My favorite part of the year never seemed to come fast enough. Through seemingly endless summer nights, breezy autumn days and dull school hours, I looked forward to one thing and one thing alone: Christmas. Nothing seemed to fill my heart with joy as much as the brightly wrapped presents sitting...

As a teenager my life revolves around school, work, chores and music. Although the same handful of songs come on the radio on a daily basis, I tend to keep my mind closed off to anything that I do not know. I suppose you could say I am almost as picky about my music as I am with my food. When I was asked...

Silence fills the room as senior Dylan Peacock picks up his trumpet. He starts to play and the trumpet’s brassy sound fills the room as Peacock gets engrossed in his sheet music. Peacock takes on the role of brass captain and all the responsibilities the title comes with this year. “I love the...

The excitement of the day’s game wore off as they stepped through their front door. She tried to walk into the living room, but found herself kicking and stepping on all their belongings. Her mom bent over to pick up the empty orange juice bottle while the tears gathered in the corners of her eyes....