This was previously published in our December 2025 issue. Picking up speed, Javier Asuaje’s skates scrape against the ice — a sound he has been familiar with for 10 years. With an inhale, Asuaje attempts a catch camel, a skill he had been mastering...

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...

This previously ran in our October 2023 print issue.  “I think it’s important as a teacher to let those kids know, aside from what they may believe, that they’re just as capable as anybody else,” Emmaus High School chemistry teacher Brian...