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This annual May Day celebration features princesses Myrtle Guarisco and Chiara Arendt, seniors, who joined hosts Finn Howell, Coverage Editor, and Preston Weller, Arts and Entertainment Editor, to share some exciting behind-the-scenes details about the event.

Amelia Deckert, senior, tells all you need to know about the school's Speech and Debate program. Hosts Finn Howell, Coverage Editor, and Garrett Arendt, Student Life Editor, talk to Deckert about what the events look like, who's involved, and more.

Hosts Preston Weller, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Finn Howell, Coverage Editor, invite friend Kellan Schleef, senior, to discuss recent and upcoming band competitions that both Howell and Schleef participated in.

Winners of the 2024 Amazing Race Janina Kraetschmer and Ryan Vandenbrink, seniors, discuss the highs and lows of the challenges with hosts Preston Weller, Art and Entertainment Editor, and Finn Howell, Coverage Editor.

Host Preston Weller, Arts and Entertainment Editor, explains the lore of internet phenomenon Ice Spice to co-host Garrett Arendt, Student Life Editor, who knows next to nothing about her career and rise to fame.

Lina Corona, junior, joins our hosts Preston Weller, Arts & Entertainment Editor, and Finn Howell, Coverage Editor, to share her experience with the Ethnic Studies class at the school, which is new this year. Tune in to hear about how students were able to connect with and share about their cultures and learn about others' in the semester-long class.