story by Riley Higgins | photography by Abbie Westendorf | art by Shiloh Wolfork
Flipping through the daily mail after school one afternoon, I came across an unsettling sight. As per usual, during any...
story by Mia Hilkowitz | photography by Riley Higgins | art by Shiloh Wolfork
Rodney Hulin Jr. was 17 years old when he committed suicide in his Brazoria County Federeal Prision cell.
Two years before...
column by Brayden Barger | photography by Riley Higgins
Turning 18 definitely comes with its perks. I don’t have any more driving restrictions, I have a lot more job options, and I can get married if...
column by Rebecca Breland | photography by Alexandra Fernholz
To the kids I’ve spent the last 12 years of my life with, to the kids who’ve been with me through it all, to the kids who’ve made me...
column by Ava Huelskamp | art by Cassandra Mueller
Pregnant.
The result of the ClearBlue pregnancy test belonging to the 750,000 teenage girls every year who make a trip to their local Walgreens after...
column by Emily Hormann | art by Cassandra Mueller
“My family denied, and still denies, my identity.”
The bustling conversations taking place around the room fall silent, heeding way for the girl’s...
column by Jake Ratliff | art by Alexandra Fernholz
I began driving at the end of my sophomore year of high school. The sound of my little car starting up was music to my ears when I first heard it, but...
column by Anna Biddle | art by Alexandra Fernholz
Alexis Martin was desperate. At only 15 years old she was stranded in a horrendous situation. On Nov. 7, 2013 the chance arose for her to potentially...
column by Alexandra Fernholz | photography by Anna Mullins
I first moved into the Lakota district in March of 2011, just five months after the November 2010 levy failed by 53.5%of votes. It was this failure...
column by Regan Denham | art by Alexandra Fernholz
There’s pressure to stand out, pressure to be unique in a system designed to make students bland and similar. It’s hard to fathom that I am just...
column by Emily Sanden | art by Alexandra Fernholz
On the first day of school, I noticed new devices installed next to every door. Some of my teachers explained the procedure of the barricades, but some...
