Priceless Benefits of Taking a Gap Year
Column by J1 Reporter Jill Williamson Put in simple terms, the approximate time the average American student spends in school from pre-K through their senior year of high school is 1,827,720 […]
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Marian teachers keep motorcycles in style
By J1 Reporter Jessica Brusnahan When most of today’s students think of motorcycles at school, images from 70s and 80s movies (Say Anything and Grease, anyone?) come up. But this […]
Meet Mater Dei: our neighbors across the street
LilyWeindel Located on 78th and Military Ave., Mary Immaculate Church has been a presence in our neighborhood since 1989. The parish includes both Mater Dei Seminary and Mater Dei Academy. […]
Balancing it all: clubs struggle with participation, blame over-involvement
(Reprinted from the January Network, p.7) ChiaraWallen Striving for both over-achievement and over-involvement fuels the toxic ideal that in order to be perfect you must be a part of as […]
New guitar class enriches Fine Arts Department
By J1 Reporter Frannie Cihunka Marian’s Fine Arts Department has a wide variety of classes and activities, from the Fall Musical to a handbells class. This year, the department […]
Independent leaders learn to work together
MaggiePeklo Standing up without using your hands, building puzzles with one hand and using many hands to walk across a tightrope isn’t what most think of when it comes to Boot […]
You’re not alone: sharing struggles can make a difference
Opinion Column by J1 Reporter Jasmine Buttler We’ve all had those sleepovers with our best friends. During the late night or early morning conversations at 1 a.m., all the secrets […]
High schoolers should not have a job
By J1 Reporter Emori Hamilton After being at school for seven hours a day, five days a week, coming home to do another few hours of government or math homework […]
The Espirit de Corps committee inspires unity between classes
By J1 Reporter Ellen Everett Traditionally, Field Day season gets very competitive between Marian girls and their classes. Sadly, negative posts on social media and rude words directed toward other […]
An Oath to Change: When dress codes go too far
By Daisy Owen “She would reach into our shirts, pull our bra strap up, and snap it onto our skin,” junior Julia Hedge* said. “In fifth grade, we had to […]
Evaluating the importance of school
Opinion By J1 Reporter Daisy Owen School is ‘an institution for educating children’, but what kind of education are these institutions providing? Students learn about topics like the […]
High school students need to take a break (sometimes)
I have been on this planet for 17 long years, and within those 17 years, I have met people who consider themselves older and wiser than me. The favorite thing […]
Stay in School, Kids
Abby’s Aesthetic By J1 Reporter Abby Elkins You’ve undoubtedly had those days at school that just really test your limits. You get your test back and it’s nowhere near the […]
Keeping the Environment Alive is Our Responsibility
Opinion by J1 Reporter Alida Farrens As I get older, I am realizing the impact I have had on the environment and how it impacts me. When people think […]
All things Field Week: exactly what you need to hear
By J1 Reporter Libby Schimonitz From losing their voices to screaming demo songs, to dressing in head to toe cardboard, March and April are arguably the most stressful months of […]
Introducing Intro to Wellness
By J1 Reporter Chloe Degan The growing teenage body needs plenty of nourishment, nutrition and exercise. Marian introduced a new course this year that is required for freshmen to take […]
Meeting the future girls of Marian
By J1 Reporter Jasmine Buttler Walking down the newly cleaned hallways, the smell of fresh popcorn is in the air. Sitting in the PAC auditorium are the girls of Marian […]
Ways Marian girls maintain their relationship with God
by J1 Reporter Ella Meis At times, people tend to drift away from God. According to the Reverend Billy Graham from the Evangelistic Associations, “People drift away from God for […]
Students balancing sports, social lives, education and clubs
By J1 Reporter Nayah Mbilain Be the top of your class, be the star player, get involved with the community, join clubs, socialize, but how. There are only 24 hours […]
Astonishing amounts of homework causes too much stress
By J1 Reporter Chloe Degan The excessive amounts of homework, tests that just keep coming, papers that pile up, and a never ending number of projects, eventually it all becomes […]
