The creeping nostalgia climbs up my spine as the wind gets colder, reminding me of what once was and what will never be again. My mother's voice echoes off the walls, and it's the only comfort I have during the holiday season. Sometimes she holds me like I'm a little kid again and everything disappears for a moment. My dad died in August 2019, then my mom's dad passed right before Christmas. Holidays are really hard when your family has a habit of dropping like flies. I watch my mom run around...
This was previously published in our October 2024 issue. “Everything reminds me of him. Just even driving past Emmaus just reminds me. Even though I went to that school, it’s just him. It’s always him.” Edwin Cortes’ older sister, Leah Cortes, said as she reflected on life a year after her brother’s passing. She smiled as she thought back to their fond memories. “He was always there, regardless of anything, even if he wasn't a friend, even if he was just an acquaintance, he...
On June 24, the Supreme Court of the United States made the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark court case that protected the right to have an abortion, with five of the nine justices...
This previously ran in our April 2022 print issue.
This previously ran in our October 2022 print issue. “All of a sudden it started to rain,” Nancy Salomon said. “I felt like it was him crying with us because he couldn’t be here.” On...
Winter is soon approaching Pennsylvania as residents and weather predictions have officially suggested that winter may be coming harder and faster than years prior. Pennsylvania should be expecting...
The new NIL rules released by the NCAA, which went into effect just over three years ago, have changed the land scapes of all sports but football seems to be the hardest hit. Players now have free reign...
“You can’t be afraid of getting a no. You really don’t lose anything by reaching out. So you’ve just got to give your best shot,” senior football kicker and punter William Buck said. Fearing...
With help from the National Football League’s (NFL) Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers, girls flag football reached the requirements to be a sanctioned sport. The Pennsylvania Interscholastic...
In the beginning of the school year, Pickleball Club reached Emmaus High School, run by teachers and students alike to introduce the sport to more people. Family Consumer Science teacher Alon Hogan...
Now that the year is coming to an end, I’ve noticed my tendency to collect many things. Some are physical, like the painted stones I find hidden...
This was previously published in our October 2024 issue. When I turn 18 at the beginning of the new year, I never want to go back to being...
When “Overwatch 1” came back after the release of “Overwatch 2,” players hoped it would feel like a return to the game’s glory days....
As the lights dim, the classic Disney intro along with the Polynesian song, “Tulou Tagaloa,” echoes throughout the theater. The iconic song...