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Running the race
I’m aimlessly wandering through aisles in Lahser’s auditorium looking for a seat where I can attempt to take pictures without disturbing 100-some people trying to watch Race to Nowhere, a documentary that chronicles current stress and anxiety levels in American students and the overall affect that education is taking on kids. I finally settle [...]
Graduate killed in car accident
Class of 2009 Lahser Graduate Cory Robert Lovett was killed on December 7 in a car accident in which three other passengers in the same vehicle survived, according to the Oakland Press. The driver, who remains unnamed by authorities, was in the process of making a turn when the vehicle struck a grove of [...]
Brass to bagpipes
Some Barons will be ditching the traditional Spring Break beaches for castles instead. “[The Andover Bands and Orchestras] are going to spend two nights inLondonbefore we take a bus up throughEnglandintoEdinburgh,Scotland. We will spend four nights inEdinburgh, where we’ll play two concerts and perform on Easter Sunday inPrincess Streetgardens,” says Band Director Robert [...]
Baron gets accepted to top university
For the first time since 2006, a Baron could become a Cardinal. “When I got the email I was nervous and shaking,” Senior Jason Law shares about receiving the letter saying ‘Congratulations.’ “I kept reading the first three sentences over and over again to make sure I got accepted. My dad was [...]
Auto poster design wins
Success was drawn even before the Auto Show revved up the crowds. “I was so surprised. I definitely didn’t expect to win, especially when there are a ton of seniors out there who have had a lot more experience than me,” says the first ever Bloomfield Hills Chairman’s Award Winner, Elizabeth Sabol. “There [...]
Vote for mascot
Out with the old, in with the new. “It was a good way for us to get to help make the school that we would like to attend,” shares Eighth Grade West Hills Middle School Student Michael Russo who was one of 876 students to participate in the voting for a mascot and [...]
Overcoming his Alopecia
Hair today, gone tomorrow. “It’s been over 10 years since I’ve had hair, so I can’t really imagine myself with it,” Senior Ben Israel, who was diagnosed with alopecia totalis at age six, explains. “But then, I see those pictures from when I was really little. I’ve thought maybe things would be a [...]
Fall Musical Double Cast
Theatre goers will soon be seeing double. “The long tradition of Andover shows is that we provide as many opportunities as we can for students,” explains Music Director Bruce Snyder as the reasoning behind double casting the fall production of Beauty and the Beast last spring. “The decision was mostly about educational opportunity. [...]
Local band rocking it out
Sitting down at her four piece Pacific drum set, eleven year old Emilia Schmier prepares for their next song, Into the Light. Glancing over the crowd of approximately 15,000 fans at DTE Energy Music Theatre as the audience awaits the next measure, she looks back at her sister Sydney Schmier for the cue [...]
On air anniversary
In a well-used office tucked back in the corner of the school, Pete Bowers is reminiscing. “This part of the building was probably built in the 50s or 60s,” Bowers, Andover Student Radio Advisor of 35 years begins. “I mean, look at the ceiling, it’s pretty bad, there are holes in going up [...]
