By: Eleni King Martin Three years ago, I experienced being a part of the McCaskey stage crew for the first time. I had participated in stage crew during middle school, but it seemed informal and superficial. At McCaskey, our theatre department is one of the most developed parts of our school. My freshman year, I started as an assistant prop manager. This was one of … Continue reading Something Rotten: Backstage
By Gabriel Brogan This isn’t a true senior year. I turned seventeen just last month. I haven’t served my full sentence. But here I am, about to graduate, at the end of a road I didn’t mean to cut short when I set out on it. Though I have only been at McCaskey three years, I think my experience may have some valuable takeaways for … Continue reading Reflections of an early graduate
Philip Noyce’s 2014 film adaptation of Lois Lowry’s The Giver is a rush of color, beauty, and sound. It is both a depiction of pain and a celebration of life. The Giver takes place in a society devoid of color, emotion, and inequality—conditions which are put in place in order to create maximum human comfort and efficiency for its people. There are no wars, no … Continue reading “The Giver” reminds us of everything that makes life worth living
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