The scene was set. Through the pitch black sky, bright lights shone down onto Marsh field. Students in pink gathered together at the entrance to the grass, making room for players to come through for their last time of the year. Led by senior co-captains, Langston Hughes, Isaac Mallory,Tyler Walker-Terry, R.J. Watters, and Jake Wilson,…

Rained out of three matches and countless practices, this year’s girls tennis team never missed a day to get better. The players were in the weight room, practicing in the gym, or running the dreaded pool balcony. “We always used rainy those days to think we were getting ahead of someone else who wasn’t making…

Sports is about so much more than the final result: a team record, a championship trophy, an undefeated season. These are the things we remember, the statistics that show up in the archives, the shining moments of victory. Behind this magnificent facade lies the truth about athletic competition: it is tough and takes dedication. No…

Each June, the entire Upper School comes together to honor the academic excellence of the highest performing students in the school. Although this tradition has been at Academy for decades, in recent years it has attracted considerable criticism from both students and some faculty. The problems lies not in the talent, but in the fact…

Chipotle’s Genesis Steve Ells opened the first Chipotle Mexican Grill in 1993, near the University of Colorado campus in Denver, using a loan from his dad. It turned out to be a hit, and soon more Chipotles were being opened all over Colorado. In 1999, the first Chipotles were opened outside of Colorado, one in…

Walking into the Macy’s homecoming section for the first time, it’s hard not to be dazzled and overwhelmed all at once. Dresses line the racks as far and as high as they eye can see. Dresses of every color and shape with glitter, bows, polka dots, and lace surround and threaten to engulf the shopper.…

Imagine spending a generous part of your summer in the wilderness with a group of people you don’t know and with nothing but a few packed necessities. This doesn’t sound like the summer many of us are longing for at the end of the school year. For students Stephan Kim ’12 and Megan Neubig ’13,…

Last spring the world watched in amazement as the dictatorships of the Middle East were chased by a tidal wave of hope, the likes of which the world has never seen. As the spring buds around campus gave way to the luscious greens of summer the optimism seemed to become a reality, as freedom fighters…

About two-and-a-half months ago, I came to a disturbing realization: I had become the worst kind of Facebook user. Facebook is meant to be used to exchange information: I post on your wall. And you post on mine. I had removed the former: however, when I would go on Facebook, I would rarely post anything…