In this article, students recount the stories behind their families’ traditional Thanksgiving dishes!
1. Freshman Maya Kadia - Masala Mac & Cheese
When Maya Kadia sat down at her dinner table...
Eshna Das, Online Section Editor
• November 10, 2023
When sophomore Carson Wang started his freshman year, he was initially overwhelmed by the workload. While juggling academics, a sport and piano practice, Wang felt compelled to do even more.
As he pushed...
For junior Kit Haggard, the best way to get tickets to a Harry Styles concert was to camp out in front of a stadium for three hours. After attending her first concert at five years old, Haggard fell in...
As a rainy lacrosse practice near the end of the season came to a close, head coach David Cohn gathered his team. Typically, his closing remarks were short and confined to game-related matters, but Cohn...
As lights dimmed in the auditorium, students watched the stage in silence, awaiting the final performance. Within an instant, music blared overhead, and teachers poured onstage in brightly-colored house...
The mid-summer community service trip that has sent students to Costa Rica since 2006 is an important piece of St. John’s history—and this year was no exception.
The community service trip has...
During her talk at the Upper School assembly on Jan. 12, Holocaust survivor Ruth Steinfeld chronicled her experience before, during and after the Holocaust.
Wilson Bailey, Print Editor-in-Chief
• January 12, 2023
Erol Turk, a beloved teacher who, for 25 years, brought physics to life at St. John’s by breaking boards, lying on a bed of nails and jumping out of planes, passed away at his home on Dec. 23 due to complications brought on by a 2017 motorcycle accident. He was 51.
In 2013, alum Ryan Soroka (‘02) opened 8th Wonder Brewery, the sixth brewery ever in Houston, after overcoming many obstacles, including getting his college major changed four times and losing his desk job in 2008.
