Just a few days before my first school year at Notre Dame Prep, I got an email from Sister Patricia. It explained that due to the pandemic, we were going to begin the first few weeks of the year virtually. I rushed to my parents asking them if it was true. Unfortunately, it was. I was devastated. Starting...

In my first year at NDP, I often imagined my last. Picturing handmade AA dresses, coveted Tree Trim spots in the foyer, and applying to my dream schools; I could not wait. Now, I am halfway through my senior year, and I can easily say that it is nothing like I imagined it to be. However, in the face...

"'Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse..." and so on, and so forth. We all know the story. But do we all know who wrote it? If the classic first two verses appeared on a Jeopardy board, the answer would likely be "Who is Clement C. Moore?"...

With an ever-growing number of cities and school districts making the switch from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day, including our own Baltimore City, it is only appropriate that this month we feature a prominent Native American poet — and who better to highlight than Joy Harjo? Born in Tulsa,...

Once upon a Halloween dreary, while I wandered, trick-or-treaty, Over many a spooky, scary volume of forgotten poems —   What hasn't been said already about Edgar Allan Poe? An indisputable literary mastermind, Poe is an inspiration to all, from English teachers at Halloween-time to our...