You can feel it in the air– the tension at a family reunion whenever someone brings up politics. As if walking on broken glass, everyone is on their best behavior to not say anything wrong. These days, it can feel like politics have become a battleground between right and wrong, but there are many grey spaces in between. Voting is the chance to make a difference, and taking advantage of ...

“Hello.”  For some students, this basic greeting leads to pounding hearts and shaking hands as they prepare to articulate, syllables tangling into knots. When they finally let go and allow their syllables to glitch, each consonant echoes in their soul like a lost connection as they struggle to find their voice. For most, saying “hello” is a simple introduction, rolling right off the tongue...

It’s quiet on set. The cameras are in place, the directors are ready to call the shots, and the actors have memorized their scripts. Everyday on a movie set is a rinse and repeat cycle that goes on for months until the film is complete. It may sound repetitive, but for the students in the NHS film club, this process is what they love the most.  Senior Eli Kunkel, the director of the group, has...