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Freshman Zoya Hasan holds up the strawberry My Mochi Ice Cream.

Strawberry mochi: MyMochi

June 2, 2023

The summer mindset comes with a new ice cream flavor for everyone, moving away from creamy chocolate to bright and fruity palettes. And what better to taste on a hot summer day than the classic summertime...

Freshman Zoya Hasan flaunts Jonny Pop's watermelon flavored popsicles.

Watermelon popsicles: Jonny Pops

June 2, 2023

It’s finally that time of the year where we get to relax, have an excuse to wear sunglasses and eat watermelon. Being watermelon lovers, we couldn’t pass up this scrumptious opportunity to have our...

Freshman Zoya Hasan smiles while holding Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia ice cream.

Cherry Garcia ice cream: Ben and Jerry’s

June 2, 2023

Ben and Cherry’s ice cream is a dessert that will get you in a cherry-full mood with its cherry-sweetness. But, cherry puns aside, we had to try another fruit flavored frozen treat from a classic ice...

French teacher Blair Hopkins in front of red box that reads: teachers sound the alarm.

Teachers sound the alarm

Sravya Reddy Guda, Staff Writer May 31, 2023

FRENCH TEACHER BLAIR HOPKINS: They broke it down into phases to sort of make it easier for us to get used to and the first phase just involves monitoring so we start with monitoring at lunch or monitoring...

Effects on the younger generation

May 31, 2023

The problem of gun violence seems to be disproportionately affecting youth as well, with gun violence now being the top cause of death for teens and children. Gun violence surpasses prior top causes like...

American Distrust

May 31, 2023

“Stand your ground” laws have become relevant again after a string of independent shootings, all resulting from the victims’ simple mistakes and the actions of paranoid gun owners. This increase...

The fault with “stand your ground” laws

May 31, 2023

The “stand your ground” laws also unfairly target minorities and adolescents. Preconceived biases — especially of Black and Hispanic people — cause disproportionate reactions to the perception...

Spark! Bioscience students stand outside Bayer after being taken on a facility tour.

Photo by Meredith Jacques

Bioscience

May 17, 2023

Spark! Bioscience sector alters between professional development and lab skills days, each one depending on the intended daily focus. Professional development days consist of researching a company as a...

Spark! Pre-Professional Health Sciences Academy students wait in line to receive water samples to practice handling test tubes and droppers.

Pre-Professional Health Sciences Academy

May 17, 2023

The average day in Spark! Pre-Professional Health Sciences Academy (PPHSA) differs from the first to second semesters. Senior Govind Menon attended an off-campus classroom at the Lindenwood University Westport...

Surrounding the models on the board in front of them, Spark! Technology Solutions students learn about empirical process control.

Technology Solutions

May 17, 2023

Students in Spark! Technology Solutions utilize technology to solve business problems and design products. Students are immersed in a professional environment tackling and solving real-world technical...