Pool noodles I mean, at least they keep you afloat. Always a classic, these flimsy, soggy options are my last choice. They break in less than two minutes.  Foam mats  These mats can...

The Oranje Fanwalk parade today created the best kind of traffic: a community-on-legs formed over two and a half miles. In just four hours, it made Houston a better version of itself. This world-famous...

Currently the top artist on Spotify with over 136 million streams, Bruno Mars has made numerous hit singles including “Locked Out of Heaven” and “That’s What I Like,” which all top the Billboard...

On prom night, a classmate approached me. “I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you.” They were referring to how I was not going to attend an Ivy League. Their words made it feel like every...

In 2024, Upper School math teacher James King walked into a Reading Room filled with food, beverages, balloons and music. English teacher Marquita Gill collaborated with King’s colleagues in the math...

Over his eight years at the school, upper school English teacher Kyle Dennan’s classroom walls have been covered in years of memories, including pictures of inside jokes and height charts. As he prepares...

Sophomore Claire Glickert attended the American Festival for the Arts for the first time the summer before she began seventh grade. Since then, she has been a part of AFA’s composition program and recently...

Throughout my childhood, I’ve been an avid fan of Michael Jackson and his songs, especially his Jackson 5 songs and his hit album Thriller. When I heard that a biopic about his life that featured some...

Hey, Mavericks. It has been an honor serving as the eyes and ears of Claremont Lane for the past four years. Being Editors-in-Chief is the closest thing we’ll ever get to being some of our favorite...

After a combined 25 years of teaching at the School, beloved middle school teachers David Frauenfelder and Zachary Flowerman will leave behind a Latin legacy. Frauenfelder, a middle school Latin teacher...

Adrian Pruett’s math class has transformed almost every day. It has been a stage for the class to sing about radicals; it has been a stadium for classes to relax with a game of Silent Ball after they...