Hobbies. It is a small word that encompasses everything from ice skating to learning a language. It is one of the most frequent words that appear when giving life advice. Merriam-Webster defines a hobby as something done consistently during leisure time for relaxation. It consists of cooking, hockey,...

Track and Field is a great activity to get involved in for personal growth. I interviewed Cathy Lachinski; she is the girl’s track coach at Blaine. I asked her 5 questions about herself and what she does. These questions were asked in an email. Question #1: What do you coach in Track and Field?  She...

Blaine High School from the outside looks like a shining school, with twenty-plus sports, dozens of clubs and amazing test scores. But behind the walls of the new entrance hides the fear that is within every student, and it’s a fear that no student should have to face. Often when it comes to school...

Imagine getting home and having someone greet you at the door with pure excitement. That’s what dogs can do for you. Most of us have experience with pets in some way, but you can only own so many pets in your life. How do you know which ones to get? The truth is, it all depends on your purr-eferences....

Willow Smith, famous for whipping her hair back and forth, and Machine Gun Kelly, at this point famous for Megan Fox. Who could blame him though? Regardless, who would have thought that the heir to the throne of Bel-Air and the Travis Barker wanna-be would collaborate to create the song "emo girl".    Lyrically...

Should a school week consist of four days and an asynchronous Wednesday?   You wake up on a Wednesday morning. Your alarm clock is blaring and you realize the week’s not even halfway over yet, even though you’re already exhausted and stressed from Monday and Tuesday. Sound familiar? It...

Not many can handle the pressures of being in large amounts of clubs and keep good grades throughout high school, but there are a select few who can. Leader, musician in All-State, and good friend to many Joseph (Joey) Spoden being one of them.  He has dabbled in choir, foreign languages, sciences,...

Homework, tests, practice AP Exam questions, these are all things you face in AP Calc. While the class isn’t very fun, it’s survivable. My goal today is to give you some tips and tricks to navigating the journey that is this class. Whether you’re on the path to taking it next year, or you're already...

The exhilaration of finally winning the arduous chess game. The soft glistening snow and the flickering fireplace in the distance. Board games with colorful pieces and laughter soaring through the air.  These are all memories, we all have them. How exactly does the brain store these moments? The...

From The Taming of the Shrew, to The Addams Family Musical, and everything in between, Blaine’s class of 2022 has experienced many shows of varying moods and themes. For some, theatre has gifted them with people they now consider family. For others, Blaine Theatre has inspired them for future careers...

After a 2020 Marvel-less, WandaVision was the Studio’s first post-Endgame production and a venture into a new medium - television via Disney+.  WandaVision is an eight-part mini-series that follows two superheroes, Wanda Maximoff and Vision, as they navigate family life through the lens of retro...