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Turning 18 provides false reality, requires change

Turning 18 provides false reality, requires change

Alex Sharp, co-features editor
January 23, 2017

To our nation’s lawmakers, I would first like to thank you for creating a constitution that defines 18 as the beginning of adulthood. Recently, I celebrated that milestone myself. With your definition...

CONTEMPLATING THE CONFLICT: Despite living miles away from the heart of the Syrian conflict, GBS custodians Sahar Barkho and her husband Stewart Adam are affected just the same by the issue through familial connection in the country. The Assyrian population (symbol below) represents the minority of Christians in northern Syria, Iraq, Turkey and western Iran.

Syria faces uncertain future: GBS Assyrians contemplate ongoing conflict in region, urge renewed outlook on controversy

John Schurer and Alex Sharp
November 6, 2015

Refugee camps, forced migrations and displaced persons have transformed the international conversation, creating a heated discussion on the next step towards ending the Syrian refugee crisis. According...

Readers’ literary escape: Ishmael Beah emulates strength

Alex Sharp, co-Features Editor
October 2, 2015

When I was little, I used to read action stories and then try to imagine myself in the character’s shoes. I would ask myself if I could be brave like them; if I could survive. And I like to think that...

Dallas discovers love for gloves, other hobbies

Dallas discovers love for gloves, other hobbies

Alex Sharp, staff writer
April 22, 2014

Usually light shows, acting, and gymnastics routines don’t have much in common. But these are some of senior Evan Dallas’s prominent interests. Dallas practices and performs a variety of talents ranging...

North Shore Jazz Fest swings swanky tunes into halls of South

North Shore Jazz Fest swings swanky tunes into halls of South

Alex Sharp, staff writer
February 7, 2014

Feet tapping and finger snapping kept the beat as jazz music played through the hallways of South. From sweet blues to swanky swing music, middle and high school students from over 70 different jazz bands...

Cast of winter play grows closer over dedication to theater

Cast of winter play grows closer over dedication to theater

Alex Sharp, staff writer
December 20, 2013

The actors peer into their script books, trying to recite their lines just as their characters would. Each pause holds significant meaning, something they’ve been working hard to perfect. This is a typical...

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