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Best Study Spots Near Ballantyne- Ranked!
Written by Claire Chen Edited by Mehvish Farooqi As students, school is a huge part of our life. It takes up several hours a day, 5 days...
Mar 264 min read
Cabinet 2025: Politics and Plot Twists
Written by Samyukta Vivek Awaiting the confirmation of President Trump’s cabinet members is like waiting for baggage at the airport....
Mar 263 min read


A Countdown to Power
Written by Samyukta Vivek What did Dela-“wear” on election day? Her New Jersey! Jokes aside, November 5th, aka Election Day, is...
Dec 5, 20242 min read


The Pressure of Perfection
Written by Mehvish Farooqi Edited by Anahitha Raffe Sofia Last year, I cried over my honors chemistry class—multiple times. Over and over...
Dec 5, 20242 min read


A Complicated History of CMS and AK Dress Coding
Written by Evelyn McAdams Edited by Aarohi Salaria As of the start of Quarter Two, tube tops are no longer allowed at Ardrey Kell. While...
Dec 5, 20243 min read


Proportional Representation: A Better Way To Run A Country
Written by Abhijay Bhosale Edited by Mehreen Ali The Basis: What is Proportional Representation? “There is nothing which I dread so much...
Dec 2, 202413 min read


To Have a Gum Box: An Essay on Chewing Through Life
Written by Lily Galapon Edited by Anahitha Raffe Sofia As high school sophomore Angel Suratwala once said, bubbling with the energy of a...
Apr 30, 20244 min read


Starting a Club at AK : A Complete Guide
Written by Anahitha Raffe Sofia Starting a club at AK might seem like a huge and daunting task. The steps are jumbled up, no one gives...
Apr 17, 20244 min read


Book Censorship in Public Schools: Bradbury’s Warning - 70 Years Later
Written by Krishna (Aniketh) Vallabhajosyula Edited by Anahitha Raffe Sofia In 1953, Ray Bradbury published one of the most influential...
Apr 17, 20244 min read


The Facade of Free Press
Written By Mehreen Ali Published 3/12/2024 Image by Luciano via Flickr Our worldview depends entirely on what we know, and what we know...
Mar 12, 20243 min read


AAR : An Unending Disease
Written by Katie Jung Edited by Veronica Cifuentes Artwork by Katie Jung “Can you see me?”, my classmate asks while pushing their eyes...
May 13, 20223 min read


An American 'Right' Or Wrong: Flag Burning
By Molly Weisner “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” America’s founding fathers wrote that undeniable statement of freedom to...
Mar 10, 20173 min read


AP Statistics Or AP Calculus?
Written by Kristina Mata Now that class registration has rolled around again, students will be asking themselves an important questions:...
Mar 10, 20172 min read


Random Acts Of Kindnes
By Madison McManus “It’s just been one of those days.” Generally, the connotation of that phrase cannot be interpreted as anything but...
Mar 10, 20171 min read


Online Courses: What You Need To Know
Written by Kate Kulinsky Since its conception in 2005, nearly 200,000 students have enrolled in the North Carolina Virtual Public School...
Mar 7, 20171 min read


Why A #Hashtag Is Not Enough
By Molly Weisner Social media is a powerful thing. In just the last five years, its influence has taken on a much more serious tone, from...
Nov 15, 20163 min read


In The Aftermath Of The 2016 Presidential Elections
By Madison McManus With bated breath, the entire nation watched as each state was colored red, as the future of the country began to take...
Nov 15, 20162 min read


Siblings: Can't Live With 'Em, Can't Live Without ‘Em
By Harel Ziv For those of you who have siblings, you’ve suffered innumerable arguments, agony when they don’t close the door to your...
Mar 17, 20162 min read


Caffeine For Teens?
By Madison McManus It’s not uncommon to see students toting around Starbucks cups or coffee thermoses at Ardrey Kell. In fact, it has...
Feb 4, 20162 min read


Extra Credit, Or Unfair Advantage?
By Madison McManus 89%. Those two digits strike fear into the hearts of thousands of students in schools across America. Yet, there is a...
Feb 4, 20162 min read


Love Your “Selfie”
By: Kristina Mata How many pictures do we actually have of ourselves? Not pictures that our families have had taken, but ones taken that...
Aug 11, 20153 min read
Repeating History: From the Civil Rights Movement to the LGBT Movement
By: Ariel Brittain From the Civil Rights Movement to the recent LGBT movement, history seems to be repeating itself. We have split this...
Aug 11, 20153 min read


Repeating History: From the Civil Rights Movement to the LGBT Movement
By: Ariel Brittain From the Civil Rights Movement to the recent LGBT movement, history seems to be repeating itself. We have split this...
Aug 11, 20153 min read


Media Does Little to Support Healthy Body Image
By: Jessica Dula Today, the media holds unrealistic expectations for how a woman’s body should look. It believes that a woman’s body...
Jun 9, 20152 min read
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