Facing the obstacles

April 30, 2015

Filed under Opinion

I remember my teacher handing me a blank piece of paper and asking the class to write down what we wanted to do in the future. Looking down at the paper for a moment, I wondered how I could know as a 11 year old what I wanted to do, before I grabbed my pencil and wrote out my one life goal: Go to No...

Leaving the nest

April 30, 2015

Filed under Features, Showcase

After the excitement of high school graduation dies down and the new college freshmen go off to college, parents can experience a feeling of loss and sadness especially after the last child leaves home, a phenomenon known as empty nest syndrome. Although it is not a medical condition, empty nest syndrome ha...

First impressions should not overshadow character

December 12, 2014

Filed under Opinion

After going to an all-girls school for almost 13 years, I have pretty extensive knowledge on drama. All schools have their fair share of rumors and gossip, though from time-to-time an all-girls environment may have a more emphasized version. When I was a freshman I was asked to be a Safe School Amba...

Teens feel pressure to be ‘perfect’

Madison Riehle, Editor-in-Chief

February 13, 2014

Filed under Features, Showcase

Being bombarded with messages from their friends, parents, boys and especially social media can take a toll on the way a girl perceives herself in the mirror at the end of the day. These “role models” can give off the message that the reflection a girl sees isn’t good enough, leading to detrimental...

It’s hard to say goodbye

October 18, 2013

Filed under Opinion

We hadn’t even started to say goodbye and I was already in tears. “It’s not like I’m dying,” my brother Danny said. “I’m always a phone call away.” We were standing at our rental car at the base of Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind. After three days of orientation and preparing t...

Heading in new direction: Interviews begin for new head of school

February 15, 2013

Filed under News, Showcase

Madison Riehle Senior Reporter An advisory group made up of students from each grade has been meeting over pizza during the past month with the four final candidates applying for the head of school. “I’d like to see somebody who respects the traditions we have in place, but who is also ...