Almost every student at Wilde Lake uses the student bathrooms at least once a day, some even multiple times a day. What these students use the bathroom for, however, varies. The bathrooms are used for their intended purposes only some of the time. Often, they are used for vaping, skipping class, and organizing fights between students. It is not uncommon for students to use nicotine products, most...

With the recent pervasiveness of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the world at large, tools like ChatGPT and Gemini have wormed their way into schools and the day-to-day lives of students and teachers alike. AI has become so present in our lives. While adaptation may be necessary, how we go about it is crucial for the safe development of students and the workload placed on teachers. I decided to interview...

Coming across political opinions online is almost unavoidable, which is to be expected. Not every time, but often enough that it’s noticeable, opening comment sections to those posts feels like stepping into a conversation that’s extremely tense and heated. A few scrolls in, on apps like TikTok and Instagram, politics are often presented in quick clips and bold captions which spark emotional arguments. What...