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Smiling widely, Principal John McCabe congratulates English teacher and English Department head Shannan Cremeens on winning the 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year title. Sophomore Cooper Oswald was a witness to the celebration. “We were all pretty excited. We were all clapping and standing up. We even [got to] take a picture with her,” Oswald said.

English teacher Shannan Cremeens wins 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year

Emily Early, Editor-in-Chief December 14, 2023

On Friday, English teacher and English Department head Shannan Cremeens’ sixth-hour class was interrupted by bright balloons and a fruit basket. Principal John McCabe walked in, announcing that Cremeens...

English teacher Andria Benmuvhar stands in front of the bookshelves in her English classroom. After experiencing great sacrifices by her parents for her well-being, Benmuvhar gained an appreciation for her childhood. “Neither of my parents had a college degree. They were not making that much money, but they still found a way to send me to a private high school. At the time, [it] was nowhere near how much it costs today, but it was still a sacrifice. My dad would [also] take us out and we would do all of these [fun] things. It wasnt until later when I realized how much debt my father was in. When he got his pension, he literally kissed all of his credit card bills. He kissed the envelopes to send off all the debt,” Benmuvhar said.

Flashback Friday: English language arts teacher Andria Benmuvhar

Sakenah Lajkem, Staff writer December 8, 2023

What school did you go to? [For] elementary school, I went to St. Louis Evangelist. Then, in high school, I went to Cor Jesu Academy.     How was your childhood home life? Pretty...

With five languages under her belt, junior Suraiya Saroars plan to become fluent in several languages is underway. Although she is also fluent in English, Hindi, Urdu and Arabic, Saroars first language, Bangla, is the most important to her to speak fluently. It is especially important to me to be able to speak my native language, so I can speak to all my relatives properly and not have to worry about them not understanding me, Saroar said.

Proud to be a polyglot

Anna Claywell, Staff Writer March 10, 2023

Walking through the halls, hundreds of conversations in English surround junior Suraiya Saroar, though her mind goes from language to language. As a friend catches up to her to chat, she replies with an...

“My grandpa is someone who was very impactful to me as I was growing up. He wasnt the ‘lets go play catch’ or ‘lets play a game’ type of grandpa, he was the ‘sit on my lap and Ill tell you a story’ grandpa. As a veteran who served in World War II and The Korean War, he was never short on stories. As I got older, we would often spend time together driving from his home to the small town where he grew up. We really didnt have much of a destination in mind, it was more about the time together in the car. During these hours, the stories he told helped shape who I am, the value I place on family and home, and my perspective on our armed forces. After he died, I missed these long talks but value the oral history that he passed to me and I can now pass along to my children as they learn to enjoy long drives with mom,” - Leslie Lindsey, English

Leslie Lindsey, English

Lia Emry, Staff Writer February 21, 2023

Seniors Zeina Daboul and Kayvon Rezaei give an impromptu performance of “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen in English teacher Andria Benmuvhar’s AP English Literature and Composition class. Benmuvhar’s sub plans instructed the class to audibly react to the dramatic final scene as two students read the parts aloud, but halfway through the scene Daboul and Rezaei decided to instead act. “I felt like the energy of the classroom really made me want to stand up and act it out face to face. The emotion in the play is based on [Nora and Torvald] interacting with each other, [so] it seemed more true to the play and a lot more fun,” Rezaei said. “[‘A Doll’s House’] is a very entertaining play so [when] we were told to audibly react to it, the whole class’s emotions were so authentic and raw. It made it more suiting for us to perform in a more authentic way toward each other.”

Photo of the Week – March 18

Brinda Ambal, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief March 18, 2022

As part of Creative Writing, students publish short stories.

Aspiring authors: Creative Writing Students publish short stories

Madi Michajliczenko, Staff Writer May 28, 2021

Usually in English classes, students are asked to write narratives, literary analyses and even research papers; however, students in English teacher Dan Barnes’ Creative Writing I and II get to create...

During third hour on Tuesday, junior Matt Givens reads on the football field during his English III class. Givens spent the time catching up on The Great Gatsby while enjoying the warm weather. “Mrs. Kerpash told us we’d be able to go outside because the weather was really nice and she bought footballs, frisbees and other fun things,” Givens said.

Photo of the Week- March 1

Ellie West, Staff Writer March 5, 2021

Competing in a Great Gatsby themed Trivia Crack game, juniors Acadia Vance and Karen Trevor-Roberts respond to a question regarding chapter five in English III teacher Erin Fluchel’s class. The game, coded by senior Ronik Bhaskar, was created as a fun way to discuss and analyze the book. “It helped me study a lot and it was a lot of fun,” Trevor-Roberts said. “It was engaging because we got to write the questions, and playing the game helped us dive deeper into the book.”

Senior Ronik Bhaskar codes Trivia Crack game for Erin Fluchel’s English III class

Paige Matthys-Pearce, Staff Writer April 2, 2020

Whiteboards shooting up, discussion clamoring and competition raging, juniors in English III teacher Erin Fluchel’s class play a Trivia Crack-inspired game coded by senior Ronik Bhaskar to discuss chapters...

Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Eliza Scanlen and Florence Pugh as the March sisters in Little Women.

Greta Gerwig creates a modern masterpiece with classic novel “Little Women”

Kathryn McAuliffe, Conceptual Editor-in-Chief Intern December 27, 2019

In the movie (and book!) “Little Women,” Meg March declares that “it’s so dreadful to be poor!” It’s a widely understood fact that to be lacking makes one sad, but both movie-goers and classic...

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