Category: Student Life
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Stone Ridge Reacts: Krampus
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Recreational Peacebuilding with Ms. Brownlee
Ms. Brownlee, resident justice-expert and purple-enthusiast, is the closest thing I have to a spiritual advisor. Two important notes about that: this is not a religious thing, and Ms. Brownlee doesn’t know I think this. This undercover discipleship stemmed from my fascination with Ms. Brownlee’s constant joy. As a bit of a cynic, I found…
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Our Very Own Fabulous Fencer
Stone Ridge offers a wide variety of sports–but do they satisfy every student? Basketball, lacrosse, soccer, and swimming are ubiquitous at secondary schools, so they may seem unexciting. Our club teams, such as ice hockey and squash, are more unusual at the high school level, attracting more interest nationally and at the collegiate level. Our…
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Trees and the Sunken Garden Demolished, Composting and Google Docs Implemented–Balancing Environmental Health and Growth
I used to arrive on the Stone Ridge campus and be greeted by lush, woody foliage and wide lawns. As a lower schooler, I might have seen deer–or even a fox–cruising around campus near the playground during recreation. Those animals called the campus woods their home. As a middle schooler, I might have walked through…
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Teacher Feature: Mrs. Beachler
At 4:30 on a Tuesday afternoon, after a long day of classes and meetings, Mrs. Beachler makes her way to the writing lab. Adorned in a quintessentially Mrs. Beachler outfit–loose brown sweater, floral scarf, and checkered pants–she smiles brightly, as though being interviewed by a newbie journalism student is actually enjoyable. The selfless enthusiasm with…
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Boosting Body Confidence through Food for Thought
You’re valued only for your skin and bones. You’re treated as a hanger for the clothes. And who are you showcasing those clothes to? People judging you with sole regard for your external appearance–how your skin hangs on your bones, how your clothes hang on your skin. Entirely apathetic toward your inner core, toward what…
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The Differences We Can’t See
We are taught to embrace and to love our differences because they make us who we are. So, we recognize these differences and work hard to acknowledge them as part of our identity, though we may struggle along the way. But how does the story go when the things that make us unique individuals lie within…
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Inside the Life of a Famous Stone Ridge Girl, Dani Rey
Dani Rey, otherwise known as Danielle Reyes, is a former Stone Ridge student who moved to Los Angeles to pursue a singing career. Apart from her work on music, Rey spends three to four hours a day on college work through Penn State. This reporter FaceTimed Rey to catch up on her career in the…
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New Weight Room
If you love working out but don’t want to pay for a gym membership, Stone Ridge’s new fitness room is the place for you. Over the summer, a new and improved “Gator Athletics Performance Center” was built in Gym 2. It includes multiple treadmills, weights, and cardio equipment. The performance center is accessible from 3:15-6…
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The Indisputable Power of the Coffee Bean
As a girl who is single-handedly supporting the entire coffee bean industry of Brazil, I think that coffee is a beautiful, wonderful, incredible thing. It may even be God’s greatest gift to creation–aside from Netflix and Zac Efron. Not only has my coffee addiction allowed me to stimulate the growth of our global economy, but…