Midterms are just around the corner, but I am finding myself in a rather lax state. A couple years ago, I might have poured tirelessly over U.S. History notes extensively. What’s worse is I never would have bothered to carve out some good ol’ “me” time in between studying, and after a couple of hours…

The Taliban has employed its most savage tactic in these past weeks to deter female students from going to school with acid attacks that disfigure, blind, and even kill its victims. Highly corrosive chemicals burn away at the skin and leave tissue damaged. This acid dissolves the skin, and depending on the concentration, can dissolve…

In February, 2012, Academy’s seventh-grade started a one-to-one iPad program. That upper school students will follow suit remains to be seen, although, iPads may be integrated sooner than expected. At the beginning of last year, the Middle and Upper School had iPad carts. Some teachers could book these for classroom use, but they were very…

Interview by Margaret Sutton’14 and Nikhil Patel’14 Video by Elliot Nick’14

Start with a regular piece of 8½ by 11 lined paper. Angle it so that the bottom of the piece of paper is facing you. Next, count 13 lines up from the bottom of the page, and fold the paper upwards along that line. Then, fold the piece of paper from left to right along…

Last Wednesday, October 31, as young kids counted their candy after trick-or-treating and most Academy students finished up homework before heading to bed, the Viking boys soccer squad’s evening had just begun. After a late start to the game, the team took on opponent Mansfield Christian in the brutal cold and rain, losing the hard-fought…

Video by Annie Dunlap’15 and Nabeel Khan’15 Edited by Gavin Rackoff’14

It’s Tuesday morning, and you realize you are in charge of advisory snack. You start to panic, but then remember you can go to Dunkin’ Donuts to get the usual two-dozen pack of donuts. Soon, the automatic response to being in charge of snack is to bring donuts, so every Tuesday from that point forward is deemed…

Boiling out of the Caribbean and devastating the Eastern Seaboard, Hurricane Sandy has been one of the most powerful storms ever to hit New England. New York City has been one of the hardest-hit areas. The subway system was flooded, a large portion of Lower Manhattan was underwater, and trading on Wall Street was closed…

Video by Gavin Rackoff’14 and David Wexner’15