In 9th grade, our class read the novel Lord of the Flies. During one of our many group discussions to analyze the meaning of Piggy’s glasses or discuss why a conch shell indicated order, I remember Mrs. Whitlock remarking that rain symbolizes change. Though I can’t recall what passage the remark came from, the idea randomly resonated with me as I walked into my very last first day of school. While the rain poured down and I watched all of the attempts our class made to draw on our cars the night before washing away, I thought of how much things...

This week, Mac Jones has been suffering from back spasms, ever since last week’s matchup against the Miami Dolphins. However, he’s told the media that he feels good-to-go, and was able to play in-full this week against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The first half of the Patriots game was very low-scoring and defensively dominated by both teams. The second half was when both team’s offenses began to turn it up with the Patriots scoring a touchdown after a fumbled punt return by Steelers’ Gunner Olsewski. After that, the Steelers drove down...

Our 11th grade AP Lang Class discussed the pressures surrounding us when trying to find our future paths and interviewed the women in our lives for guidance. We explored the balance between motherhood and career as we tuned out societal pressures to reclaim our authenticity as young women. We submitted this podcast to the National Public Radio High School Podcast Challenge, and it inspired us to start the Montrose Student Podcast. Listen to this episode: The Women's Question: Reclaiming Authenticity in the Search for Female Identity https://anchor.fm/reclaimingauthenticity/episodes/The-Womans-Question-Reclaiming-Authenticity-in-the-Search-for-Female-Identity-e1fv4aj/a-a7jtvq8