Thanksgiving has come and gone, and the Christmas season is in full swing. But sometimes, I like to take a step back and look at what we don’t truly acknowledge: Thanksgiving media. From beloved cartoons to Adam Sandler songs, Thanksgiving media is truly nonexistent. For decades at this point, the people of America have been […]
Continue ReadingBy: MVS Book Club For our second book of the year, the MVS Upper School Book Club read Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, a novel about Clay. He’s a struggling web designer living in San Francisco, who finds a job as a night clerk at a 24-hour bookstore where his boss is weird and the customers […]
Continue ReadingArticle by: Elaine SchummBanner by: Trip Peterson Halloween is the time of year full of candy, horror movies, dead leaves, and cozy sweaters. The holiday, characterized by apples, corn, and of course, pumpkins, dates back to many pagan traditions. There are a multitude of practices that have added to the Halloween we know today, but […]
Continue ReadingBy: Vrinda Chatterjee & Bani Chattopadhyay Part 1: A Lesson in Being Human by Vrinda In a rapidly declining society, we turn to ourselves for comfort. More so, we turn to clones of ourselves for a kind of twisted satisfaction. Artificial Intelligence is on the rise, an unstoppable plague that both older and younger generations alike […]
Continue ReadingBy: MVS Book Club The MVS Upper School Book Club read A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim for our October meeting, and oh boy! was it a tale. At roughly 500 pages, A Forgery of Fate centers on Truyan Saigas, a young artist who sporadically paints the future. Truyan uses her artistic talents to […]
Continue ReadingPsych, a show that truly stands out against any other show I’ve watched, and wildly outranks any show I’ve seen from the 2000s. Psych is a detective comedy-drama that aired from 2006 to 2014 on the USA Network. It follows our main dynamic (and insanely humorous) duo, Shawn Spencer and Burton “Gus” Guster, who have […]
Continue ReadingAs a new school year starts, class election season comes around. And this year’s elections have been perhaps one of the most competitive. For freshmen, they are a way to start out high school strong and establish themselves as class leaders. For seniors, they are a way for presidents to assure that the class has […]
Continue ReadingStudents often like to listen to music while studying, working, or, as our survey from last month reported, while driving or whenever they can. One thing we did not discuss in depth was the use of music in class or school environments, specifically in art classes while working. In many classes, teachers may play music […]
Continue ReadingAs many of you may know, MVS has a special capsule project called Aries, where students can spend up to a year and a half studying anything of their choosing. Many students starting in the second semester of junior year pick Aries projects based on research, field study, engagement, and, occasionally, producing a product. They […]
Continue ReadingMusic is very important to our society. Many people use music to express themselves or be part of a community. Listening to music can help students focus or boost creativity, and also regulate mood and reduce stress. For this edition of Ram Report, I wanted to dive into the relationships between students and their music. […]
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