Pi-Day 2023 (A-Day)
Come watch the Pi-Day events during lunch! We have the Pi-A-Thon Team Competition, the Pie Eating Competition, and more! illustrated by Saanvi Gutta
Pi-Day 2023 (B-Day)
Come watch the Pi-Day events during lunch! We have the Pi-A-Thon Team Competition, the Pie Eating Competition, and more! illustrated by Edmund Garcia
Guest Speaker at Astronomy Club
January 26th: The second Astronomy Club meeting of the school year invited speaker Hriday Unadkat, who gave valuable advice to the aspiring astronomers and aerospace engineers there. The Independence High School graduate and Princeton University…
Someone to Rely on
I stand hunched over, gripping the sink with both of my hands. The restroom is littered with puddles of water, and soggy paper towel scraps dot my periphery. Amidst the chamber’s foul aroma, I breathe…
Beautiful Boy (Movie Review)
Beautiful Boy is a 2018 biographical drama starring Timothée Chalamet and Steve Carell. The film follows the life of teenager Nic Sheff as he battles with drug addiction, consequently causing a rift in his relationship…
AOS APES Light Lab
February 9th: Students in Mr. Allshouse’s AOS AP Environmental Science class measured the illumination and wattage of various types of light bulbs as part of their Unit 6 lab, which focuses on energy resources and…
Clay Cafe (Cafe Review)
Sitting at a table covered in vibrant bottles of glazes while painting and conversing with my friends would be the perfect Saturday. I invited my friends over, and we drove over to the nearest pottery…
AOS AP Physics Cylinder Ramp Lab
February 17th: AP Physics students in Ms. Steinbronn’s third block class devised a lab in which the time for a cylinder to move across a ramp can be determined using regression analysis. The students made…
Aarav Shah’s Choconies LLC
Aarav Priyank Shah is a senior in the Biotechnology pathway. Q: Could you briefly describe your business and what you sell? A: The Choconies LLC is a vegan-based baked goods company where I sell cookies…
Meter Stick Lab
January 30th: AOS AP Physics students conduct experiments balancing a meter stick to study center of gravity, equilibrium, and torque. written and photographed by Neeha Mikkilineni