Puzzle: “All the world is a stage” by Rory May ’29 Click here to see the answers (it’s on page 2) Halloween Comic by Zoe Boulton-Dang (#6) Artwork by Elaine Schumm (#6) “Who were you this Halloween?” by Robbie Detrow (#1) “Skyrim” by Miles Young (#1)
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When given dry-erase markers and any drawable surface, a wild upper schooler cannot resist the temptation to leave their mark. While whiteboards across MVS have never been safe from the threat of a bored student, a horrifying territory dispute has recently broken out between the 11th- and 12th-grade classes. The Juniors have engaged in guerrilla […]
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For this volume of The Descry of Music, I didn’t have any particular theme that I wanted to follow. After a good period of searching for a topic, I landed on “music I’ve been listening to recently.” With the fall weather’s approach, I’ve been in a certain mood musically, and I’ve only been listening to […]
Continue ReadingWorking the polls for this election was an eye-opening experience. So much of politics has become polarized due to constant provocative ads, so I was expecting the worst. However, when I arrived at 5:45 am, everything was neutral. Even though all of my coworkers were something like 3 or more times my age, politics never […]
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The first time I saw Gordie Howe live was in May of 2026, in which I saw them play with two other local bands (The Hefflies, 10x0ver), and they quickly became one of my favorite bands in the area. Gordie Howe Hat Trick is a band that originated in Dayton, Ohio, and they identify themselves […]
Continue ReadingAround MVS, AI has sparked much debate across topics such as artwork, writing, and even whether we should use it for marketing materials. As compassionate global citizens, the MVS community cares enough about human creativity to question whether AI-generated work belongs in our community and in our world. But as we debate these questions, I […]
Continue ReadingAn A-minus should signal strong work. For some high school students, it feels like failure. Between advanced classes, athletic practices, leadership positions, and college applications, teenagers are often encouraged to excel in every arena. Yet beneath impressive transcripts and crowded calendars lies a less visible question: what happens when students begin measuring their worth by […]
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Since joining MVS in 1989, Mr. Jon Graetz has become a familiar face in the Upper School. While many know him as our resident math whiz, his interests range from singing in a barbershop quartet to mechanical puzzles and teaching about the Civil Rights movement. He told me he was born in Columbus, lived there […]
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