Dear Class of 2021, I think it is more than safe to say this is not the senior year we expected. For three years, we threw ourselves into Spirit Weeks, Sing for Your Suppers, banner planning, food drives, Homecomings, rallies, tailgates, Trivia Nights, Battle Laxes, and so, so much more, assuming all of our “lasts”…
As we near the end of the school year, it is important to reflect on those who have supported us academically and athletically. Mr. Lapolla is the definition of this and will sadly being leaving us next year. I took some time to ask Mr. Lapolla, who has been my advisor for the past three…
The end of every school year is always a bittersweet moment because some members of our community are moving on to new opportunities. In addition to our interview with Mr. Lapolla, we wanted to take a moment to recognize these beloved members of the Severn family who are moving on to bigger and better challenges…
No matter your personal views on its contents, characters, or cast, this past week’s Saturday Night Live episode made history. Billionaire Elon Musk became the first person not in the entertainment business since Donald Trump in 2015 to host the show. Elon has broken barriers in fields such as space travel, as well as fully…
Three-hundred and forty-six days. It had been three-hundred and forty-six days since I last parked my car on campus, dragged my bag out of the passenger seat, and marched my way down Maple through the double doors. Granted, there’s a portion of you who have yet to set foot on campus, so I’m counting my…
A few weeks ago, in an opinion article, I discussed the recent lawsuit against Facebook, filed by the Federal Trade Commission, alleging monopolistic conduct — that the company had violated antitrust laws. In the article, I took the position as a supporter of the lawsuit and its demand: to break up Facebook by divesting major…
My Experience as a Remote Student on Unity Day By Tait Tavolcacci, ’23 Experiencing Unity Day remotely was a very different experience for me, but not in the way I thought it would be. I was more focused. I’ll start at the beginning. I was pessimistic; wondering how I could be a part of Unity…
I saw Anne Frank in the park one day Studying the world around her, picking it apart as if it were a novel – balancing a pencil freely, cascading across the pages of an open diary, Her feet swinging slowly from her perch on the bench where I knew she would never sit still.…
After a long wait of pushing back release dates due to coronavirus, Wonder Woman 1984 finally debuted this past Christmas to be streamed or watched in theaters. All the way back in summer 2018 I had the experience of being an extra in the mall scene of this movie at Landmark Mall in DC. I…
