The Miller girls basketball team beats Franklin to win their first state title since 1987 behind a state-record 31 points from Ashlynn Shade

It isn’t a secret that students can feel alone in the high school setting. The overcrowded areas push kids out of their way to strange hallways with the harshest fluorescent lights. Many students cling to their middle school friends or cling to their binders and some may even cling to the floor. It can be especially difficult to feel alone entering the classroom. You may ask yourself, “Are any of my friends here? Is there service? Will the teacher like me? What happens if I embarrass myself?” A calming, gentle relief greets you when your art teacher is John Smith. 

On a cold Wednesday afternoon, Anna Wettrick and Erin Golightly escape the chilly winter air of the streets of Indianapolis and enter the heated discussion taking place within the hallowed halls of the statehouse. The main parties in one of the hottest debates in recent memory are finally meeting, and a sea of red swarms the chamber door. Opinions, deep-rooted and unchanging, pour from the impassioned throats of the interested parties: the two Noblesville High School seniors, a group of teachers from NHS and other schools, and one prominent state senator. The words of all members of the gathering echo through the vaulted hall, reverberating and layering, each pleading to simply be heard. It is the accumulation of months of conflict, and some of the main players have finally come face-to-face.

It’s that time of the year again: we’re waking up before the sun rises, and getting home long after it has set. Classwork is piling up and consuming all of our free time....

People pick up hobbies all the time, and especially in the case of teenagers, pastimes are sometimes very quickly tossed out for something more entertaining. There are languages...