Narratives

By Alex Kerlin Midland High School “If you can dream it, you can do it,” Walt Disney once said. The quote hangs on a loose piece of paper draped over a worn locker that belongs to a minor league Lansing Lugnut baseball player. This locker room is far from a trip to the spa. Other similar quotations hang over the rusty, 15-year-old green lockers. The locker room is about … [Read more...] about Sparty Winner: Sports Coverage

By Emily Hayward When Carl Schimmel, a staff writer for the Dexter High School newspaper, helped complete the February 2010 issue of The Squall, he hoped that people would appreciate his hard work; instead, a scandal arose. “It all got really crazy really fast,” Schimmel said. “Before I knew it, everyone was talking about it, and it was everyone’s Facebook status.” On page … [Read more...] about Sparty Winner: Feature Coverage

By Tyler Kieslich There is a war going on in Clifton, Ohio. Amid a quiet little college town a battle is being fought out on the uneven pavement of Calhoun Street, threatening the honor of an ancient and once proud family. Brother stands against brother. Father stands against son. The carnage can only be described, on a scale of one to six, at least a five. Mostly, it’s all … [Read more...] about Sparty Winner: The Bobby Hawthorne Experience

By Julia Nagy Tubes slithered out of his body. He motioned to the cheap plastic cup on the table. He needed water. I walked into the ER at Crittenton and it smelled like dirty hands slathered in sanitizer. I held my breath, breathing only when my lungs were fully depleted of oxygen. I tried to stay strong. I didn’t want him to see me cry. I knew that would hurt him and … [Read more...] about Sparty Winner: The Bobby Hawthorne Experience