and, perhaps the biggest influence, my mom, April Clements, who are all involved or were involved with edu...
