In the middle of AP Calculus, Sonia Chilukuri was focused on a different type of math than the review worksheet in front of her. She had only one hour left to buy two Noah Kahan “The Great Divide Tour”...

When senior Henry Caputo decided to travel to Cancún with his friends for spring break, he was ecstatic. A few weeks later, geopolitical tensions regarding cartel violence in that region erupted, swiftly...

Around 9:25 a.m., as students were hurrying to turn in their final history papers, the printer suddenly stopped working. While sophomore Zaidan Gbadamosi was worried, he figured that he would have...

Since he became chair of the history department in 2020, Russell Hardin has gone from adapting lessons to keep up with new technology to questioning whether students’ assignments are actually their own—or...

When senior Parker Moore exited the booth after submitting his votes for the 2025 election, he was met with applause and his first I Voted! sticker.  “I’ve been waiting since 2015, if not my whole...

Upper School chemistry teacher Catherine Faler did not spend her Monday night in Hollywood dressed as an A-list celebrity, but rather as a Star Trek character.  “I look for any opportunity where...

  Scattered across campus during any free period, dozens of students can be found focusing on one thing: their phone. In May 2025, the Texas legislature passed House Bill 1481, which prohibits...

On Friday, Oct. 30, students packed the VST for the much-anticipated annual Kinkaid video premiere during the Upper School Pep Rally. Produced and directed by seniors Caroline Thompson and Georgia Pulliam,...

St. John’s students have never been able to walk the red carpet — until now.  Over the weekend, sophomore Houda Teirelbar joined a team of more than a dozen students to transform the School into...

Getting interviews for this piece was not easy. People are uncomfortable speaking on this topic, afraid the government will personally attack them for their stances. For that reason, all interviewees have...

Long before senior Kenzie Chu ever set foot on Austin City Limits’ music festival grounds, she had seen it plastered on her mom’s favorite nightshirt growing up. What she didn’t know was the impact...

On Oct. 2, right as the clock struck 11p.m., sophomore Ashi Ali projected the lyrics of the newly released songs on her TV screen. Her phone blew up with texts of excited friends as she pressed play on...