Written By Peyton Youse, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2022 • No Comments
The packed stands, the cheers from the crowd and the noise of the band: it’s what makes Friday nights so special. Add in the stadium lights shining down, and you have the perfect evening for a football game. But in a year as different as 2020, none of that happened. The stands were vacant, the crowds were non-existent and the band was nowhere to be found. It seemed almost fake and artificial. No pregame tailgates. No homecoming game. It didn’t even feel real. And with a rebuilding team still...
Written By Peyton Youse , Staff Reporter
February 9, 2022 • No Comments
A hawk sits atop one of the reserved parking spots by the entrance to the Inlustrate Orbem building. Photo by Charlotte Latin School Marketing and Communications. One of the many privileges that comes with getting older for teenagers is the ability to drive. The days of having your parents drive you around everywhere have ended, and with it comes a newfound freedom that allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want. The adrenaline rush you get while cruising down the road with the...
Written By Mia Zottoli , Staff Reporter
February 9, 2022 • No Comments
Entering the theater during the Elizabethan era to watch a Shakespeare production, the audience would find the stage full of young male actors dressed in women’s costumes, wearing women’s makeup, and portraying female roles. Today, such casting would suggest not only a creative director but also a progressive audience. However, during Shakespeare’s time, men played women’s roles because women could not act until the 1660s, as society did not consider acting a suitable profession for women....
Written By Hailey Kim, Co Chief Editor
February 9, 2022 • No Comments
Summer Learning When I tell peoplethat I completed a pre-college program, their faces morph into one of three emotions: confusion, skepticism and outright judgment. They often ask me “why?” and the classic, “oh...” And to be honest, when my dad first told (commanded) me to sign up, my reaction was far from positive, to say the least. The conversation went something like this: “Hailey, I have something for you to do this summer.” “No.” “I think it would be really...
