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Playing her heart out
It was music to her ears when she heard the news. “I feel so honored to win this award, [and] especially to be the first winner,” shares Freshman Haeji Kim, the first student to win the Clarence Phillips Music Award. “I feel so blessed with the opportunity and I’m so grateful.” It is [...]
Student suffers lung injury
While the rest of forensics team sat awaiting the announcement of awards, one member of the team was on his way to the emergency room. “I think I realized how important it is to live everyday like it’s your last,” says Junior Evan Arbit. “So many thoughts were racing through my mind, like [...]
Alumna utilizes forensics skills in TV career
From the halls of Andover to the TV screens acrossTraverse City, one baron has made it big. “I’ve always loved to know what’s going on, I’ve always been curious,” says Channel 7&4 Evening Co-Anchor and alumna, ArielleBerlin. “I ask questions.” Berlinrecently joined theTraverse Citynews team; her new show airs at 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM, [...]
Students and faculty divided on KONY
The KONY 2012 campaign has arrived atAndover. “I watched the video, and I saw that [KONY 2012] was all over Facebook and twitter, and I decided that I needed to do something,” says Senior Lise Devits, co-creator of the Cover the Night Bloomfield project, an event meant to spread awareness of the KONY. “It’s [...]
Made a difference
“As I saw the wall of stars growing, it warmed my heart,” says co-organizer Christina Hammitt. “We forget the simple things like saying thank you and to remember the positive. [You Made A Difference Day] is a simple solution to [that] complex problem.” On March 16, students and staff hung up stars and bought [...]
Student to MIT
She couldn’t believe her eyes. “It felt like I might have dreamt it all,” shares senior Hiba Chaabi, who received her acceptance to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on March 14. “There is still a part of me that can’t believe I can say that I got into MIT. My first reaction was to [...]
Show your face vote in the race
Access to absentee ballot denied. These are words she heard halfway across the world. “Because my [sister] had never voted, she wasn’t able to vote in the election,” says West Bloomfield High School Senior Zara Pylvainen, about her older sister. “I came up with a campaign to encourage young voters to register to vote in [...]
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 [...]
